Congratulations, the mini V12 is yours. There were answers before yours, but they had some incorrect and out of order info, so I'll take this as the first complete and correct answer. There is an email in the channel about section, please get in touch with me there and send me a photo of this username logged into TH-cam as proof it's you. You can hide any sensitive/personal info you wish, although I will need your full name, address and phone number to ship 😀
Personally I would say that the inline 6 is the best engine configuration, so long as the application has enough space for one. The reason I say this is that it's the lowest cylinder count that achieves perfect primary and secondary engine balance. They make good, smooth power without being too expensive or hard to work on
@@gavinsmith28 Exactly! If we are talking the best engine, not the best overall for the car, you gotta have the 12 cylinders. If you are talking about what is best overall for a six-cylinder circuit racing car, a flat-six or V6 (or the now fashionable 120-degree V6) is almost going to be better than inline-six since it's a more compact and lower engine.
@@pierro281279 Yes, of course it is to me. That's exactly what it is after all. Inline-four = half V8, inline-five = half V10, inline-six = half V12. The Cosworth DFV is almost literally two Cosworth FVA engines joined together, it even has two water pumps and two oil pumps.
@@Rob-rp3cw I'm pretty sure that's actually the correct usage of "whom" in this case. You wouldn't write "for who English is not their first language" but you might use "for someone who does not speak English as a first language." Regardless, please be nice.
I think a lot of comments answer the question "What is my *favorite* engine configuration", not the best. The best one is the one that is cheaply manufactured and powers most vehicles today reliably and efficiently. It's the boring inline 4.
i was gonna say this. it also depends on what you count as best? Light/Compactness? Power output? Fuel efficiency? Ease of Manufacture? Ease of Maintenance? Reliability? Engine balance and smoothness? or something else? (i havent finishes watching the video dont attack me if the video answers this)
@@m.b.82 Yep, it's definitely not just because inline-fours are cheap. Going by the 'standard' of 500cc per cylinder, then most 1.5L car engines should be triples and most 1.0L car engines should be twins, yet most of them are still inline-fours despite the higher cost.
The intro alone has merited a thumbs up. 🙂 Your videos are always great. Informative without BS and humorous to boot. Thanks. Your German pronunciation is impressive.
If I was asked this I would answer both the inline 6 and the 90° crossplane v8. Both are refined and perfectly balanced, can make very good power, and are generally not as large and heavy as most v10s and v12s are
Answer: I don't know and honestly I don't care. I wasn't here for long enough, but I still love your channel and your videos. Take care and I wish the best anyone that does win. Take care!
You have done a good job in running this channel, and educate all car enthusiasts with science and knowledge. High appreciation and respect. (from Hong Kong)
i personally love the V6, it is not the most efficient, not the most balanced, not the most powerful, but its existance proves that anuything is possible. D4A's video about the busso V6 perfectly ilustrates this, this engine needed a lot of engineering tricks to run smoothly and reliably, but that kind of makes it cool. Also you can own a V6 on a pretty cheep buget so thats a plus
Congratulations on completing 10 years. I am a big fan of your content and I must say that it has been an incredible learning experience for me. More power to you!!
I work at a private car collection, and we have some V-12s. We just finished driving the Cadillacs, including a V-12 (I believe it's a 1930 model). The smoothness and the torque are unbelievable.
I've been hooked on your videos for a few years now, even though I'm not a petrol head, and every one I watch is better than the last... this was no exception! Pure class!
Oh.. normaly its my sunday evening schedule. But even now I'm too late😅 - But never the less, I will have you on my schedule at least 10 more years! Please keep beeing who you are ant keep doing what you do! ❤
Love how you talk about engines, and i feel your enthusiasm...❤ I also loved your little mr2 with the bike carbs and the turbo. It had an amazing sound. Also the water injection was interesting.
I believe you did a water methanol injection setup with the MR2 engine, to attempt to answer your question. I do love your videos and the way you teach.
I'm not an old subscriber but I have binged all your videos because I do a job that allows me to watch stuff in the background as far as I remember, it developed a misfire? Idk why exactly but I do remember some pretty bad rod knock. Anyway! Congrats on 10 years!
I agree with the v12 I mean it has perfect balance and if you want something that is more fuel efficient just get an in-line six because of the V12 is made up of two in line 6 engines sharing one crankshaft I would prefer the V12 also
I know I’m not in the first followers list, but I do love your content and your passion for it! Have learned quite a lot from your videos, and hope to continue doing so! Congrats on the 10 years mark! And thanks for the Airton mention! He was a part of that engine, for sure! Or vice-versa…
I don't know the answer, but I'm happy for you to reach 10 years of creating great TH-cam content! I adore what you do and especially the way you do it; exactly the right mix of information and sarcasm for me! Keep up the good work, and I hope the winner will enjoy this screaming contraption. My first engine was a steam model, which I adored! I hope the fresh owner will have a similar experience!
The real question and answer: what sounds better than the V12 but is not as useful or wide spread introduction. Mazda 4 Congrats on the 10 years. Always been one of my top loved channels.
Inline 6, no question. Has both primary and secondary engine balances, heck its the most common configuration used in commercial trucks and earth moving equipment. Its also the easiest to maintain and do repairs on and has fewer moving parts. nuff said.
Thank you for your videos! I am watching them since 4 Years i think and since i am close to end my Studies i understand you and your opinions and your way to think more and more. I like the way you look at the things in an scientific and objective way, so you always got all the information to build your own opinion on those. Thank you for your time and here's to another 10 years!
Best thing EVER given away on ANY channel. And fun video! Bit of STRAIGHT-6 HISTORY: At the 1980 (or so) Chicago Auto Show I enjoyed Volvo's big display (with a see-thru acrylic-block "working" engine) on why the STRAIGHT-6 was the best, simplest, most reliable configuration, why every V8 was inferior and, not sure they said exactly this, but strongly implied Volvo would never use anything BUT a STRAIGHT-6 as its flagship engine. They covered primary and secondary balance advantages and commented negatively on the use of balance shafts without directly mentioning Mitsubishi who had started using them around that time. Then Volvo went on to offer 5 cylinder engines and even V8s within the decade, so that was a bummer for me after being so well educated about the STRAIGHT-6 from that wonderful display.
I don't know what happened to that first engine, but I want to thank you back for all the knowledge, experience and entertainment you give us! Keep it up, I'm counting on you for the next 10 years!
As someone who drives a subaru, i would vote for flat engines. Whether that would be 4, 6, 8, or 12 cylinders. They’re perfectly balanced. Although wider than Vees, they can be mounted lower.
Congratulations on 10 years! This is one of my favorite channels! Would love your take on the INNengine compared to the rotary vane engine at some point in the future.
Well, as a person who has been following the channel for about three years, I don't know the answer to the question, but the channel somehow changed my future because it made me think about mechanical engineering, and now I am trying to get myself into one of the best universities in my country. I will study mechanics. Thanks for the interesting videos you make❤
Apart from the inline 6 which I thought would win I could've seen the 2 rotor rotary being a strong contender if it wasn't for it's problems shared with every other rotary engine
USA here. I learned to drive right at the end of the muscle car era and the rumble of huge American V8 engines is a song I truly love. I also currently own a Mustang. That being said, I agree with you. The V12 is the absolute king. 👑
I would have said inline 6 because of it's the technical best, but I'll have to go with inline 4. Inline 4 engines will fit in just about anything and it's the most versatile engine configuration in the world.
At 20, I went to my first and only F1 race in Monaco. The sound of the 12 cyl ferrari sent chills down my spine and set my fillings vibrating in harmony.....
Too late for the question, but I still have to say that I am really grateful for your videos. You really helped me understand a lot of things on this channel perfectly. Thanks for your work! ❤😎
Ah yes, purchasing model V12 and then making video to make sure justify purchase for "content". Total respect :D Also nice you passing it on to your most devoted fans!
As,you can see by my numerous comments while I watched, love videos, but others answered before me… At least my dad was financially irresponsible enough for me to enjoy the screaming 16V Cosworth headed Opel GSi he bought my for my 21st, to his Jag V12, BMW 6’s and my personal favourite sound, a big block International V8 he had and which I loved driving- even a Rolls tried dicing the 19year old me 😂
It's going the be the i6, or maybe the i4 if our good hoast is very boring. Ahh... the v12. An engineer who thinks with his heart - marvellous! PS: Here's a thought - Is the v6 the poster child of compromise? And yet the Busso v6 is a sublime work of magic! (Yes, there's one in my GTV so I might be biassed)
Inline 6 solves balance, but it suffers from negative torque (three times per crankshaft rotation). One way to fix that is with a Temporal Torque Transfer Device, which uses magnets to shave torque peaks and fill torque valleys, but that's not going to be as smooth as a V12. And a V12 with a TTTD would be turbinesque. But time matches on, and now I say my configuration is s best: an inline 6 with a Displacement Adjuster and a TTTD. Butter smooth, 3:1 expansion to compression at any torque, etc. 14:10 "diminishing returns" Yes. And V12 is that spot for plain old vanilla engines. But a Displacement Adjuster adds rock steady torque and a TTTD shaves and fills, which combine to let an inline six be the least number of cylinders one can use without compromise. 17:10 "special" Wow. Thumbs up.
"economical, powerful and compact enough for *most cars* " Yet probably 20x (or more) cars use inline-fours than inline-sixes, so something is not quite right with your analysis/conclusions! 🙂 Especially, a lot of 1.0-1.5L car engines still use four cylinders despite the extra cost over a parallel twin or triple, so the inline-four seems to be the sweet spot according to the industry not the inline-six.
@ the “industry standard” is inline 4 because of “global warming” and the government, not because it’s the best configuration. They are not as smooth and absolutely gutless out of boost. If you put them in bigger cars, the fuel economy is worse than an inline 6. On another note, most modern lorries and heavy duty vehicles have inline 6 engines and not inline 4 or V8 or V12s. Why is that?
@@user-ml2qf4qo2t I'm against downsize turbos too, but you didn't address my point of why inline-fours are most common in vehicles around 1000cc-1500cc (let's say they are naturally aspirated vehicles for simplicities sake and forget the downsize turbo stuff), even though twins and triples would be cheaper? E.g., the KIA Picanto comes with a NA 1.2L inline-four engine, even though a triple or twin would be cheaper. Honda Jazz/Fit was a 1.5L inline-four even though a 1.5L triple would be cheaper. And so on.
@@user-ml2qf4qo2t "Why is that?" It's a good engine, especially in larger capacities! :) If we take smaller capacities like motorcycles, the BMW K1600 GT has a 1600cc inline-six but it's really the exception, there are very few motorcycles with inline-six (honestly people seem to forget about this current model BMW and only remember the Honda CBX1000 inline-six). A lot of other motorcycles have V-twin (even ones with larger capacities like 1800cc Harleys, which is wild!), flat-twin even in BMWs up to 1200cc, triple, inline-four, V4, flat-six etc engines, and the defacto standard engine for mid-size motorcycles seems to be a parallel twin.
Hoy, Enzo, the next time you need to open a troublesome box like that one, turn it over and slit open the bottom. Then turn it back and open the top. It will slide right up and off.
Hahaha brilliant comment, V 12 explained as pinnacle of human engineering regarding internal combustion engine, and then carnt open the box, Classic 😂😂😂
V8, the GM LS engine from from 2008 LS3 is very compact, light weight, good performance and very durable. 6.2 L/ 376 cu in, 321kW/436PS, weight is only 162 kg for a LS3 Crate engine. Compare to a Porsche 6 cyl boxer 3.8 from 2008 (997) it weighs 201 kg.
You rebuild the mr2 engine because when you initially bought it you didn’t do much in terms of pil changes and maintenance, you actually mentioned that all sorts of technical information such as compression ratios were a learning experience for you during your ownership. After 2.5 years of owning and learning (other than forum research) you took it out yourself and rebuilt it to make sure that this dream car if yours would be running optimally and reliably
Good work! I always appreciated the knowledge and logic you've provided and of course the entertainment value too. I build cars myself, actually a V12 powerd one right now. If I was given the question about which engine configuration is the best, I'd choose the straight six, just saying. Anyway, keep up the good work!
Awesome vid as usual brother. I remember your old 4AGE developed a misfire that was pretty bad once warm, but I don't remember the exact cause. Its been 10 years lol
Not to sound like a savage, but sometimes it's better to just use a box cutter to cut apart the cardboard instead of trying to lift the contents out of the box.
Answer: I'm not that old a viewer of yours but since I've seen you change your build from a NA high compression to turbo build and your knock issue, I'll have to guess it wasn't anything that damaged the cylinder but ig you blew the head gasket? Well i was wrong, i was thinking that you might have done some catastrophic damage. Anyways, congratulations man, your channel helped me answering my questions and curiosity. 👍🏻
Best configuration overall would be an NA 2.4L I4 with a relatively high compression and VVL/VVT. Good enough torque and power for most any factory vehicle, relatively simple, easy to package, and fairly easy to configure for specific applications... Of course I'm talking specifically for road cars and light utility use, you'd want a turbocharged variant for performance applications. Of course for vehicles that need more grunt, a 3.8L V6 or a 5.3L V8 will fill most demands reasonably well, but the added complexity and packaging difficulty on top of the worse fuel economy makes me feel that they aren't quite as 'perfect' as a 2.4L I4 when it comes to 'best engine configuration'.
Inline 6 is the best engine configuration. Why else would the ground shipping predominantly use? The worst is obviously the v6. Every single aspect of the design is either a compromise for packaging or a compensation for a compromise.
That's really unfair, the V6 makes for a better racing car as it much shorter and lower. The now fashionable 120-degree V6 is nearly as balanced as flat-six, while allowing more space for manifolds under the engine when being dry-sumped in a racing car than a flat-six. The boss of Nissan Motorsport Australia was *very* surprised when they were given the R32 GT-R still with the front heavy RB inline-six engine, he was expecting a compact V6 that could be "tucked up against the firewall" like in the 300ZX as he considered the inline-six already old-fashioned way back in 1990. By all means where moment of inertia doesn't matter then use an inline-six -- that's great for big capacity trucking and marine engines as you say. But for a performance, if you want the ultimate high-revving piston engine irrespective of weight or packaging then why not 12 or 16 cylinders?
@@TassieLorenzo Nissan's V6s are very good, R35 GTR and 300ZX especially. However the entire BMW M team would disagree with Nissan Motorsport Australias boss I can tell you. A V6 has been tried multiple times at BMW M but has never ever met their standards. It of course is important to remember that BMWs have the engine in the front, I would except a V6 and a F6 to be way better for a rear engined cars making them shorter and lower as you say. As for the V6 I think the reason it is mostly so successful now is because of F1, and Ferrari's 499P from WEC. In both those series the engines are heavily assisted by hybrid systems too. And I'm sure if F1 didn't have a cylinder limit then most teams would be using V8 and V10, and with Ferrari probably going back to V12.
Tbh there's a pretty easy way to look at which are objectively the worst engines just by looking at which ones are used the least, after all it can't be a good engine if nobody wants to make them and the V6 while being a compromise is still good enough to be used in countless vehicles. On the other hand you have the likes of your V10s or uneven cilinder engines, even worse when those are also in a V configuration, there are definitely examples in which these engines work the best but those are under very specific circumstances that make these types of engines the best compromise you can get between what you want to do and what you are able to do
@@robinv2758 Excellent way of looking at it! Americans seem to love their Buick 3800 V6s for instance, even though it was kind of a rough-running engine. GM must have sold millions of vehicles with that engine, it didn't bother buyers. 🙂 It was used in the rear wheel drive Holden Commodore in Australia too, even though that car could fit an inline-six and maybe Holden could have developed a stroked-out Opel inline-six if they wanted (to scale it up to the 3.8-4.0L capacity expected by buyers in Australia). Buyers didn't seem to mind that the Buick 3800 in the Holden Commodore wasn't as smooth as the 3.9L SOHC inline-six in the Ford Falcon -- sales were still neck-and-neck between the vehicles anyway.
The V6 is just a compromise, it's incredibly compact and not terribly balanced. Maybe the v4 would be more stupid for a car. Also, aside from V12s and V10s, a well tuned V6 is the best sound in the world. Think of the Busso, a Lotus Evora or an NSX.
For dailydrivers as hatchback or Sedan, which is not much heavy. 4 cylinder, 2500cc, 16 valves, a bite more bore then stroke, natural aspirated, intake manifold injection, dohc without adjustable camshafts, double roller chain, two sparks per cylinder,
Odd I have owned many cars and motorcycles - of all the engines I thought the 2CV was by far the cleverest - it's simplicity made it ultra-reliable - i wish they made a diesel version
thank you for your amazing videos/ As for your question about MR2, I remeber you talking about, not much in the details, a knock and then consequences probably. I hope wins a person who watches you for long time. (far longer then me)
But what about for a motorcycle? V12 certainly isn't going to do there. I would say that for an overall road going motorcycle a V4 would be best (as in say, the Honda VFR family). Or a 120° 3 inline, probably best realised by Triumph.
I thought you were going to say inline 6... But you are right... a V12 is combining 2 inline sixes in a V configuration, which is of course the best compromise between power and smoothness, within keeping the ideal cylinder capacity of .5L (most v12's are around 6L).
sand = rod knock
Congratulations, the mini V12 is yours. There were answers before yours, but they had some incorrect and out of order info, so I'll take this as the first complete and correct answer. There is an email in the channel about section, please get in touch with me there and send me a photo of this username logged into TH-cam as proof it's you. You can hide any sensitive/personal info you wish, although I will need your full name, address and phone number to ship 😀
Congratulations 👏👏👏👏👏 i was 8 mins late, enjoy it ❤
Nice work! I was thinking while looking at it that it looks like the coolest thing ever to own, hope your neighbours don't live too close
Winner winner. Chicken dinner
how can i contact you?
Personally I would say that the inline 6 is the best engine configuration, so long as the application has enough space for one. The reason I say this is that it's the lowest cylinder count that achieves perfect primary and secondary engine balance. They make good, smooth power without being too expensive or hard to work on
But only 1/2 a V12
@@gavinsmith28 Exactly! If we are talking the best engine, not the best overall for the car, you gotta have the 12 cylinders. If you are talking about what is best overall for a six-cylinder circuit racing car, a flat-six or V6 (or the now fashionable 120-degree V6) is almost going to be better than inline-six since it's a more compact and lower engine.
Inline 6 can be slanted or flat. A 5 or 10 degrees above flat inline 6...ahhh
@@gavinsmith28 Is Inline 4 1/2 V8 to you ?
@@pierro281279 Yes, of course it is to me. That's exactly what it is after all. Inline-four = half V8, inline-five = half V10, inline-six = half V12.
The Cosworth DFV is almost literally two Cosworth FVA engines joined together, it even has two water pumps and two oil pumps.
For a bloke for whom English is not their first language, you are doing Fantastically!
And his humor is ramping up. The beginning had me in stitches.
He's doing fantastic. Period.
Maybe he could teach you some english grammar; punctuation; proper nouns; or possibly the definition of the word - whom. Good day to you.
@@Rob-rp3cwOr maybe you could simply enjoy the comments and not act like a raving azzhole. PS- Feel free to critique my sentence structure, clown.
@@Rob-rp3cw I'm pretty sure that's actually the correct usage of "whom" in this case. You wouldn't write "for who English is not their first language" but you might use "for someone who does not speak English as a first language." Regardless, please be nice.
Man, i admire your poetic way of narration.
Yeah, bro is a natural-born storyteller.
That's just his French German Muslim accent
Inline 6 and V12 are perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
They are absolutely spiffing!
V10. Fite me.
I'll fight you with your own parsitic balance shaft
I think a lot of comments answer the question "What is my *favorite* engine configuration", not the best. The best one is the one that is cheaply manufactured and powers most vehicles today reliably and efficiently. It's the boring inline 4.
And the V8, which is two of those. So the answer is found in the Ford Model T and Ford Model 18?
i was gonna say this. it also depends on what you count as best? Light/Compactness? Power output? Fuel efficiency? Ease of Manufacture? Ease of Maintenance? Reliability? Engine balance and smoothness? or something else?
(i havent finishes watching the video dont attack me if the video answers this)
NA 2.4L I4 with VVL/VVT and relatively high compression.
Agreed. And not just because they're cheap. It's packaging, and simplicity too
@@m.b.82 Yep, it's definitely not just because inline-fours are cheap. Going by the 'standard' of 500cc per cylinder, then most 1.5L car engines should be triples and most 1.0L car engines should be twins, yet most of them are still inline-fours despite the higher cost.
This is one of those channels that just keep on giving, Thank YOU for all the hard work and knowledge you provide for free here on TH-cam 🥳
Congratulations for 10 Years on TH-cam!!
The pronunciation of the names is 🔛🔝
I have to say that it incredibly generous to provide the engine for a giveaway. Goodluch to whoever gets it!
Personal opinion: 3~3.2 liter straight 6.
Pros: balance, power, simplicity compared to V, efficiency, etc.
Cons: length.
The intro alone has merited a thumbs up. 🙂 Your videos are always great. Informative without BS and humorous to boot. Thanks.
Your German pronunciation is impressive.
4 cylinder is still the best engine configuration to me, well rounded balance.
Love your subtitles. Great way to start a snowy Sunday.
If I was asked this I would answer both the inline 6 and the 90° crossplane v8. Both are refined and perfectly balanced, can make very good power, and are generally not as large and heavy as most v10s and v12s are
even for chainsaw?
@@studenteeu7415 Of course, just look up the video of two men lifting and using an LS powered chainsaw
@@studenteeu7415 😂 I lol-ed. With this logic, the good old single is the best piston engine as it is the workhorse! 😊
The crossplane V8 is not perfectly balanced for primary or secondary vibrations.
@@DB-fn3fz I didn't know that! It's pretty good though, isn't it? Hence the Rolls Royce 6.75 L V8 and Cadillacs and so on?
Answer: I don't know and honestly I don't care. I wasn't here for long enough, but I still love your channel and your videos.
Take care and I wish the best anyone that does win. Take care!
You have done a good job in running this channel, and educate all car enthusiasts with science and knowledge.
High appreciation and respect. (from Hong Kong)
i personally love the V6, it is not the most efficient, not the most balanced, not the most powerful, but its existance proves that anuything is possible. D4A's video about the busso V6 perfectly ilustrates this, this engine needed a lot of engineering tricks to run smoothly and reliably, but that kind of makes it cool. Also you can own a V6 on a pretty cheep buget so thats a plus
If you want to show anything is possible, oddballs like V5s and V3s are even weirder.
But the Straight 6 sounds so perfect!
your life will be bliss if you find someone who loves you as much as this guy loves reciprocating engines
that's like asking for hell to freeze over
Your presentations are absolutely superb. High class indeed!
:-/ I don't know but you're the best explainer of engines to laymen EVER ;-) thanks for all your hard work!
Congratulations on completing 10 years. I am a big fan of your content and I must say that it has been an incredible learning experience for me. More power to you!!
I work at a private car collection, and we have some V-12s. We just finished driving the Cadillacs, including a V-12 (I believe it's a 1930 model). The smoothness and the torque are unbelievable.
I've been hooked on your videos for a few years now, even though I'm not a petrol head, and every one I watch is better than the last... this was no exception! Pure class!
Oh.. normaly its my sunday evening schedule. But even now I'm too late😅 -
But never the less, I will have you on my schedule at least 10 more years! Please keep beeing who you are ant keep doing what you do! ❤
Love how you talk about engines, and i feel your enthusiasm...❤
I also loved your little mr2 with the bike carbs and the turbo. It had an amazing sound. Also the water injection was interesting.
Congratulations on 10 years of TH-cam and over 1m subscribers reached my man. Your videos are entertaining and immensely educational. Thank you
I believe you did a water methanol injection setup with the MR2 engine, to attempt to answer your question. I do love your videos and the way you teach.
I'm not an old subscriber but I have binged all your videos because I do a job that allows me to watch stuff in the background
as far as I remember, it developed a misfire? Idk why exactly but I do remember some pretty bad rod knock. Anyway! Congrats on 10 years!
I agree with the v12 I mean it has perfect balance and if you want something that is more fuel efficient just get an in-line six because of the V12 is made up of two in line 6 engines sharing one crankshaft I would prefer the V12 also
I know I’m not in the first followers list, but I do love your content and your passion for it! Have learned quite a lot from your videos, and hope to continue doing so! Congrats on the 10 years mark! And thanks for the Airton mention! He was a part of that engine, for sure! Or vice-versa…
I don't know the answer, but I'm happy for you to reach 10 years of creating great TH-cam content! I adore what you do and especially the way you do it; exactly the right mix of information and sarcasm for me! Keep up the good work, and I hope the winner will enjoy this screaming contraption. My first engine was a steam model, which I adored! I hope the fresh owner will have a similar experience!
Woke up at three in the morning to a D4A video dropping. Nice.
And two out of the three comments are bots.
The real question and answer: what sounds better than the V12 but is not as useful or wide spread introduction. Mazda 4
Congrats on the 10 years. Always been one of my top loved channels.
Inline 6, no question. Has both primary and secondary engine balances, heck its the most common configuration used in commercial trucks and earth moving equipment. Its also the easiest to maintain and do repairs on and has fewer moving parts. nuff said.
So... diesel?
@jaredmundi3599 ????
Thank you for your videos! I am watching them since 4 Years i think and since i am close to end my Studies i understand you and your opinions and your way to think more and more.
I like the way you look at the things in an scientific and objective way, so you always got all the information to build your own opinion on those. Thank you for your time and here's to another 10 years!
Inline....4,6, or 8 they tend to be super reliable and tend to make good power.
Great vid!
You should mount this on a moped!
I think the I6 engine is the best, but the V12 is just two of those together... So the X24 engine should be even better right!
Really enjoy your channel... congrats on 10 years...!
Looking forward to more!
Thank YOU for doing what you do! I really enjoy your channel!
Best thing EVER given away on ANY channel. And fun video! Bit of STRAIGHT-6 HISTORY: At the 1980 (or so) Chicago Auto Show I enjoyed Volvo's big display (with a see-thru acrylic-block "working" engine) on why the STRAIGHT-6 was the best, simplest, most reliable configuration, why every V8 was inferior and, not sure they said exactly this, but strongly implied Volvo would never use anything BUT a STRAIGHT-6 as its flagship engine. They covered primary and secondary balance advantages and commented negatively on the use of balance shafts without directly mentioning Mitsubishi who had started using them around that time. Then Volvo went on to offer 5 cylinder engines and even V8s within the decade, so that was a bummer for me after being so well educated about the STRAIGHT-6 from that wonderful display.
Who can forget the iconic war winning RR Merlin V12 - and the Griffon.. The very best sounding V12 ever, once heard, never forgotten
Inline 6, V12 and my personal favorite VR6
I learned a lot from this! Your videos are always top-notch.
”Subjectively chosen facts” good one!👌
I don't know what happened to that first engine, but I want to thank you back for all the knowledge, experience and entertainment you give us! Keep it up, I'm counting on you for the next 10 years!
I thought the miniature V 12 was stupid...till you fired it up. Now I want to V12 swap an E bike.
This would be legendary
Do it!
Great video. Ferrari ran a 4 1/2 litre V12 in Formula 1 in 1951, preceding Honda by quite a few years, however.
As someone who drives a subaru, i would vote for flat engines. Whether that would be 4, 6, 8, or 12 cylinders. They’re perfectly balanced. Although wider than Vees, they can be mounted lower.
They are far from perfect from a engineering standpoint. They are lovely to drive but definitely not the best.
Boxers have poor secondary balancing but still great engines
Congratulations on 10 years! This is one of my favorite channels! Would love your take on the INNengine compared to the rotary vane engine at some point in the future.
I'd say it's either a straight 6 or a V12. Engine Balance over all.
Well, as a person who has been following the channel for about three years, I don't know the answer to the question, but the channel somehow changed my future because it made me think about mechanical engineering, and now I am trying to get myself into one of the best universities in my country. I will study mechanics. Thanks for the interesting videos you make❤
If I want to buy this engine somehow, I will give it my income of about two years, only if I find a normal job.😂😂
You're amazing guy, keep doing what you're doing because in my opinion it is fascinating
Congrats on 10 years!
Apart from the inline 6 which I thought would win I could've seen the 2 rotor rotary being a strong contender if it wasn't for it's problems shared with every other rotary engine
Countach sounds good… But 89 V12 Ferrari I had pleasure of hearing live is perfection
USA here.
I learned to drive right at the end of the muscle car era and the rumble of huge American V8 engines is a song I truly love.
I also currently own a Mustang.
That being said, I agree with you.
The V12 is the absolute king. 👑
I really enjoyed the customised subtitles, well done. Jaaaaaaaaaaaag. I also don't know how to caption eargasm other than [drools].
I would have said inline 6 because of it's the technical best, but I'll have to go with inline 4. Inline 4 engines will fit in just about anything and it's the most versatile engine configuration in the world.
At 20, I went to my first and only F1 race in Monaco. The sound of the 12 cyl ferrari sent chills down my spine and set my fillings vibrating in harmony.....
I'm guessing inline 6
No, V12 surely! In an inline-six (while similar) half the engine is missing.
avg 2jz-gte fanboy
You're half right
@@garen_4_lifeB58
Actually inline 12
My favourites:
Twin Rotary Wankel
Inline-4 (For Motorcycles)
Inline-6
V12
W24
*Maisteer collab when*
STEPPED HEADERS my friends... V12 and stepped headers...
Too late for the question, but I still have to say that I am really grateful for your videos. You really helped me understand a lot of things on this channel perfectly. Thanks for your work! ❤😎
Ah yes, purchasing model V12 and then making video to make sure justify purchase for "content".
Total respect :D
Also nice you passing it on to your most devoted fans!
As,you can see by my numerous comments while I watched, love videos, but others answered before me… At least my dad was financially irresponsible enough for me to enjoy the screaming 16V Cosworth headed Opel GSi he bought my for my 21st, to his Jag V12, BMW 6’s and my personal favourite sound, a big block International V8 he had and which I loved driving- even a Rolls tried dicing the 19year old me 😂
It's going the be the i6, or maybe the i4 if our good hoast is very boring.
Ahh... the v12. An engineer who thinks with his heart - marvellous!
PS: Here's a thought - Is the v6 the poster child of compromise? And yet the Busso v6 is a sublime work of magic! (Yes, there's one in my GTV so I might be biassed)
Inline 6 solves balance, but it suffers from negative torque (three times per crankshaft rotation). One way to fix that is with a Temporal Torque Transfer Device, which uses magnets to shave torque peaks and fill torque valleys, but that's not going to be as smooth as a V12. And a V12 with a TTTD would be turbinesque.
But time matches on, and now I say my configuration is s best: an inline 6 with a Displacement Adjuster and a TTTD. Butter smooth, 3:1 expansion to compression at any torque, etc.
14:10 "diminishing returns"
Yes. And V12 is that spot for plain old vanilla engines. But a Displacement Adjuster adds rock steady torque and a TTTD shaves and fills, which combine to let an inline six be the least number of cylinders one can use without compromise.
17:10 "special"
Wow. Thumbs up.
Something about “90hp” next to “v12” is breaking my brain. Crazy how much something can improve.
Better keep it ! :) And happy birthday!
It’s the inline 6. Simple, smooth, reliable, economical, powerful and compact enough for most cars. What more do you need?
"economical, powerful and compact enough for *most cars* " Yet probably 20x (or more) cars use inline-fours than inline-sixes, so something is not quite right with your analysis/conclusions! 🙂
Especially, a lot of 1.0-1.5L car engines still use four cylinders despite the extra cost over a parallel twin or triple, so the inline-four seems to be the sweet spot according to the industry not the inline-six.
@ the “industry standard” is inline 4 because of “global warming” and the government, not because it’s the best configuration. They are not as smooth and absolutely gutless out of boost. If you put them in bigger cars, the fuel economy is worse than an inline 6. On another note, most modern lorries and heavy duty vehicles have inline 6 engines and not inline 4 or V8 or V12s. Why is that?
@@user-ml2qf4qo2t I'm against downsize turbos too, but you didn't address my point of why inline-fours are most common in vehicles around 1000cc-1500cc (let's say they are naturally aspirated vehicles for simplicities sake and forget the downsize turbo stuff), even though twins and triples would be cheaper? E.g., the KIA Picanto comes with a NA 1.2L inline-four engine, even though a triple or twin would be cheaper. Honda Jazz/Fit was a 1.5L inline-four even though a 1.5L triple would be cheaper. And so on.
@@user-ml2qf4qo2t "Why is that?" It's a good engine, especially in larger capacities! :) If we take smaller capacities like motorcycles, the BMW K1600 GT has a 1600cc inline-six but it's really the exception, there are very few motorcycles with inline-six (honestly people seem to forget about this current model BMW and only remember the Honda CBX1000 inline-six).
A lot of other motorcycles have V-twin (even ones with larger capacities like 1800cc Harleys, which is wild!), flat-twin even in BMWs up to 1200cc, triple, inline-four, V4, flat-six etc engines, and the defacto standard engine for mid-size motorcycles seems to be a parallel twin.
@@TassieLorenzo he did right in the beginning emitions and regulations
The inline 6 is the basis for the Toyota 12.
I agree with you sir. The 60* V12 is an ideal configuration (compared to its V8 counterpart).
Congratulations for the ten years, your channel is unique!!
By the way Hispano-Suiza was founded in Spain, so no need to force the italian accent ;)
If you're looking for pure eargasmic sound, nothing tops the V-10.
cheers for doing what you do!
Hoy, Enzo, the next time you need to open a troublesome box like that one, turn it over and slit open the bottom. Then turn it back and open the top. It will slide right up and off.
Hahaha brilliant comment, V 12 explained as pinnacle of human engineering regarding internal combustion engine, and then carnt open the box, Classic 😂😂😂
i don't much remember much about it but i remember you rebuild it and since then i start having too much interest in engine happy 10 year anniversary
V8, the GM LS engine from from 2008 LS3 is very compact, light weight, good performance and very durable.
6.2 L/ 376 cu in, 321kW/436PS, weight is only 162 kg for a LS3 Crate engine.
Compare to a Porsche 6 cyl boxer 3.8 from 2008 (997) it weighs 201 kg.
You rebuild the mr2 engine because when you initially bought it you didn’t do much in terms of pil changes and maintenance, you actually mentioned that all sorts of technical information such as compression ratios were a learning experience for you during your ownership. After 2.5 years of owning and learning (other than forum research) you took it out yourself and rebuilt it to make sure that this dream car if yours would be running optimally and reliably
Good work! I always appreciated the knowledge and logic you've provided and of course the entertainment value too. I build cars myself, actually a V12 powerd one right now. If I was given the question about which engine configuration is the best, I'd choose the straight six, just saying. Anyway, keep up the good work!
Stelantis' puretech of course or in absentia a the 28 cylinder 4 row radial engine
Awesome vid as usual brother. I remember your old 4AGE developed a misfire that was pretty bad once warm, but I don't remember the exact cause. Its been 10 years lol
oh hell yes!
in my opinion, if i could build engines, i would stay on the inline 4 or inline 5 route for start and making VR6 for special versions
Not to sound like a savage, but sometimes it's better to just use a box cutter to cut apart the cardboard instead of trying to lift the contents out of the box.
I wanted to save the box as it will be shipped in it
Inline 6 for sure.
Inline 6 is the best engine for me (ratio price/balance/reliability).
Great to see that historic clip from Kyalami.
Answer: I'm not that old a viewer of yours but since I've seen you change your build from a NA high compression to turbo build and your knock issue, I'll have to guess it wasn't anything that damaged the cylinder but ig you blew the head gasket?
Well i was wrong, i was thinking that you might have done some catastrophic damage. Anyways, congratulations man, your channel helped me answering my questions and curiosity. 👍🏻
Best configuration overall would be an NA 2.4L I4 with a relatively high compression and VVL/VVT. Good enough torque and power for most any factory vehicle, relatively simple, easy to package, and fairly easy to configure for specific applications... Of course I'm talking specifically for road cars and light utility use, you'd want a turbocharged variant for performance applications.
Of course for vehicles that need more grunt, a 3.8L V6 or a 5.3L V8 will fill most demands reasonably well, but the added complexity and packaging difficulty on top of the worse fuel economy makes me feel that they aren't quite as 'perfect' as a 2.4L I4 when it comes to 'best engine configuration'.
Inline 6 is the best engine configuration. Why else would the ground shipping predominantly use?
The worst is obviously the v6. Every single aspect of the design is either a compromise for packaging or a compensation for a compromise.
That's really unfair, the V6 makes for a better racing car as it much shorter and lower. The now fashionable 120-degree V6 is nearly as balanced as flat-six, while allowing more space for manifolds under the engine when being dry-sumped in a racing car than a flat-six.
The boss of Nissan Motorsport Australia was *very* surprised when they were given the R32 GT-R still with the front heavy RB inline-six engine, he was expecting a compact V6 that could be "tucked up against the firewall" like in the 300ZX as he considered the inline-six already old-fashioned way back in 1990.
By all means where moment of inertia doesn't matter then use an inline-six -- that's great for big capacity trucking and marine engines as you say. But for a performance, if you want the ultimate high-revving piston engine irrespective of weight or packaging then why not 12 or 16 cylinders?
@@TassieLorenzo Nissan's V6s are very good, R35 GTR and 300ZX especially. However the entire BMW M team would disagree with Nissan Motorsport Australias boss I can tell you. A V6 has been tried multiple times at BMW M but has never ever met their standards.
It of course is important to remember that BMWs have the engine in the front, I would except a V6 and a F6 to be way better for a rear engined cars making them shorter and lower as you say. As for the V6 I think the reason it is mostly so successful now is because of F1, and Ferrari's 499P from WEC. In both those series the engines are heavily assisted by hybrid systems too. And I'm sure if F1 didn't have a cylinder limit then most teams would be using V8 and V10, and with Ferrari probably going back to V12.
Tbh there's a pretty easy way to look at which are objectively the worst engines just by looking at which ones are used the least, after all it can't be a good engine if nobody wants to make them and the V6 while being a compromise is still good enough to be used in countless vehicles. On the other hand you have the likes of your V10s or uneven cilinder engines, even worse when those are also in a V configuration, there are definitely examples in which these engines work the best but those are under very specific circumstances that make these types of engines the best compromise you can get between what you want to do and what you are able to do
@@robinv2758 Excellent way of looking at it! Americans seem to love their Buick 3800 V6s for instance, even though it was kind of a rough-running engine. GM must have sold millions of vehicles with that engine, it didn't bother buyers. 🙂
It was used in the rear wheel drive Holden Commodore in Australia too, even though that car could fit an inline-six and maybe Holden could have developed a stroked-out Opel inline-six if they wanted (to scale it up to the 3.8-4.0L capacity expected by buyers in Australia).
Buyers didn't seem to mind that the Buick 3800 in the Holden Commodore wasn't as smooth as the 3.9L SOHC inline-six in the Ford Falcon -- sales were still neck-and-neck between the vehicles anyway.
The V6 is just a compromise, it's incredibly compact and not terribly balanced. Maybe the v4 would be more stupid for a car. Also, aside from V12s and V10s, a well tuned V6 is the best sound in the world. Think of the Busso, a Lotus Evora or an NSX.
the first toyota engine you built blew up
For dailydrivers as hatchback or Sedan, which is not much heavy. 4 cylinder, 2500cc, 16 valves, a bite more bore then stroke, natural aspirated, intake manifold injection, dohc without adjustable camshafts, double roller chain, two sparks per cylinder,
The 4age engine went into your red Toyota MR2
Cant believe its ten years already.....wow, good going.
Odd I have owned many cars and motorcycles - of all the engines I thought the 2CV was by far the cleverest - it's simplicity made it ultra-reliable - i wish they made a diesel version
2CV could be reliable, if it can show this.
Are the flat-twins in BMW motorcycles as reliable as the ones in 2CVs? 🙂
thank you for your amazing videos/
As for your question about MR2, I remeber you talking about, not much in the details, a knock and then consequences probably. I hope wins a person who watches you for long time. (far longer then me)
You installed it in an Mr2.
Great video as always!
But what about for a motorcycle? V12 certainly isn't going to do there. I would say that for an overall road going motorcycle a V4 would be best (as in say, the Honda VFR family). Or a 120° 3 inline, probably best realised by Triumph.
I thought you were going to say inline 6... But you are right... a V12 is combining 2 inline sixes in a V configuration, which is of course the best compromise between power and smoothness, within keeping the ideal cylinder capacity of .5L (most v12's are around 6L).