Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations cowski on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
-
Flat plane and roller crankshafts
It makes sense that a journal bearing has much more load bearing area than a handfull of small rollers or balls. I just thought the friction benefits might exceed the structual issues. Is that really the only benefit in a flat crank (the exhaust)?- Pasquale
- Post #5
- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
-
Flat plane and roller crankshafts
Question 1 Does a flat plane V8 crank offer any performance advantages over a 90deg? Or for a better question, how do the characteristics of the 180* differ from the 90*. eg more top end/high rpm. I know many Ferrari V8's have flat cranks, are there other manufacturers that have used/use them...- Pasquale
- Thread
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
