| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,747 | The only reason to run a 90 degree cylinder angle on a V6 engine is for ease of manufacturing. V6 and V8 blocks could be run on the same assembly line without tooling up for 60 degree automated machinery. Modifying the crankshaft throws almost, but not quite corrected the odd-fire situation. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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