And You Thought The V4 Was Impressive

"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213) 10/14/2013 at 21:48 • Filed to: None

1

7

You read that right. Volvo makes a V5. How can you have a V with two cylinders on one side and three on the other?

Edit: Sorry for the weird post. Took a screenshot on my tablet and posted on mobile. It made it quite strange.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 10/14/2013 at 21:50

9

WhereAreMyPants > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 10/14/2013 at 21:51

6

It's not that hard. VW's done it for years: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/V5_engine

Balance shafts are your friend.

MountainCommand > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 10/14/2013 at 21:54

2

Im sure he will only accept trades for a toyota type R cummins. I mean, that v5 is legit.

MountainCommand > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 10/14/2013 at 21:55

0

also New jersey lice?!

PS9 > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 10/14/2013 at 21:56

0

Honda made a V5 bike engine once. Then there was the VR5 Vee Dub made that one time, but that doesn't really count since the cylinders were just 'staggered'.

I don't think there's any engineering reason why you can't get V5s, V7s, V9s, or V13s, except NHV related issues. It's just easier to make an even number of cylinders from an NHV standpoint, which is probably why the I5s are dying out.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > WhereAreMyPants 10/14/2013 at 21:58

1

ASheep > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 10/14/2013 at 22:02

0

Actually I think the Volvo T5 engine is actually an Inline 5, not a V5.

As has been stated though, VW made the 2.3 VR5 engine which used a single head and a narrow V (15 degrees I think).

Valentino Rossi's bike in the 02/03 MotoGP season was a V5, not sure why they ditched the format though.