Automotive Information- Cylinder Arrangement

Question 1

The position of various cylinders relative to each other.

Answer 1

Cylinder Arrangement

Question 2

The simplest cylinder arrangement there is. What kind of design?

Answer 2

Inline Design

Question 3

The most common number of cylinders used in automobile engines.

Answer 3

4, 6, 8

Question 4

This is when the engine’s cylinders are lined up in a row.

Popular in front wheel drive cars with sideways mounted engines.

Mostly found in medium to small sized vehicles.

Answer 4

Inline Design

Question 5

The arrangement of these cylinders are all designed in a horizontal plane.

Half of the cylinders are facing away from the other half with the crankshaft located in between.

Many refer to this arrangement as a “boxer” because of how back and forth they are.

Answer 5

Horizontally Opposed AKA Flat Design

Question 6

Horizontally Opposed AKA Flat Design’s advantage is what?

Answer 6

The vehicle’s gravity is more stable and easier to handle.

Question 7

The most popular design for 6 and 8 cylinder engines is that what?

Answer 7

V-type engine.

Question 8

The V-type engines have one WHAT connected to both sides of the engines.

Answer 8

Crankshaft

Question 9

In V-type engines, the rows of cylinders are faced at WHAT DEGREES away from each other.

Answer 9

60-90 Degrees

Question 10

Is the V-type engine generally BLANK and BLANK than the Inline Engine

Answer 10

Smaller and more Efficient.