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Re: OT: Ferrari Video (Razor)
sweet, the 360 sounds similar to a ITR
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Ferrari 360 Sounds Remarkably like our B18C5s(EG6 SiR)
It sounds like a four cylinder due to it's crankshaft configuration. If you look at the engine from the front with your eye on the front of the crankshaft pulley you'll notice that it is of a 'flat plane' [one throw every 180 degrees] configuration. A 'normal' V8 will have throws every 90 degrees. This is called a "cruciform" crankshaft. The result:
A four cylinder engine has throws every 180 degrees and it's firing order is 2nd Order [i.e., 2 cylinders fire every 360 degrees of crankshaft rotation].
The single-plane V8 also has a 2nd Order firing order due to it's crank configuration.
The advantages of an engine configured like that is to take advantage of the firing pulses of the split plenum intake manifold. By "split plenum" I mean TWO plenums, one per cylinder bank. There is cross communication between the plenums with a valve that is either open or closed. When it is closed the engine is EFFECTIVELY two four cylinder engines acoustically speaking. If it's effectively a "twin I-4" then we have 2nd Order firing. [The more I think of it it may be 1st Order. I'll have to check the firing order on the engine...] When the valve btwn the plenums are closed there is an increase in volumetric efficiency [and thus torque]. As the engine peaks in VE the valve is opened for high end power.
So, yes, it's remarkably similar to the B18C5 in many respects.
A four cylinder engine has throws every 180 degrees and it's firing order is 2nd Order [i.e., 2 cylinders fire every 360 degrees of crankshaft rotation].
The single-plane V8 also has a 2nd Order firing order due to it's crank configuration.
The advantages of an engine configured like that is to take advantage of the firing pulses of the split plenum intake manifold. By "split plenum" I mean TWO plenums, one per cylinder bank. There is cross communication between the plenums with a valve that is either open or closed. When it is closed the engine is EFFECTIVELY two four cylinder engines acoustically speaking. If it's effectively a "twin I-4" then we have 2nd Order firing. [The more I think of it it may be 1st Order. I'll have to check the firing order on the engine...] When the valve btwn the plenums are closed there is an increase in volumetric efficiency [and thus torque]. As the engine peaks in VE the valve is opened for high end power.
So, yes, it's remarkably similar to the B18C5 in many respects.
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Re: Ferrari 360 Sounds Remarkably like our B18C5s(EG6 SiR) (Chui)
So, yes, it's remarkably similar to the B18C5 in many respects.
[Modified by BlueR, 4:54 PM 9/9/2002]
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Re: OT: Ferrari Video (DutchITR1689)
just right click on the link, and click on save target as, and a box should open up asking u to save it somewhere, save it someplace on ur hd that u will be able to find it, and click okay, it should start downloading it