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Re: Block and part Sharing

PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 11:49 am
by TrackpadUser
Conrods are longer than the stroke on pretty much all engines, as it's the dimension of the crank that defines that.

Re: Block and part Sharing

PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 3:06 pm
by nialloftara
I think he meant art+calcuation wise in-game. The VR & W engines are a unique beast.
The conrods can be carried over, but the rest would have to be redesigned from scratch.
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Re: Block and part Sharing

PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 9:04 pm
by Sayonara
trackpaduser wrote:To re-explain what Rob said, 90° V6s exist pretty much only because some companies find it simpler to just cut two cylinders off their V8s.


There's several other (generally packaging related) reasons why you'd build a 90° V6, but I will readily concede that they are the exception, not the rule, and therefore not really worth bothering with for now.