The most famous being the "OX-5"
Almost all radial engines had an "odd" number of cylinders. (3,5,7,9) in
each row. Something about smoothing out the power impulses worked bettwe
with odd numbers on a radial configuration.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
On Tue, 6 Jan 1998 15:40:00 -0800 Christopher Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>
writes:
>Maybe I'm just being a ninny, but I think there were 5 cyl radial
>airplane
>motors before...
>CTP
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>At 7:17 AM -0800 1/6/98, John McEwen wrote:
>>Hello Adam:
>>
>>The first 5 cylinder engine - to my knowledge - was used in a racing
>Honda
>>motorcycle in the mid sixties. It was a 125cc engine which made use
>of the
>>components from Honda's 50cc machines. What was really interesting
>was
>>that the center cylinder exhaust pipe was routed back and over the
>engine
>>while the others when off to the sides.
>>
>>Audi has produced a 5 for many years now and Honda introduced one in
>the
>>early '90s. Mercedes has a 5 cylinder diesel. Volvo currently uses a
>5. I
>>don't remember if there are any others, but I believe that the cycle
>Honda
>>was the first.
>>
>>John McEwen
>>
>>
>>>An stupid assingment from my auto shop teacher was to find if there
>where
>>>any 5 clynder cars around any body know where one might reside. Or
>if you
>>>want to draw one for me and make it look like somthing offical the
>journals
>>>would be 144 degrees apart and the firing order would be 1,4,5,3,2,
>>>Chip, Chip, Cheerio!
>>>Adam Schellinck
>>>1973 BRG MGB Roadster in 1 millon pieces and reassembeling!
>>>Btw anyone recived thier New Moss catolauge?
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