Car engine sizes

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Okay, i'm curious. If any car fanatics are out there and understand this, please comment.

Whats the difference between a 1.0 litre and a 3.0 litre car, whats a v6,8,10 engine and whats a turbo charged engine mean?

Thanks in advance

Whats the difference between a 1.0 litre and a 3.0 litre carengine displacement > whats a v6,8,10 engineThe number refers to how many cyinders (and thus, pistons) an engine has.The "V" refers to the layout and orientation of the cylinders. A V-6 has three cylinders in a line one each side of a V-shape.> whats a turbo charged engine mean?a turbocharged engine (kind of technical) turbochargers (a bit less technical) HowStuffWorks on turbochargers

1.0 litre and a 3.0 litre car.. The displacement or volume of the cylinders.

v6,8,10 engine.... The "V" formation of the cylinders and the quantity.

turbo charged engine.... Something that boosts the intake of the air/gas mixture = More power

Well that was a waste.. Thanks Steve.

Right, The Litre part on the engine just tells you the capacity. E.g. if you got a jug and poured water into the engine it would have a capacity of what it says on the tin.If you know how an engine works you will know that it has some pistons in it, which work much like a gun. There is a seal, air and fuel (petrol or diesel) is added then ignited making the piston push up hence making movement. The V6/V8/V12 part means how many of these pistons it has. So a V6 would have 6 of these pistons.Good link- How an engine works A turbo charger is just something which sucks air and, depending on the power, small babies into the engine and just makes everything go a lot faster. Hence why the car does. Between having a bigger engine e.g. 5 litre and have a turbo on a smaller engine, have the bigger engine. It is better. Because it is more powerful without the attachment. Also it means you are not surpassing the engines design without it being adapted. Plus you can always put a big fuck-off turbo on the bigger engine if you want, just do something about the cooling!Mr. Nuts

It's hard to find a 1 liter car but liters refer to engine size of the combustion chamber. A 5.7 L is a 350 cubic inch motor. A 6.6L is a 400 or a 403 cubic inch motor. Both of those are v-8's which refers to an engine with 4 cylinders on each bank thats shaped like a v. Some engines are inline too which means that the cylinders are in a straight line facing top. Common engines now are v-6's and straight 4's. Both can range from 1.6 liters to 4.3's. a 5.0 liter is a 302 or a 305 cubic inch motor. I dont know if I helped at all but basically the more liters, the bigger the engine and sometimes more power.
A turbo is a boost of power that is worked from the exhaust. As the engine produces exhaust gasses that normally just gets blown out of the tail pipe, they go into a turbine which builds up pressure and redirects it back into the engine.

In practical terms, the bigger the engine capacity the more power it has, but fuel consumption will be higher. Turbocharging allows more power to be got from an engine of the same size (but again at a fuel cost).More cylinders means the engine runs more smoothly. Generally, bigger engines have more cylinders.

Ahh, I see.

Thing is, what gets me is the V8s and such. I mean, would a car with lets say 1.6 litres be a V6 or something?

A 1.6 liter is more likely to be a 4-cylinder car. The V-formation is just a style used by various car makers. for example:Old Volkswagons have 2 cylinders on either side of the engine horizontally.My BMW has in-line 6 cylinders, they are at like a 10-20 degree angle off vertical. Mazda doesn't use cylinders.. they have a rotary engine.

A 1.6 l engine would have no more than 4 cylinders, and would go into a very small car. I think there are motorcycles with bigger engines than that.

A V-8 is a very big engine, and uses lots of gas/petrol.

I remember my father having a Pontiac Grand Prix with 450 CID (7.4 l!) engine, which had a Holley 4-barrel carbeurator. It was not that rare. I think engines that big only go into trucks nowadays. But smaller engines are now much more efficient and powerful. My current car has a 4.4 l engine, and it's far, far more powerful than the Grand Prix.

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Mazda doesn't use cylinders.. they have a rotary engine.Only for the RX-7 and RX-8, I believe. They put it in other cars a long time ago, but there were reliability issues (with end seals or something) that they supposedly fixed. I'm not sure that those engines get very good gas mileage.

I remember seeing Nigel Mansell's Indy car at a car show and it had a 1.6L V-8 running 750 HP. So they do have some 1.6L as 8 cylinders. But not in road cars. Lamborghini had a 5.7L in a V-12.

**Theres nothing quite like the sound of a V8's burble..... ** :grin: :grin:

The rotary engine was a good idea, and they have some advantages in being able to go to very high rpm so they can be pushed hard if needed, but the fuel consumption has always been a lot higher than for a conventional piston engine of similar power.