Thread: Euro 300d W123 with 5 speed value?
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Old 06-22-2013, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Skippy View Post
True the firing strokes are more frequent on a five cylinder, but the crankshaft is one cylinder longer, allowing for a bit more flex. Also, an inline five has free moments of the first and second order that an inline four does not.

Read:

Engine balance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Straight-five engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I don't understand the terms used but will say the the five cylinder engine has a definite hop at idle that a four or six does not have.
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