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A V8 [[engine]] is a V engine with eight [[cylinders]] mounted on the [[crankcase]] in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common [[crankshaft]]. Looking at this [[engine block]] from the front or back most often looks similar to the letter V. | A V8 [[engine]] is a V engine with eight [[cylinders]] mounted on the [[crankcase]] in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common [[crankshaft]]. Looking at this [[engine block]] from the front or back most often looks similar to the letter V. | ||
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Revision as of 01:42, 20 August 2013
A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft. Looking at this engine block from the front or back most often looks similar to the letter V.
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