"expensive, complicated, and mostly unbalanced", omg my ex-wife was a v4

@insomniacbritgaming1632

4 жыл бұрын

Quite a few motorcycles have V4's

@jonny46ba

4 жыл бұрын

90 degree V's have very good primary balance

@wagnerbastos9537

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@nzsaltflatsracer8054

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of women start out as V12's or even V16's but seem to end up as 60 degree V4's.

@Pittaz

4 жыл бұрын

You need to go for the big v8 ifyouknowwhatimsaying..

2:42 Man puts Porsche sticker "As you can see on this graph this sticker gave us another 400BHP"

@steveninfire3953

4 жыл бұрын

HERPY DERPEDY I think in some of their models, Porches use stickers instead of actual badges because the badges weigh so much and the sticker is to reduce weight. I may be wrong.

@wiseoldman5485

4 жыл бұрын

SteveN In Fire for example Gt2 rs has sticker for less weigh

@timspiker9550

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the racing stripes, they add 15hp

@MrWheelright

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveninfire3953 the badges have come off at times causing serious damage,,,,,if i remember correctly it happened to mercedes before

@alicebate6384

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveninfire3953 I think it's more for the premise of "see we saved weight literally everywhere" when in reality it doesn't matter.

I hava LuAZ 969M built in the Soviet Union 1985, with a V4 engine :) It has a whopping 50HP.

@wyrazowfkp

5 жыл бұрын

1960 ZAZ 965 had this V4 already (but only 0.7 23 HP, later 0.9 37 HP)

@sisisduo

3 жыл бұрын

And my forst car was ZaZ 968m 😂 V4 and I loved it. In fact want one now to have in my garage as a trophy

@Chris-adams-rc-journey

3 жыл бұрын

Survival Russia!!!! love you channel. I was so excited to see you here. I read your comment without looking at your name and though "Survival Russia has one of those too" keep up the great content.

@pietrom2642

3 жыл бұрын

Not that bad

@orangeracecar996

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes, *FOR THE MOTHERLAND*

This video is basically "Here's why the porsche 919 was pretty neat".

@CoryWolfheart_89

3 жыл бұрын

THISS is the porsche 919

@cosmic_gate476

11 ай бұрын

No one is gonna click on a boring title like that

I want a 500 hp V4 engine...

@rkan2

5 жыл бұрын

Brenton I'd be hsppy with just he hybrid parts in my car :P

@timmyzhou1

5 жыл бұрын

And how much would u like to pay for it?

@pmdinaz

5 жыл бұрын

Brenton, Motus still makes their V4. Or find an MST and transplant it. They are good for 400HP. So I have read anyhow

@DKTAz00

5 жыл бұрын

So, a K20 with small turbo? :p

@josefsalon4449

5 жыл бұрын

400 hp is enough for me...

Stiffness is everything.

@ardonjr

5 жыл бұрын

That's what she said..

@MossPalone

5 жыл бұрын

@@ardonjr that's what Michael Scott said.

@carlosbragatto

5 жыл бұрын

@@ardonjr Damn !!!! AAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHA

@fitnesswithsteve

5 жыл бұрын

Same with the porn industry 👌

@liamultraracer2060

5 жыл бұрын

@@ardonjr not funny

My father owned a 1953 Right Hand drive Lancia Appia with a V-4 engine. It was the only rhd lancia in the state of Ohio. I’m thinking it was only about 1100cc. That engine was like a “Swiss watch”.....you could drive that thing flat out (95mph) all day long. A great little car.

@08HR350z

2 жыл бұрын

Probably took 2 3 miles to hit 95mph in that thing haha but forreal my moms 115hp jetta 2.0 l4 is so slow it drives me crazy. I feel like Im going in reverse when in drive going next to other cars especially if the ac is on

Imagine that. "Yeah I got a 4-cylinder" proceeds to walk all over anyone with 12 cylinders.

@aristotelisdr9484

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine doing that with a 2.0 3 cylinder

@nonameyet2205

3 жыл бұрын

Nowadays you can do that with no cylinder at all

@gbsoffiati

3 жыл бұрын

@@nonameyet2205 yeah :(

@chenkoruiz772

3 жыл бұрын

Haha simoshteka semblaha si definolama 😂😂😂

@Osprey1994

3 жыл бұрын

@@gbsoffiati why the face? Acceleration is awesome no matter how you get it.

Growing up in Sweden were there are plenty of old Saab 96 V4's, that was the sound I was expecting to hear in the beginning. It wasn't quite that... 😁 Great video!

@mrolsen6987

5 жыл бұрын

Moore like a "jungeldrumm" 😂👍 My neighbors in northern Sweden had One .

@TheSegelflieger123

5 жыл бұрын

That Saab had the engine of a Ford Taunus

@blackentheone6484

5 жыл бұрын

@@mrolsen6987 The "djungledrum" was a two stroke engine, not the V4..

@mrolsen6987

5 жыл бұрын

@@blackentheone6484 yea some people meen that, some people say its the v4 that actually sounds like a djungeldrum, who we cal the djungeldrum.. But hey, I admit that it was the first 2cyl 2T Saab 92 which was the first one to be called that.

@F1ll1nTh3Blanks

5 жыл бұрын

Man I miss SAAB.

all my bikes have been v4’s...good torque spread ,gorgeously smooth and a beautiful noise , In honda’s hands also unbelievably reliable and bomb proof

@montlejohnbojangles8937

5 жыл бұрын

Utterly unkillable. Mine's just gone past 165,000km and it's still super tight.

@motorpolitan8884

5 жыл бұрын

Heavy as fuck though. The VFR1200x weighs 280 KG, absolute bonkers.

@exothermal.sprocket

5 жыл бұрын

VFR1200 engine is a ridiculous goofy angle, firing order, and unconventional.

@twoeyedbob

5 жыл бұрын

The 1200 seemed very un v4 like when I rode one 800’s are my weapon of choice

@waelcartech

5 жыл бұрын

I love vfr800 swapped car Like the Honda vfr800 in Honda 600 on the smoking tire

500hp v4 and people over here are boasting about their 390hp v8's

@dexterjsullen

5 жыл бұрын

Show me an 500hp v4 production car.... Yeah ok genius

@txisbest2010

5 жыл бұрын

*Tubocharged

@firerider669

5 жыл бұрын

James Mastroianni well let me just quadturbocharge a viper to make it 2500 bhp Can you do that on 4 cyl platform Mr?

@michaelnightwake9078

5 жыл бұрын

Wow I've never seen salt develope so fast before

@sakariaskarlsson634

5 жыл бұрын

390 hp diesel inline 5 would be awesome though

The soviet ZAZ Zaporozets 968 had a V4 engine :D.

@vcader

4 жыл бұрын

Dániel Sindel i remember those “creatures” from the 70’s behind the iron-curtain, but had no idea what engine was in the BACK of it.

@moedalgarny

4 жыл бұрын

*USSR national anthem intensify*

@apetrenko_ai

4 жыл бұрын

As well as ZAZ-965, 966 and LUAZ cars!

@bakalia16

4 жыл бұрын

It was AIR COOLED V4!!!

@baseline4102

4 жыл бұрын

That's the Name of driver that snoring very loud while driving

Porsche, please sell a detuned crate V4, that thing sounds glorious.

@schregen

5 жыл бұрын

Cars sound like wet farts haha how can you be into that? Car people freak me out there's one photo where a guy f%cks the exhaust pipe haha he loved the sound 🍄

@rsmithmedia3287

5 жыл бұрын

John Smith what you just said makes absolutely no sense at all please think before you comment on something you don't understand. All cars don't sound the same...just so you know

@S50Sinner

5 жыл бұрын

@@schregen why are you watching a video about cars, then? You have no reason to be here, how many levels of boredom do you have to be on to come to the comments section of a video about something you have no interest in just to talk shit?

@patricknintemann924

5 жыл бұрын

You can buy a Apprilia rsv4 or Ducati Panigale v4. Both have 1 Liter displacement and about 200 Horsepower.

@S50Sinner

5 жыл бұрын

@@patricknintemann924 that's pretty tempting, would be an awesome swap for a midship conversion kei car. It's a pain to mate bike engines to car gearboxes (and it'd be a pity to lose the bike's sequential for a regular manual), but you're right that they're the most modern examples in the market.

If only the Cayman/Boxter sounded like the 919.

@WinterCharmVT

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah... if they did people wouldn't have hated them.

@daandemeyer1708

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a reasonable request

@catfrab

5 жыл бұрын

But they both had the same flat six engine as the 911 which arguably, sounds even better.

@gonschor7dleven

5 жыл бұрын

@@catfrab I'm guessing SMP is referring to the 718. No one complained about the flat-6 986, 987, and 981 cars.

@catfrab

5 жыл бұрын

@@gonschor7dleven Yeh you're absolutely right but the early 986 got a real slating off by the motoring press at the time. It wasn't a bad car but did need a bit more grunt - hence the Boxster S which was a great car as the 986, 987 and 981. I miss mine a lot 😢

V4's sound amazing. We need more of them.

My Honda VFR has a 750 V four. 4 valves per cylinder and gear driven cams. Thing is awsome

@mikeandrews4901

4 жыл бұрын

They are awesome! I'm looking for one to build a buggy for my kids, they are hard to find.

@paulbarnett5818

4 жыл бұрын

my Honda ST 1300 has the same and is sweet and super smooth.

@AdamLoya

4 жыл бұрын

Dre Belanski miss my 1985 VF500. Honda v motorcycle engines had some torque. They also sounded amazing with some jetting and a less restrictive exhaust.

@ryandickerson6395

4 жыл бұрын

Same here, just an 800.

@MODeration_nXS

4 жыл бұрын

I love the whine of those gear driven cams. I had a VFR800 and I always thought it was very close to a v8 sound.

Sounds sweet af

@bluesun_0

5 жыл бұрын

agree

@factoryrider9537

5 жыл бұрын

Go listen to an Aprilia rsv4 with something like an sc project exhaust, the sound of gods

@Oleg-oe1rc

5 жыл бұрын

@@huziimoto Exactly. It's like how an RB26, 2JZ, or S38 can sound orgasmic, yet the straight-6 from a jeep sounds like dog shit.

@Oleg-oe1rc

5 жыл бұрын

@@onenerdarmy No, you can throw on a full custom SS exhaust and it will still sound like dogshit. Not saying it's a horrible engine, but the sound could sure fool you. And fortunately I don't have to listen to that shit, I got a nice bimmer purr to listen to instead.

@stockprerunner5277

5 жыл бұрын

Oleg i feel like you probably drive a 328i...

My old Transit V4 didn't sound anything like that.

@TheMattc999

4 жыл бұрын

nick fox my Aprilia kind of did, if you were riding it right 😁

@simonedwards5070

4 жыл бұрын

Mine did when the sliding door fell off

@gs425

4 жыл бұрын

@@simonedwards5070 You my friend have won youtube for that. Hahaha

@stevecallagher9973

4 жыл бұрын

@Sharron Clark my mate had a Transit V4 in an Anglia...absolutely terryifying but fun!

@sewolmik

4 жыл бұрын

Oh Yeah Baby...I remember ours very well...It took off when you put the boot into it....even with a good load in it. Well fun to drive and we miss the Ol Girl

The v4 in the Fulvia sounds amazing

ford used a v 4 in early transits and the ford corsair as well as saab using it in their 96 cars

@gonepostal9101

4 жыл бұрын

The Ford V4 was a farm implements engine.

@salvadordollyparton666

4 жыл бұрын

And the mustang 1 concept. And mid engine.

@jonquirk

3 жыл бұрын

This V4 was a 60-degree engine, basically 2/3 of the Essex V6, with a balancer shaft.

@steveknight878

3 жыл бұрын

And in the Zephyr V4, IIRC - or you could have the V6 (which is the car that I learned to drive in)

And that noise. I'll never get tired of the sound of the V4 in my Honda motorbike, it's addictive.

@gerardmontgomery280

5 жыл бұрын

If anything could pull me away from my beloved twin it's a V4, even triples don't sound a good. Snazzy the RC51 is a VTR, V-Twin Racing.

@richards1816

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthill94 the rc45 was the 750 v4 race replica ... if it was available at all in your market...

@simpilsimon688

5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou...someone is on the ball..

@marcbee1234

5 жыл бұрын

I had an '84 Honda V65 Magna 1100cc 121hp super fast and smooth as silk pure love / hate.

I recall first driving in an aging Ford Corsair back in the early 80s that was powered by the Essex V4 2.0. In all my years of driving it remains the only V4 engine I have driven, so yes, they are rare birds indeed.

@johnburns4017

2 жыл бұрын

I had a V4 in a Zephyr. A bad engine, prone to busting into flames.

Welp, you forgot about ZAZ Zaporozhets, it also had an V4, very small one...

@auscaliber1

4 жыл бұрын

yes, let's make sure he doesn't get on with anything actually pertinent to the topic until he has comprehensively listed every single example - not just a few notables as examples. The latter is what a competent writer would do after all, so screw that.

Was working on an Appia and Fulvia here, and there is another Appia waiting to be finished in the workshop. Lovely engines they are.

1:10 Smoooth Operatooor (Carlos Sainz)

@Powerslide15

4 жыл бұрын

We seem to have picked up a dodgy music station again 🤣

@Aastronomical

3 жыл бұрын

We’re moving up and down side to side like a rollercoaster (Lando Norris)

So my 1991 Ditch Witch with a Wisconsin V4 is basically a rare hybrid racing Porsche?

@sullivan5639

4 жыл бұрын

I've got the same engine on my stump grinder.

@michaelmccarthy4615

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, doing it with the wood chipper too.

@wadeguidry6675

4 жыл бұрын

Metal fan and a Marine? Awesome dude!

@METALfanUSMC

4 жыл бұрын

@@wadeguidry6675 That's right!

@Veikra

3 жыл бұрын

if you look closely, you can see the carbon fiber weave under the paint

One of the funnest bikes I've ever owned was an old '85 Honda Magna VF700. I tell ya, Nothing sounds nor pulls quite like a V4.

@grahambex5829

3 жыл бұрын

We used to have a Ford transit truck which had a v4 engine. Pulled and revved like a train. When one of the head gaskets wanted replacing, we found out that all transits were meant to have low compression heads, only ours had one low compression head and one high compression head! Great to drive!!

@joethetrucker6834

3 жыл бұрын

I had a 1984 Magna. Bought it new when I was in the Air Force. I loved that bike.

You missed out the Ford Corsair, I had one, wish I had never sold it, they are worth a fortune now

@jacksmith534

3 жыл бұрын

i too had a corsair,didnt sell it,i swapped it for 2 pints of beer,

@paulshepherd8295

3 жыл бұрын

They were fitted to some Capris too; my brother-in-law had one.

@davefrance3721

3 жыл бұрын

SAAB also used that engine in the early 1970's in the 95 and the 96 as well. It was a great engine. I had a 95 back then.

@GrandadTinkerer

5 ай бұрын

Most Corsairs turned into piles of rust years ago...

U never know F1 cars may be using them one day

@actualperson1971

4 жыл бұрын

Nah they'll probably skip right to V-twins.

@OmegaF77

4 жыл бұрын

@@actualperson1971 two-stroke one cylinder bruv

@RCmaniac667

4 жыл бұрын

@@OmegaF77 two stroke is not eco friendly enough, 4 stroke 1 cylinder sky-active hybrid turbo!

@donniebaker5984

4 жыл бұрын

@@actualperson1971 F1 was destroyed when they started limiting the number of cylinders ...as I wouldn't doubt a. V twin next as the Drake engines where built in Indy for the speed drome that was an indoor Motorsport of Myer Drake .cars the size of 1/4 midgets ..and guess who licensed the. Manufacturing of the Drake engines ...they were 90 cubic inch knuckle head Harley's with crude water jackets that was fastened around the jugs after a bit of extensive machining lolol ..cranked about 4000 rpm before they would turn into a grenade and self detenate

@tonymartin2077

4 жыл бұрын

kevin paul halliday Ducati and Aprilia are already using V-4 engines in there super sport motorcycles. Technology is so advanced that more cylinders outweigh displacement. To compete with four cylinders need a four-cylinder. The same thing goes with a 90° V6! I like my 90° V twin 1299 S Panigale at the race track! 1199 is the maximum displacement for a V twin and it cannot compete with the four-cylinder 1000cc because of technology! The twins are allowed extra 200cc in competition races.

As a kid I thought V-4 engine's were pretty cool and I was always surprised that more cars than have them. The thing is I like manufacturers get creative in their engine designs. From rotary engines to square for engines and everything in between.

Great video. Had several Honda V4 1100 CC motorcycles with that engine configuration that put out 160 plus ponies to the rear drive crown and pinion gears. Amazing! This is why I’m far more excited about small displacement, high revving VVT Timing, Gas and Diesel engine efficiencies over full electric vehicles.

@purebloodheretic4682

4 жыл бұрын

What Model Honda V4 1100 has 160+ HP? Is that the New VFR? I can only think of Honda ST1100 & Honda Sabre V65 - the Sabre was Pretty Fast but Maybe made upto 120hp! I have a VFR800 Great Bike but puts out 110hp Stock - The Factory RC45 Racebikes Managed about 150-160hp @ the Crank - Cheers👍😉

I always wondered about this and then one day, you show up in my feed with answers. AWESOME and THANKYOU

You missed the Zaparozec- THE quintessential V4 car of the east.

Lancia's been using v4 engines since the 1920s

@experimental0000

5 жыл бұрын

They remind me of the VR6s that VW had/has.

@blos90

5 жыл бұрын

@@experimental0000 Yep, the layout is quite the same. Lancia's also made some v8s with a single head just like the v4s, you can find them on the Astura for example.

@experimental0000

5 жыл бұрын

@@blos90 I didn't know about their V8s. Thanks for the tip!

@blos90

5 жыл бұрын

@@experimental0000 Happy to hear that!

@almsco

5 жыл бұрын

Especially the Fulivia range.

Italian automobile company Lancia was the first to manufacture cars with V4 and V6 engines in series-production

And there was a 1700cc V4 fitted to Ford Corsairs in the sixties.

@timmason7430

5 жыл бұрын

There was also the 2000cc which, when coupled to the auto box wasn't reliable BECAUSE the kickdown would drop into first gear and blow the engine

@markmitchell450

4 жыл бұрын

There was an Essex v4 1700 and 2000 the transit had lower power the car variant had a bit more go Fitted to corsair consul granadas saab used it to

Saab 96 has a balancing shaft also. Great rally car though!! 👍🏻

@johnrehwinkel7241

5 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine had one of the Saabs, and had trouble getting parts for it, until he realized Saab had sourced most of the engine from the Ford industrial motors division (apparently they originally built these V4 engines to run the generator in portable electric road signs).

@DJTKarlsson

5 жыл бұрын

And a beautiful sound once you hit 7000rpm and above

@wyrazowfkp

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnrehwinkel7241 Not the industrial motor --- the V4 were used in Ford cars in Europe from 1962 up to late 1970s At first in the front wheel drive Taunus P4 , then in the rear wheel drive Taunus P5 , then in P6 & P7, Ford Transit van (1965-1978), Ford Capri (the european Mustang), the Corsair, Consul/Granada etc ..... milions of cars..... Saab used the Ford car engine due to replace their two-stroke motors.... Saab used them from 1967 ..... You can find parts at motomobil.de

@wyrazowfkp

5 жыл бұрын

The Ford V6 from the Mustang II/ Mustang III, Bronco II, Pinto, Mercury Capri, Ford Aerostar etc. --> comes from the V4 design from 1962 .... Ford created the Cologne V6 by adding 2 cylinders to the V4 and deleting the balance shaft :) In 1964 and this V6 was a Ford powerplant in European Fords for more than 30 years....

@Mark-rw7cx

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, the engine from the Capri...? Now that was something else. I think I’m right in saying it was replaced by the duratec v6. I currently drive a Mondeo ST200 which uses the duratec 25 (albeit with upgraded parts from the 30). Wow, now that IS an engine!! 🙂

My first car was soviet made ZAZ 968 equipped with the stock V4

I had a V4 saber and a V4 interceptor both very fast bikes

@kerns05jk

4 жыл бұрын

Vf,VfR, RC30 little brothers

@samggg2982

4 жыл бұрын

I've got an interceptor

The V4 engine is present within the motorcycle world. Honda has implemented it on the sporty and very well known VFR models (in 800 cc and 1200 cc) with 16 valves and high end VTEC technology. Nice video, many thanks.

Ford Transit MK1 had a V4 engine

@rafordy

5 жыл бұрын

As did the Corsair, and being lighter than the Transit it was quite rapid in it 2.0 litre capacity, although the 1700 cc was quite slow in comparision

@Hammertime66

5 жыл бұрын

The Mk 1 2000GT Capri also had a V4

@ToniBabelony

5 жыл бұрын

Ford apparently had the Taunus (German) and Essex (British) V4 engines. Quite interesting.

@campkira

5 жыл бұрын

V formation take too much space compare to i4 and i5 in a car. That why company don't commonly used it.

@RAHellemans

5 жыл бұрын

Yes and all Saab V4's where built by Ford in Germany

A V4 was also used by Ford in their Consul, Zephyr, Corsair, Capri Mk1 and Granada cars as well as in the original Transit.

I saw the title of this video and was interested but I expected it to be 10-15 minutes long to get that spicy revenue. I legit wouldn't have watched this video if it was that long so I really applaud you for being straight to the point and providing me with an interesting video to watch!

I remember my Evenrude outboard engine back in the 70's was a V4

@donniebaker5984

4 жыл бұрын

You sir had a hot rod eventide

@gonepostal9101

4 жыл бұрын

Great motor.

@stevewilson2745

4 жыл бұрын

Used to have a v6 2 stroke evinrude motor. Thing ran like a scolded dog, when it ran right

@magnusforsman9150

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Wilson, Had one to, it required nearly two and a half times more gas then the Honda 225 I have in this days, and believe me Sweden government do put ridiculous tax on gas ! 😂 (For the moment price is nearly 2 euro per liter )

@Milos11160

4 жыл бұрын

Ford granada

V16 pls

@takauchinishika4701

5 жыл бұрын

V36

@jmmjjmmjjmmj

5 жыл бұрын

V72

@vincentxu8217

5 жыл бұрын

@@takauchinishika4701 Shouldn't it be V32 after V24?

@eugenesagan212

5 жыл бұрын

Ja son w16 exists

@leoanranjit

5 жыл бұрын

@@eugenesagan212 he said v16 not w16

The 70's Ford Capris had a 2 litre V4 option as I remember.

@mathewo4111

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you're right. Was riding in a Mk 1 V4 Capri that caught fire on the motorway in 93. Fastest we moved all day was climbing out.

@philbaker6837

3 жыл бұрын

I had one!

@kevinparker461

3 жыл бұрын

@@philbaker6837 Early 1970s i had a 1700cc V4 Transit, swapped the engine one afternoon for the 2.0 litre V4, it was like night & day, still probably the slowest thing to use petrol !

Omg i had this question my whole life and was waiting for someone to make a video about it 👌🏼

The Ford Corsair and Transit van had the Essex V4 in the late 60's and early 70's. My Dad used a Ford Corsair to tow a caravan around the Uk in the early 70's.

great video!! how about a vid about the Lancia fulvia or that saab

My Honda VF1000R has a gear driven cam V4. Great engine with nice sound.

@squidgysailor

4 жыл бұрын

That thing is a beast, is like to ride one one day. I have the vfr 800 fi,

I had two Saab Sonnets with v-4’s. I had duel exhausts put on both. The engine wasn’t real strong on horsepower, but the sound of the engine was perfect! And they had 18” wheels, front wheel drive and was crazy fun going around corners.

Back when Honda was building oval piston, 2 connecting rod, 8 valve per cylinder engines the V 4 was there shape of choice. On their racing motorcycles it was like having a V8 engine on a bike. They also had a V6 F1 engine that was quickly outlawed by a rule changes that had the capability to move as much air/fuel through it as a V12.

@onegoodturngetsmostofthebl7499

4 жыл бұрын

Donner Pass Whiskey - Honda is know as a world class engine manufacturer that then look for things to put that technologies into. I have had many Honda products, the latest shaft drive, self propelled lawnmower.

I seem to remember ford producing a V4 engine that powered the the transit amongst others

@alsomedog253

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mig29now and the rangers

@JohnDepaifve

4 ай бұрын

I had a Ford Cortina Mk3 fitted with an Essex V4, 2L engine, here in South Africa in the late 70's. A rather problematic engine.

Never knew the 919 used a 4 cylinder, yet alone a V4. Soo cool.

Thanks for this great video. I own a Honda VFR, one of the view bikes with a V4 engine. In my opinion, with the OHC valve train from Honda, the best engine design for a bike (and I've tried all of them, from 2 to 6 cilinders)..

My favorite part of this channel is Mike's mechanics wish it was a bigger part of the channel

The first thing that came to my mind was that car sounds like a motorcycle 🤣

@paulwintermute1495

4 жыл бұрын

Because it's a very popular configuration for bikes. Honda, Ducati, Aprilia, Yamaha and more make V4s.

@paulwintermute1495

3 жыл бұрын

@@vfifty9182 did I say anything about moto gp? Honda, Ducati, Aprilia, and Yamaha all made or currently make V4 road bikes. I've been a professional motorcycle mechanic for 25 years. I know what a V4 is.

Amazing sounding engines, with lots of torque yet compact. I have them on my Aprilia Tuonos V4Rs

@montlejohnbojangles8937

5 жыл бұрын

Oof, that's some nice wheels my dude. 👌

@exothermal.sprocket

5 жыл бұрын

All this false assumption that "torque" is a produce of a V-arrangement of cylinders. Just no.

@exothermal.sprocket

5 жыл бұрын

That has absolutely nothing to do with what direction the cylinders are pointed.

@montlejohnbojangles8937

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think anybody has actually said that here. The torque is merely characteristic of that particular bike and the way motorcycle V4 motors tend to be tuned in general.

@exothermal.sprocket

5 жыл бұрын

@@montlejohnbojangles8937 It was heavily implied in the original posted statement. I've seen the same sentiment around the internet regarding V-engines.

My grandfather made his owne v4 in the 50's. Took a v8 cut it in half, made his crankshaft by hand. Years later my uncle took it, beefed it up and took it to the Bonneville salt flats. Got the world land speed record for a 4 cylinder engine at 318 mph. Jimmy wysong.

I've ridden a couple of V4 bikes. If that's anything to go by the power delivery and sound are amazing! Love 'em.

Porsche should build a road car around this engine like Mercedes with the AMG One.

Motus makes a crate V4 which is sweet when bolted in just about anything

@jens4271

5 жыл бұрын

True, a very cool engine based in a LSx design

Thanks for the answer I've never thought of asking.

Saab used the Ford V4 engine. Also Ford actually designed two completely different V4 engines that were both being used in different vehicles during the late '60s and early '70s

@Hammertime66

5 жыл бұрын

Essex and Cologne ....worked on both in V4 and V6 configuration in various capacities...

after reading the comments V4 engines dont sound rare at all.

In the sixties/70's, Ford used V4's in a few different family cars, around 2 liter in size, Corsair, classic, even a Capri version I saw at a car show, there was a few more, but the V4 soon gained a name for being "probably" the worst starter "when hot or warm" in the whole history of cars, battery's and starter motors were saved by waiting a few hours to start the engine. Engine conversions even in newish cars were common. So that is my experience of the V4 engine. Thanks for reminding me.

Very informative. Thank you for posting!

I had a Ford Capri with a 2 litre V4, brilliant, onlya tad slower than the V6 3 litre model

@mrralphman

4 жыл бұрын

Me too, one of my fav cars I've even owned.

This video didn't explain much at all. A lot of things mentioned here that a V4 requires but also any V configuration in general requires.

@DapperHesher

5 жыл бұрын

It was mostly about the hybrid option. LMP1-H is all about consumption, and even more so (though it doesn't get talked about a lot), pit deltas... which in a strange way, boils down to tire wear. BECAUSE you can't re-tire and refuel at the same time, the cars have evolved to run the tires for as many stints as possible, and are designed around getting the most even tire wear possible across the two axles, shifting weight forward (~50/50), and in Porsche's case, putting less power through the rears and more through the front (hybrid is all front, ICE is all rear). Between that, and it being extremely hard to get an 8 MJ car down to the weight minimums, they opted for a super compact and lightweight engine pushed very far forward in the wheelbase: www.racedepartment.com/attachments/2015-porsche-919-hybrid-power-systems-cutaway-jpg.90143/

@volundrfrey896

5 жыл бұрын

The reason they're rare is that they're more expensive than straight 4's and in the road cars which uses 4 cylinder engines the benefits are negligible so it's not worth the cost.

@volundrfrey896

5 жыл бұрын

@@baums547 BMW has a lot of inline 6's and mercedes has started using it again as well. It's a fantastic engine setup since it's naturally balanced. The only downside being that it's long.

@davidseifferleinfilm

5 жыл бұрын

Nate lol yeah? Any cars in particular?

@cptant7610

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly, what makes V4 rare, but V6 and V8 very common?

Dad had a Ford Corsair 2000E that used the Ford V4 plant. Loved that car.

The ford Taunus v4 found itself in lots of uses. Forklifts, farm machinery, Saabs, Fords, and few others. Really cool little things they are

It didn't used to be that rare - maybe the most ubiquitous use being in the Ford Transit 1.7 and 2.0! Those same engines were also found in the Corsair, Capri, Zephyr, and Granada.

search aprilia v4 sc exhaust.

@stevenlarratt3638

4 жыл бұрын

Nc35 tyga in my garage...

@awdeveau

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely the best sounding motorcycle ever.

My Aprilia Tuono (motorcycle) has a V4 too ... and that's a very nice engine.

Fun video, thanks Mike!

I might sound like a know it all but the Lancia engine is a VR 4 not a V4, as the VW Golf has a VR 6 not a V6 or the Bugatti Veyron having a VVR 16 not a W16 (W16 is the engine name not the type). One last note, the in line 4 also has complete balance of primary forces and the momentum, so this isn't really a benefit of the V4. However, the even smaller crankshaft on the V4 is less flexibel, wich is not only usefull against torsional vibtations but also is great for high torque applications, since you don't have to calculate in those tortional variations.

@mandernachluca3774

5 жыл бұрын

@Suprav Pokharel No, it is actually a sheme not just a name. You see, VW did also build VR 5 engines as well as Honda did but they called it a V5. VW also produced a VVR 8, wich is the basus for the Bugatti engine (VW calls it the W8). The VR engine was pretty much invented by Lancia, it bases on a Lancia patent wich allows V engines to have loe cylinder bank angles. The germans pretty much "just" made it popular. Lancia is seen as the first to produce the VR engine type for production cars. A W ebgine type was used by bugatti befor VW took them over, this engine type really is just 2 V8 welded into a sort of half radial engine. However, i do see why you are confused, the german wikipedia side displays the deginition for a VR engine in general but the english translation somehow just covers VWs VR engines and mentions Lancia as a side note.

@mandernachluca3774

5 жыл бұрын

@Suprav Pokharel Well, every narrow angle V engine with a single cylinderhead is a VR engine, the description does not only go for VW engines, the ariès engine is also a VR engine in german, it pretty much means "V-Reihe", wich means as much as narrow angle - in line engine, so every narrow angle engine with a one cylinder head and offset cylinders is a VR. The lenght difference of a crankshaft is never insignificant, as well as the lenght of the camshaft, that and the low center of gravity are the reason why we see so many V6 engines and why in line 8 cylinder engines died out. The crankshaft can bend to a degree due to torsional strain, wich has to be compansated for in the engine design, the shorter the crankshaft and camshaft, the less of a concern it is. Formula 1 V10 and V12 at the time had to consider this, because the timing of the camshaft varies with the rpm (due to the inertia of the valves resisting to a sudden accelleration, wich increases with rpm), this by the way contributes to the rough idle and the lower rpm limit.

@mandernachluca3774

5 жыл бұрын

@Suprav Pokharel VR is not only used for Volkswagen that's plain false, it is per definition the german transcription of a norrow angle v engine, of wich the cylinders are in a row. Torsional strain is a function of the torsional force (momentum) acting apon the crankshaft and the geometrical dimensions of the crankshaft. The reason why the Moto GP now uses for the most part V4 engines is because of the lower center of gravity, not the conpactness or density. Wikipedia literally says it right there: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR-Motor&ved=2ahUKEwiY_7GplLvgAhXD_KQKHZiiAi0QFjAEegQIDhAY&usg=AOvVaw0yhp3oJIg6l6ARrbib_65M&cshid=1550145179377 Other than that, pretty much any book about engines says the same thing. Also, you said that V10 are superior to V12 engines, i beg to differ, it is not for nothing, that the most powerful NA F1 engines were V12s.

@effyeadude

5 жыл бұрын

@@mandernachluca3774 the W16 is, in fact, a W-style engine because it really is just two V8s slapped together. It's not a VVR, but because it's a Volkswagen it is sometimes called a WR16

@mandernachluca3774

5 жыл бұрын

@@effyeadude No, in fact not. 2 V8 engines would have 4 cylinderheads, because they are not narrow angle V (VR) engines. The Bugatti engine is falsly advertised as a W16 engine, as the VW VVR 8 is falsely advertised as a W8 or the VW VR5 is falsely advertised as a V5. The difference is the angle, if it is so narrow that you can build one cylinderhead for 2 cylinder rows, it is a VR engine. Bugatti had ones true W 18 engine, this thing had 3 rcylinder rows of wich every row had its independent cylinderhead.

1:46 and ZAZ 965 and ZAZ 966/968 (slavic NSU Prinz 4 😁)

When I was in Germany in the mid to late 70s, I owned an Ford Taunus, it had a V-4, front wheel drive and a 4 speed on the column. The body was similar to a Falcon. Sure was fun to drive, like a go-cart. Wish I had it today.

Awesome video on a rare engine design.

I would love to see a V4 in a new hot hatch or somthing, I don't see where there considered to expensive to manufacture? V6 engines are everywhere... And we'll it should be cheaper to build than a v6? I think it would be a real selling point the car to have status on a new hot hatch or whatever, could you imagine what the aftermarket and tuners could do with a state of the art DOHC 90° 2.5L V4 twin turbo! They would be ringing 800+hp daily out of them, It may be a new holy Grail engine in the likes of 2jz & rb32's possibly. Are you listening Japan??

I've long been thinking that Subaru should replace it's boxer engines with 90 degree V4s... no additional complexity (arguably less if they used only 2 shared crankpins as opposed to the 4 they have now), not any longer front-to-back, and only a slight COG disadvantage. But they'd be much easier to service (pull engine for spark plug changes???), allow for much narrower/stiffer frames, and they wouldn't suffer from oil starvation as they do now.

@magnetic0314

5 жыл бұрын

Contrary to popular belief, Subarus aren't actually that hard to work on

@TN_Travesty

5 жыл бұрын

@@magnetic0314 2004 Subaru WRX owner... Can confirm. Easy to work on.

@TN_Travesty

5 жыл бұрын

The H-4 is harmonically superior. Do not sully the Boxer configuration. The oil starvation is the pickup, not the Piston configuration.

@s0m3cunt91

5 жыл бұрын

Also the lower weight distribution that comes with a boxer is one of the key factors in Subaru's rally success.

@teknisoroka42

5 жыл бұрын

Subaru had 2 stroke V4 already on their mind. Nevertheless it didn't survive to final product. Sorry for bad english. It's not my first language. ausubaru.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=2123

Soviet ZAZ (Soviet versions of Fiat 600 and NSU Prinz) used MeMZ V4 engines. At first they were really small ones but later they were built bulkier and heavier, same time the engines were slow and needed special balance system. MeMZ engines were used on light LuAZ jeeps too. SAAB used Ford Taunus engines and those were really small but powerful.

Great video!!! Thanks!

Several motorcycles use them, including two of mine.

@barsarklours4711

4 жыл бұрын

Hard to beat a V4 engine in motorcycle production. I Won t ever go back to anything different Torque Sound Smaller Wide range of use horsepower Nothing compare to a V4

You forgot to mention the glorious Saab 99. Which used Ford Taunus' v4

@blackentheone6484

5 жыл бұрын

Nope Dude, you are very wrong on that. That has never existed a SAAB 99 with a v4 engine! It was SAAB 96/95 from 1966 and upwards that got the Ford v4 engines. But that was an experimental 96 that had a 99 chassie as a secret testbench för the 99 series..

@P45K141N3N

5 жыл бұрын

@@blackentheone6484 ok thank you for your correction.

My uncle had a SAAB 95 estate with a V4 engine loved that car 👍

Great informative video..

Ford used a V4 in there transit in the 70's i also had a V4 motor cycle VF400

@BDEyes53

4 жыл бұрын

aeroflopper . My very first Ford Capri was the 2L V4, never had any trouble with the engine, only the usual Dagenham dustbin problem, rust.

@aeroflopper

4 жыл бұрын

@@BDEyes53 i was just a boy in the 70's but i do remember the V4, i did not no it as a 2.0 just the 1.8 transit variant, an ex of mines father had a v4 tranny but we dropped in the 3ltr V6 that was much better.

in the 80s i remember seeing a ford capri with v4 engine

My stump grinder has an old v4 Wisconsin on it. Got it when my dad passed. Pretty cool engine.

Stiffness and vibration are very important points to make a smooth operation there

The best V4 was used in ZAZ 965, ZAZ 968 and LUAZ 969!

@NGC1433

5 жыл бұрын

They were quite technically advanced for what they were held. Magnesium oilpans and stuff...

@DreamCarsPro

5 жыл бұрын

They used light alloys in the production of engines back in the 1960s!

@vvolchonok

5 жыл бұрын

Nowadays some custom motorcycle projects use it

@AR-zq9hq

5 жыл бұрын

I was about to complain he didn't mention ZAZ in the video!

I had two mk1 transit pickups in the early 80's both had v4 engines

@tds1952

4 жыл бұрын

And they put that engine in the Ford Corsair too.

Ford did two V4’s, the 1.6 ‘Cologne’ (which was also sold to SAAB for the 96 and Sonnet) used in Taunus and German Transits and the 2.0 used in Corsairs and UK Transits as well as the Capri. Of course the best known V4’s have a 180 degree V-angle and were used by VW extensively, Subaru and now also Porsche.

I have a Fulvia 1.3 Zagato. It has two twin choke Dellorto carbs which are an upgrade from the twin Solex The Lancia V4's were pretty neat pushing out nearly 100bhp from 1300 cc back in the sixties.

They sound pretty nasty too.... Probably my favorite sounding engine. Listen to the Aprilia Tuono V4 or RSV4 or Honda VFR800.

The ZAZ used a v4 as well

@tenow

5 жыл бұрын

Soviet engineers forgot to consider all mentioned downsides in this video when they stuck V4 into "soviet peoples' car"

@rebelguy9487

5 жыл бұрын

*Soyuz Nerushimi intensifies!*

Stiffness is also important in the bed room as well. Nobody likes a bed frame that squeaks, bends and flexes.

My old Honda motorcycle had a V4 it was a sweet motor smooth and powerful.

Saab 96. Ford transit and capri and consul granada corsair

@wyrazowfkp

5 жыл бұрын

First in Ford Taunus in 1962