Transverse engines are the best engines

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 09/29/2014 at 13:58 • Filed to: None

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feather-throttle-not-hair > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 14:01

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Why, yes...yes it is a beautiful day for trolling....

Brian Silvestro > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 14:03

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....only for mid engined RWD cars

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > feather-throttle-not-hair 09/29/2014 at 14:08

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Cé hé sin > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 14:09

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Well....I suppose..

For Sweden > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 14:18

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Correct

Cé hé sin > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 14:21

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I'll just leave this here.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Cé hé sin 09/29/2014 at 14:22

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What am I looking at? Looks like two separate two cylinder blocks plumbed together.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > For Sweden 09/29/2014 at 14:25

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Those crazy Swedes.

PS9 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 14:26

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Diesel off a city bus? They have engine bays that open sideways like that.

Cé hé sin > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 14:28

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It's a Scania inline six mounted transversely in the back of a bus. It's nearly from Finland.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > PS9 09/29/2014 at 14:29

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That makes sense, I didn't notice the CHMSL until you mentioned bus. I'm still curious on the engine. It looks to be an I4 but with two heads on it.

Sweet Trav > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 14:29

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Only when put behind the driver.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Cé hé sin 09/29/2014 at 14:32

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That is a curious design with multiple heads and apparently siamesed exhaust ports.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Sweet Trav 09/29/2014 at 14:35

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False, even when put in front of the driver.

Cé hé sin > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 15:03

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It's a Scania DS and is a perfectly conventional I6 except that it has two separate heads for reasons best known to those crazy Swedes.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Cé hé sin 09/29/2014 at 15:18

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Detroit Diesel did something similar with their Series 71 engines. They were available in everything from a single cylinder to a V-24. The large V engines (V-16 and V-24) used heads from the V-8 and I-6 respectively, so they had two heads per bank.

The exhaust ports are really screwing with me though because at a glance it looks like there are only four exhaust ports. Looking closer you can see that there are six but with really uneven spacing.

Cé hé sin > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 15:37

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Here's another pic showing what appear to be four exhaust ports.

A bus builder here used those two stroke Detroit Diesel engines in the 1980s. They were chosen seemingly for their high noise levels, poor efficiency and poor spares back up, with everything having to come from Texas. They eventually realised the error of their ways and every vehicle since has used engines from mainstream manufacturers, usually Volvo and Scania.

Jedidiah > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/29/2014 at 15:50

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You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Jedidiah 09/29/2014 at 16:14

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You disrespect the Stratos?

macanamera > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/30/2014 at 13:14

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-No one, ever