Posted on 04/24/2009 5:17:17 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952
Actually the inline 6 is the most inherently balanced engine configuration available! More so than any V configuration. According to M. J. Nunney (Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology, Fourth Edition), “The straight-6 layout is the simplest engine layout that possesses both primary and secondary mechanical engine balance, resulting in relatively low manufacturing cost combined with much less vibration than engines with fewer cylinders.” The best engines ever made were inline sixes; The AMC 258, the Dodge slant six, the Ford 4.9L 250, the Chevy 4.8L, the Cummins diesels, and BMW’s inline sixes. The 5 that Chevy offers is the same as the inline 6 that comes in the Trailblazer just minus one cylinder. I get about 19 city and 23 highway in my 2006 Colorado 4 door 2WD Z71. It makes way more horsepower than my Z28 did in 1979! I am concerned over the cylinder head issues though, but I haven’t had any problems yet at 38,000 miles. My dream truck though is a Dodge Ram Cummins 2500 Mega Cab... a superb engine wrapped in crap!
It is a inline 5 cylinder the Vortec 3500 (220 hp, 225 lb.-ft. of torque)
There are plenty of FR gear heads.
I have a four banger in my Colorado. When you hit the gas, it sounds like a racing car but it moves like a sand-dune.
It is a good truck, but you have to plan your moves way in advance.
I love my S10 with that 4.3 in it. It ran like a raped ape.
The V12 is also inherently balanced. Flat engines can cancel imbalances. It’s why Porsche loves boxer 6s.
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