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Six-cylinder engines are all over the place. But depending on the car, which kind of 6 is under the hood can be very different. There are Inline 6s, Slant 6s, and V6s. So how are they different, and how are they the same? Join Bart as he finds out!
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Bro, u could teach aerospace engineering to an 8 year old in a way he’d understand it. U got a talent my friend👍
You prolly don't understand what he's taking about then😄
@@johnnyanderson1492 probably 😂😂😂😂
literally better than half of the guys who were in our aero dept who had phds
The editing Is what actually makes it easy and understandable
My school needs to hire this guy
Inline 6. Perfectly balanced like all things should be
Dontsnapyourfingersdontsnapyourfingerdontsnapyourfinger
@@jamescooper7878 oh no you didnt
and that's why I made a inline 16 for my new car
thanks a bitch though
Laughs in boxer
Me: why is there a turbo in your kitchen
Donut Media: I use it to increase my dishwashers horse power
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Let me introduce to my clothes washer...
I just slap some Enkei stickers on. +15 ea.
more buffed hrspers
MO POWA BABEH
i could listen to this guy explain car stuff all day
Ikr
modern era Bill Nye
Legit what im doing :D
I did lol
Mary him
This is WAY better than school! Thanks guys
I should be heading to school but my parents haven't taken me yet...
Shut I’m watching in school
@@phillipreeves2179 used to watch videos when I attended class all the time. Sometimes I'd even go to college with a list of videos Id watch in class lol
@@poltatopc4830 sounds like you're young. Enjoy every day man!
Please that ole jeep 4.0l best inlime 6 in the game
Inline 6 is Love.
Inline 6 is Life.
Where my BMW, Skyline,Supra and other Inline 6 guys at
Edit: Never thought I'll get this many Likes. Thank You
Patrick Bateman bmw 335i and proud to own it
What about 90s Mercs?
Volvo too yeah!
volvo, merc and mazda guy and i6 in all my cars lol :D
Well what about ford inline 6's
How about instead of raiding Area 51, we raid Donut and force them to give us more Science Garage?
Siddharth Krishnan zero comments
A year later, still no replies
Who knows what happened to the guy
All lives matter
Raiding Area 51 lmao.. Tht ws 2 years ago!? Damn
The l6 engine is the best configuration for medium size engines, almost all truck engines are l6, the fact that they are so balanced helps with longevity a lot since they don't shake themselves to destruction over time
7:46 - "Just like my favorite movie 'The Longest Yard,' these engines have pros and cons."
Underrated joke
Truth
I was looking for this comment 👌
Damn. Ain't gonna lie, that went over my head... Good catch 👍
went over many heads
*Puts v8 in corolla* yeet
*Eurobeat intensifies*
If this is what you wanted...
If not...sorry. :L
Oh god, initial d would've been so different if the 86 had an LT motor installed instead of the racing 4age motor lol
@@Rob-326 YOU CANT MAKE EUROBEAT INTENSIFITIES TITHOUT INLINE ENGINE!
wtf lol
Puts turbo in
*Loses*
Puts supercharger in
*Loses*
Supras got low vibrations, 3000gts got moderate vibrations, but civics...
They got *C O O L V I B R A T I O N S*
XD
My ‘92 Accord had mad vibrations
I love the vibrations from my Honda CBR600RR.
*I W A N N A D A N C E*
@@giouwu.970 GO!
Inline sixes are also much stronger than a V six. The inline engine has seven main bearings whereas the V six has only four mains. That is why you will rarely see a inline six with a damaged bottom end. Inline sixes are tough as nails. 😎👍
And can make a ton of power reliably!
@@xavir9178 and yet my honda V6 outlasted my 2001 3 series I6 by double......
@@Spiritcr1jsher obviously depends on the motor etc, like compare the old nsx v6 with the 2jz block, the 2j will come out on top anyday so yeah
@@xavir9178 I'm a big honda/ford guy and I will admit that nsx motor is pure caca . I sold toyota and acura years ago and Toyota was big on over- engineering their cars in the past .
@Christopher you are correct. Some of the most efficient 6 cylinder engines are V6 . I6 was good when a 1995 m3 had one with 240hp and when the 3.2 got 333hp but it always came at a price . The 333hp m3 got like 22mpg on the highway when a supercharged 2003 svt cobra with a 4.6L v8 with 390hp and 390tq got 24mpg .
Wow. You forgot to mention that I6's are incredibly popular with big rigs
I work on fleet trucks daily.. almost all are inline
Yep, I'm a truck driver and every tractor I've driven is powered by an Inline 6
Question to all three of you then; is that because they are easier to work on as you can access the 'entire' (more or less) engine on the side of the road?
@@Anarchristian_Beanz I6's are have alot more durability and torque over their V6 cousins.....as for ease of maintance, that is a debatable question which depends on the engine's size, weight, engine manufacture and vehicle it is installed in.
inline six can be enlarged as much as you want and still run smooth, also, in a big rig, size and weight are not a concern, and since you can extend the stroke for more low end torque which is what big rigs are all about, you have a winner...
Next time v12 vs w12
Too specific
W12 is basically two V6 engines placed side to side. a V12 is two V6 engines welded in front of each other. W12 engines are crazy complex, heavy and unreliable when compared to a simpler, and more efficient V12
Or v8 vs w8
@@GTChucker86 dude a w12 is not 2 engines. The w refers to the positioning of the cylinders. Which are in a zig zag pattern. ITS A SOLID BLOCK. The v12 is in a straight line 6 cylinders on each side of the block.
V16 vs w16
Love my inline 6. Smooth running and reliable even after 71 years. It’s the 105 HP 230 flat head in my ‘48 Dodge. This car does have a long nose. Huge back seat too, but that’s another story 😊
scott steibel how many miles?
This video only triggers me because
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Boxer/Flat 6
That's a very different beast though, lol.
VR6
SVX?
Boxers/flats have head gasket issues these dont so thats a huge hit in reliability
@@BobTheStrangeMan W6.
He didn't mention any actual disadvantage on the I6 engine, just because it's longer doesn't mean it's bad, not a disadvantage at all. However, V6s on the other hand, really do have a lot of disadvantages. Even semi trucks use I6 engines, they are very reliable, powerful, and easy to work on. Even mercedes pretty much copied what BMW has been doing for years, I6 3.0 engines, it's a great setup for efficiency, power, reliability, and just pure awesomeness!!
In-line 6 longitudinal components may be more prone to flexing tho
@@chinadonconan6933 That is especially true with the in-line 8 engines that were around from the 1930s until the 1950s. Eight cylinders in a row were much too long to be a practical, long-running design.
It's size means you can't put it in just about any car. Size can be important.
@@yamil8003 they're really not that big, just look at the e36 and e46, small cars, with a small hood, and they still fit them without issues
Here's to more inline 6 RWD cars!
Exept bmws
Ansaree97 did you mean to say IRS?
Lol bro I see you under a lot of videos I watch, you live in Cali also?
there's a Rumor that FCA wants to replace the Pentastar V6 with a new I6!
More transverse inline 6 cars like the original Volvo V60 Polestar.
I really appreciate these videos. They’re helping me learn more about cars, which is something I’ve always wanted to learn more about. This guy manages to strike a perfect balance between teaching and entertaining, and it’s not trying to be funny which I appreciate.
I feel like this guy could teach me anything and I would walk out having learned something
So you're not talking about Porsche's flat-6 and VW's VR6?
The 140 CU IN (2.3L Corvair) did pretty good too. 110 Hp, 140 Hp and turbo 180 HP. Needed high octane gasoline but would go a long way on a gallon. Not bad for a 60+ year old design. Honda even made a motor cycle with one.
john jay sounds like somebody got walked by a vr6 lol
@john jay Flat 4 baby.
john jay are you a kid
Unless it’s a joke that’s ok
Well, the video is about straight 6 and V6 engines, not flat 6 or VR6 engines... So no😂
I love how informative this channel is and gives a good idea of what's what as opposed to a bunch of random rubbish about which is better. Preference does factor, I personally love working an I6 over a V6 but love the sound of a V6 more.
Why no Barra in the list of greatest Inline 6 engines, Australians love it and my Falcon loves it aswell
Super rare here in the states so ppl don't know about them but still a good enough
Barra is good, but it's limited in Aussie and New Zealand only
that motor is a beast 4 liters of awesomness
Because us 'Muricans are bitter we never got it in our country.
And the TVR speed 6 is one of the best stock I6s but it wasn't mentioned.
Great breakdown of the inline vs V6. Great info and great delivery. Thank man!!
I really enjoyed this vid. Had no idea of the differences. 10/10
Cruising on a highway in a car with a straight six is super smooth, I always loved them for that.
@Stephen Macdaddy you making your car loud isn't what he was talking about.
My engineering professors should be this *_lively_* and *_enthusiastic_* when doing lectures! 👍😁🎉👌🌟
I just learned something new! Thanks for the video!
As a 20 something with no mechanic experience trying to add that into his life I greatly appreciate this. This was so well described
I don't know how Nissan did it, but their VQ motors are so freaking smooth.
i love the inline 6 for its simplicity hence its my favorite. they even look cool when supercharged.
Perfectly well explained. Good job i like your videos!
Very thorough video on how the straight six compares to other engines and I never knew there was a slanted engine for that one older car.
Most of the cons of the inline 6, like stated in the video, can be negated with modern technology. As far as the length of an engine bay, that's more of a design feature. Long beautiful bonnets or hoods are beautiful on most cars. Overall, I really don't see any negatives with I6 engines. Hell, even Toyota/Lexus utilized them in their line up of cars: 1JZ & 2JZ. Less complexity, less vibrations, more compact, forced beauty due to design... what's not to love. I really didn't understand what a balance engine was until I drove in an E46 M3. Put it this was, when the car was parked I stepped out of the car not realizing I didn't turn of the engine. It's that smooth. The same at a red light. All of sudden, it made me realize how "unbalanced" my I4 K20 was in my Acura RSX-S.
I believe it has to do with the firing order, the primary forces. I'm not sure, however.
I6 motors also are less safe for vehicle collisions. Having a shorter V6 means a greater crush space is available at the front of the car.
@Soldado de Juan José Torres small Inline 4's (i.e. below 2 liters) don't have as much of a problem, but bigger inline 4's (there are 5 litre 4's, albeit diesels, in medium duty trucks) need countershafts to even vibrations
@Dickhead Bear I disagree with weak crankshafts as someone who drives a 13L L6 powered semi for a living
Weight distribution and engine weight are the only downsides. They are outweighed by the pluses in applicable applications (good torque, hence truck use; and naturally balanced)
@Dickhead Bear and almost all V6's need balance shafts, or they run like shit, like the original Buick 225 V6
I6 because I am straight.
V6s are not straight which is gay
@@StaVrosRaf but they have to 2 straight lines doesn't that mean they're double straight
Supreme DX im not but i have a supra
@@Au_blickymouse Holy shit you are right!!!
@@Au_blickymouse 2 Straight = bisexual :o
I’ve been saving for 2 years for an r32 skyline gtst and this video really helped thanks
I've owned 2 V6s, 1 straight 6 and one VR6, which is an inline V6, 3 of them had about 170hp...the coolest of the bunch was the 4.3L Chevy V6 in my Jimmy, it had enough torque to easily lay two black strips with the stock over-sized on road/offroad tires.
thanks for giving such valuable information about 6 cylinder engines
Doing mechanics in college and my god these videos are helping. So easy to understand and explained really well!
Thank you for providing me with some interesting knowledge :) Cheers!
I6 are also stronger since there's a journal for each cylinder rather than a journal for every 2.
Interesting and informative vid. Thankyou😎👍🏻
love my inline six on my 2006 BMW 330ci
i love power
@@mikkihintikka7273 You love power until you wake up in a pole... :|
@@Rob-326 what do you mean? in the pole? you mean i have hit pole with my car or what
@@mikkihintikka7273 Utility pole,Phone pole,etc. The one in which if you crash at high speed...You won't get out of there alive.Think it was easier to say a wall or something like that but a wall is too obvious... :|
On your 2006 BMW 33083649403937745949373638749ci
Why is this show so good? Like, no one asked for this but they did it anyway. Good job!
4:00 this was at Drachten airport in the Netherlands. Before my dad's team drove pro modified, we always went there. What a memories...
Honestly I'm sure all of is would love to sit down and watch an hour long video of every engine type known to man. V, inline, flat, slant, W, etc. Pros and cons of each. Also the opposed piston engine! Those are sweet. Please, more of these!!!
Me and my cousin both have jeep Cherokees with inline 6s. Both of our jeeps are crazy powerful.
This is wonderfully educational and entertaining!
Nice one, well done ❤
Where is my boxer 6 cylinders?!?
isnt that just a180 deg V6
@@RideTheTrack not quite. Boxers and flat 6 are not conected the same way to the crankshaft
No
Here
theyre all busy fixing their garbage engines
Inlines for the win!
Or rotors.. ya know that drift life...
Ehkm,rotors-MAZDA
2JZ-DRIFTING
ROTORS-NOT ONLY FOR DRIFTING BUT STILL VERY GREAT
I have an fc3s with a v8
@@hek.186 why..... just why
@@hek.186 i hope youre lying
@@Your_nearest_toyota_dealer Cuz my friend has a rotary , and me and him are helping our friend k20a1 swap his fc. We just want to be a unique little car crew lol
I love this channel, so informative
Very informative and intresting video! Thank you :)
Which engine is your favorite?
Like = i6
Comment =v6
i6 for life baby!!!
Ford Taurus SHO or v6 Mustang
How about unsubscribe!!! 👍 rb26 over 2Jz but why not both o.o
XD
@@TheHaloM112 That disgusting.
mitsubishi 6A13TT hell to upkeep but still love it, shame that you USA ppl have not been able taste yet those 1997-> Galant and Legnum VR4´s
I Love both but the best is i6
Do all Donut hosts get liquored up before recording each podcast?
Good times.
Your vids are just awesome ! No kidding ! We learn somuch things !
I love that volvo have been running fwd I6 from 1999 to 2015.
Useless turning radius but fekking cool none the less.
i’ve learned more from this video then i have in my whole semester 😂
should do a science garage episode on compression ratios.
Beautifully explained!
Where the hell are you Bart? I miss Science Garage. :(
He moved for another job I think
Physics: “you can’t mount an inline six transversely.”
Volvo: “hold my öl!🍺”
To be fair though, they are rather annoying to work on...
@@RazorbackGrasshopper yep have to remove the fender, wheel arch and entire suspension on some to gain access to the belts, alternator and water pumps. Not very practical
Suzuki verona as well
Volvo be like “hold my extended warranty”
Engines shouldn't be mounted transversely.
Today I saw somebody watching a Donut video at school
Great video, thanks
One thing I did not heard you saying is that straight six is a good thing for RWD. It's aligned to trasmission and power flow to the rear. Some sporty cars exchanged N/A V8's for In-line 6 turbos and enhanced their power. The good thing about I-6 is that works great with different turbos layouts.
How about the VR6?
Perfect, exept that it sucks
It's Doodoo
So slow LOL
Slow and broken
Wack
Both have their compromises but I think the compromises of having inline 6 are far more livable and sustainable.
Inline 6 and boxer 4 are my favorite engine types. Because balance. Better balanced engines last longer and can be driven harder, assuming the internal components aren't compromised (small oil or water channels, cast pistons and conrods, bearing clearance, etc.).
thank you . spot on explanation
Got a Chevy Trailblazer with the i6. I’ve only had it for around 8 months now, and I love that thing. Only bad thing was a freak accident when the tensioner pulley broke (yes, we were doing it the right way) when trying to replace the horribly designed vvt solenoid.
Jeep old straight 6 engines never died. It broke my heart @ how many of these beautiful engines were destroyed during the “Cash 4 Clunkers” government program.
Jeep inline 6 was slow junk anyway
@@williammoore7367 great for an off-road vehicle.
Cash for clunkers also meant cash for new car dealers.
William Moore not if you played with the injection
William Moore mine does pretty good for being in a small SUV idk what you’re talking about😂
Chryslers first mass production use of aluminum engine blocks was with the 170 cubic inch slant six in 1960, as an option for the Valiant line (it got absorbed into Plymouth in 1961). I'm surprised you didn't mention the old Chevy stovebolt 6, that thing ran for almost 40 years, I think that was GM's longest production engine outside of the small block Mouse motor.
2:47 the inline 6 in the series 1 and 2 e-type jaguar sounds totally awesome.
Donut bring this guy back
Having owned both a v6, which was a Buick 225cu Dauntless in my 1970 Kaiser Cj5 Jeep, and a straight 6, an AMC 258cu in my 1985 AMC Cj7, I admit that the straight 6 is indeed a smoother running motor, but the v6 definitely had more power, and when runnin open headers, the v6 sounds A HELLUVA LOT BETTER than the straight 6....
It's because self destruction sounds amazing.
This is better than learning in school..
Man I love this show
To remember the order of the complimentary pistons on an i6 like for running an overhead, just follow this advice
1-6, 3-4, 2-5
16 is too young, 34 is too old, 25 is just right.
I'm 34 years old. 😭
16+9=25+9=34 that's mathematic, nigga. ☺
@@justawhitenigga where the fuck the 9 came from
@@laamada1348 difference between 34 and 25 is 9. Difference between 25 and 16 is 9.
@@justawhitenigga ohh, okay
No mention of the AMC 4.0 Jeep engine. Probably the most iconic American inline 6.
Good video though... as usual.
Zach Stefl bmw and toyota make better i6's
@@lukas6610 i don't think you understand what the 4.0 was. It's not a highly tunable 1000hp engine, but it doesn't die. It doesn't get much better than that.
Mine has 350k miles and runs flawlessly
AMC'S 232 and 258 in line sixes are excellent.
Zach Stefl don’t forget the early Chrysler 4.0l iteration of the AMC i6
Please do a regenerative and dynamic braking episode. Me and my friends are designing and creating a hybrid go kart but we are having a bit of trouble with adding regenerative braking.
Silver holy shit make videos!!
We might make some videos about, it and thanks for your support. Currently we are getting all of the funding for it (we are at roughly 460$ out of 750)
Well explained!!! Really
I love My BMW E46, it's such a smooth engine, with great noise!
Talk about the 5 cylinder engines (the deisel one) please. 👌🏻🌹
How about a H-6?
You mean 180° V6
No he means boxer engine which is not quite the same as flat 6
@@pablovini98 Correct. Also they have a video on that which is pretty good. Sorry for misunderstading...
There are "X" shaped engines, I believe old airplanes used them.
@@StaVrosRaf exept that it's perfectly balanced and is lower, wider and has lower center of gravity.
just the video I was looking for!
He should have mentioned the inline six cast iron block of the Lexus IS300 series. Super smooth and very reliable 2JZ-GE. Maybe it's why the "IS" stands for Intelligent Sport in our SportCross.
Jeep's 4L straight 6 is a beast!!
Ford Barra in-line 6 is where it’s at 👌🏻👌🏻
Anthony. The barra inline 6 engine is a dual overhead cam 4L
Actually comes in single over head cam and double over head cam.
I am also aware that outside of Aus it’s not really heard of, but if we make some noise, maybe it will be
Seb Skilton yeah boi
Ford 300 buddy
@@ex__mortis 6 cylinder barra's come with dohc, up until the au they came with sohc when they were called the intech engine.
The integrated jokes and references are great, very good videos!
I love how this guy explains things
I love the design of the inline six so much! They balance of the forces is such a beautiful work of science. I don't fuck with no vibrations, lmao.
I Like the old straight sixes 😀👍
That's what I got. 66 Mercedes 230 2.3l modular inline 6 with duel carbs
I own 1997 960 3.0 I6. The car is truly a long-legged mile eater . It just glides gracefully on the highway.
I like the ford 300cid straight 6 build from the late 60s and all the way to the 90s used in ford trucks. Absolutely legendary engine that had tons of torque at less than 2,000 rpms which means it will last forever because it doesn’t have to rev high
I laughed wayyyy to hard at the opening jokes 🤣🤣🤣
V6 is great for the manufacturer but a headache for the consumer. Inline 6 or die.
Hansolo86Mk2 oh yes
That's basically what I was getting from this video but at the same time a lot of consumers do want smaller/compact cars and understand that comes with more maintenance (or just don't care).
OR you forget about 6 and go to a V8 instead
@@sauronseyescream8394 For what? More headaches?
@@Bitaliktderr its worth it to me. I'm a sucker for a great V8 exhaust note. Not a fan of anything about six cylinders really, other than fuel efficiency
Hmmmmm, I think it's time to remodel my kitchen and toss that toaster, replace it with an intercooler, then add a turbo to my blender!! Awesome video.
This my favorite Donut show now.
I know if you made a intro listing everyone's favorite I6 engines it would be 20 minutes long, all I want to say is the bullet proof Jeep 4.0L HO I6 is one of the greats too! never mentioned because its not a performance motor.
David Kutschke true, it's more of a torque motor than a performance motor
@@karlsmith2570 nobody cares about off-road profomance
Ethan champagne it doesn't necessarily mean that torque isn't important in street performance
Usually, when automotive technicians put an engine on the Dyno, They measure both horsepower and torque
I too felt shafted by the almost complete lack of mentioning the legendary 225 Slant Six.
I too keep car parts in my kitchen
Same
Same.
Well MOTORCYCLE parts....
Okay, the whole motorcycle is parked in there.
@@Anarchristian_Beanz yea if the bike and the new tires are nor next to the fridge something isnt right.
@@MyMothers-Son why next to the fridge? JUST STICK IT IN THERE BOIS :P
Lol I built a engine in my kitchen. My girlfriend loved it so much 😂
Wow...Very Informational
Hey man I love your videos! You're deff helping me learn quicker than I thought I would! Lol I was wondering if you could do some kind of video on Hyundai Tiburons!! I have a 2003 6 speed and I'm buying a 2nd one this week and will be doing a lot of work. I love these little cars they're pretty badass for the price! 😍😁
dont do it go buy a e46 bmw 3 series and live life the way it should be lived for your sake and mine
@@landonsampson6378 lmfao that would be nice but BMW's just aren't my style lolol I'm probably just gonna flip this 2nd tiburon and slowly work my way up to something like a 350z or something. Also might get a miada this summer, strip it down, put a cage on it and some mods and have a little "adult gokart" to drift around in the country of my small town lmfao that'll just be for shits and giggles though 😂😂😂