5 Cylinder?

[PinkFloyd]

I'm quote the car guy, but I don't know much when it comes to mechanics, sadly. I know this is a stupid question, but how come there aren't more 5 cylinder engines than there are? Is it because a 6 isn't that much more powerful, and cheaper to produce or what? Thanks...

[Misfit]

We'll it's mainly because you'll get uneven power in the pistons, that'll cause the engine to shake more leaving the metal more vulnerable to fatigue.

[PinkFloyd]

We'll it's mainly because you'll get uneven power in the pistons, that'll cause the engine to shake more leaving the metal more vulnerable to fatigue.

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks.

[byee]

A five offers inherently imbalanced firing of the cylinders, so the amount of extra tech they have to put in to counterbalance that isn't financially worthwhile than either a turbo 4 or a six. Also, I heard that it costs more to make a five, the machining costs and such, they have to be made on a dedicated assembly line, whereas with 4's and 6's b/c they can share so much stuff, they can be easily made on the same line.

[BpOlson]

You people don't know your engines. A 5 cylinder motor can be found in the Chevy Colorado and the Volks Wagon beetle. And its an inline motor. Which means all the pistons are in a lines. And wat do you mean by uneven power in the cylinders? They all contribute te same amount of power.

[Steve Jobs]

Same question can be said for the Rotary or Boxer engine configurations :P

[Plasma]

You people don't know your engines. A 5 cylinder motor can be found in the Chevy Colorado and the Volks Wagon beetle. And its an inline motor. Which means all the pistons are in a lines. And wat do you mean by uneven power in the cylinders? They all contribute te same amount of power.

They were probably referring to V shaped engines. Inlines seem to not be known by most people

[PinkFloyd]

You people don't know your engines. A 5 cylinder motor can be found in the Chevy Colorado and the Volks Wagon beetle. And its an inline motor. Which means all the pistons are in a lines. And wat do you mean by uneven power in the cylinders? They all contribute te same amount of power.

Yeah, that's what I was referring to. The inline. Like, why jump to the inline 6 or the V6 automatically?

It's cool that the Colorado has an I5. I didn't know that.