what is a v8 engine?

• valentinoo

  5 Jan 07, 22:04

  can explain? what is v8 v6 etc?
  
  is it size of engine?
• Gedanken

  5 Jan 07, 22:20

  Nope, it's the design of the engine. The number indicates the number of cylinders, while the V indicates that the cylinders are at an agle to each other with half the number of cylinders forming each side of the V shape.
  
  Apart from the V, there's also straight engines where all the cylinders travel in the same direction and flat (or horizontally opposed) engines where the cylinders travel sideways, half in one direction and half in the others (think of it as a V engine spread so wide the V becomes a flat line).
• valentinoo

  5 Jan 07, 22:24

  do u have any idea what engine is this
  
  
• tofushop193

  5 Jan 07, 22:37

  it will be much easier if u tell us the model of this car
• valentinoo

  5 Jan 07, 22:46

  Ford mustang 91 LX
• Gukkie

  6 Jan 07, 01:01

  Originally posted by valentinoo:

  can explain? what is v8 v6 etc?
  
  is it size of engine?

  Look at this thread http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=226460
• lexibabe

  6 Jan 07, 12:29

  hmm... tats my thread.. haha. but than again tomsss can tell u alot abt it and so can tofu.. ask for them specifially when u wan an answer..