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>>28916405
a v6 is basically two i3s which, as we all know, is the most soulless engine configuration
2x0=0

>>28916407
Basically this. V6 feels like compromise, whereas an inline6 is the real deal.

>>28916405
The i6 is an inherently balanced engine the physics are all in agreement everything is fine.
With a v6 you have problems. Engineers don't want v6 it's bad but the accountants and marketers want the v6.
The V6 engine is the monument to engineers putting lipstick on a pig. They try and try but it's never going to be as good as an i6 or a v8.

v6s are functionally superior, the only reason anyone likes i6s is because they are usually overbuilt and detuned to handle the stresses involved in operation; even though they are naturally balanced the long i6 block, cams, and crank are subject to torsional energy that limits potential displacement and increases the weight of the block.
V engines were developed to replace inline engines at a time when it was harder to engineer a long inline block that could withstand the stresses of utility work. V6s were first used in heavy trucks because they were physically stronger than the i6s they replaced. V8s replaced I8s for a similar reason. Inline engines just suck. That's all there is to it. Anyone claiming they are good is a busrider and a moron.

>>28916425
Imagine being so desperate to troll people that you defend the v6. Talk about cutting of you nose to spite your face.

>>28916439
why do all i6 "fans" talk like huge fags using vague metaphor and do-nothing words? did you get chatgpt to write this response?

>>28916445
I’m not the fag you’re replying to. Just another fag with questions.

While the I6 is favored for its durability and tuning potential (seen in legendary engines like the Toyota 2JZ or BMW B58), the V6's cost-effectiveness and versatility in diverse vehicle architectures make it the industry standard for mass production.

Basically it’s just cheaper?

I6 engines are built well, v6's are hated because they are the default "premium" option that show either you are too poor for a v8+ but too insecure for a i4. Very few manufacturers actually try to do anything with V6 like Nissan does.

>>28916453
Hondas j35 v6 outlasts bmws i6. Even though the i6 is “over built” superior blah blah nonsense.

I don’t think any of you know what you’re talking about honestly. You just ChatGPT answers at this point.

>>28916461
>bmws
There's your problem.

>>28916461
If the v6 platform is so great it must be popular with trucks and heavy machinery right? Oh wait it's not. There's no such thing as a heavy v6 it's always i6 in heavy applications.
The v6 in car applications only exists because it's attractive to marketers an accountants.

>>28916405
Ai Slopp

>>28916485
There it is! Hi Mr. Autist!

>>28916462
You seriously attacking bmw? Are you new here?

>>28916499
Bmw think you're too retarded to check your own oil fuck bmw

>>28916411
>inherently balanced
God this trope again.
That trait means nothing.
We're not sand casting on a floor in a barn.
We have harmonic balancers and counterweights now.
There are V8 race cars that rev to 20k RPMs and I4 motorcycles sold down the block that live at 13k RPMs for hours upon hours, day after day. Those engines are better balanced than any I6 ever produced.
The I6 is trash.
It holds zero motorsports records.
The only people still clinging to them are semi manufacturers and retards like at BMW.
Take your outdated fanboi bullshit back to /mlp/

>>28916499
Please list all the records BMW currently holds.

>>28916566
>We have harmonic balancers and counterweights now.
AKA bandaids. AKA lipstick on a pig. Solutions to a problem that doesn't exist with a proper layout like inline 6 or v8.

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>>28916497
>Defending Ai slop.

>>28916407
Actually it's 3 V twins which is the most sovlful configuration excluding the V8

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>>28916407
Skill issue, triples are great.

>>28916425
l8s sound orgasmic though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FofFWRcphQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BJHsoVRVMs

>>28916686
>>28916693
in motorcycles, not cars

>>28916693
Still rather have i4

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>>28916573
You dont even understand what "inherently balanced" means.
Its a misnomer.
Fucking moron.

>>28916461
toyota's 2jz-ge outlasts bmw's i6, must be a pretty low bar

>>28916405
>IESLB

>>28916467
>If the v6 platform is so great it must be popular with trucks and heavy machinery right?
that is literally what the v6 was invented for
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_V6_engine

>>28916686
based knower
123456 is literally a biblically perfect firing order

>>28916693
I4>I2>pedals>walking>crawling>public transport>shit>I3

>>28916499
>pretending to be an oldfag
We've been making fun of BMW since you were in diapers nigger

There's no such thing as a bad sounding inline 6. V6s are hit or miss. The greats like the Ferrari 296 or Mercedes C43
https://youtube.com/shorts/igNXH9DkHF0?si=oU-rhkTMD4lf-zIi
...are far outnumbered by ear molesters like the V6 Mustang or Edgar's G37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1LPRIKplQ

>>28916782
kekd n rekt

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>>28916573
harmonic balancers are still used on l6s to counter torsional flex. my old 7m had a big fat crank pulley and not just because of all the accessory belts, it was pretty heavy too.
still though i luv me straight sixes, working on jap ones at least is pretty comfy