View Poll Results: Which is a better engine design?
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OHC vs. OHV.... which is better?
03-12-2005, 11:06 AM
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OHC vs. OHV.... which is better?
In this day in age, we have similair yet very different forms of the internal combustion engine. We all know both of them and have had many arguements about which is a better way to make power. I know that both I and Cobra4B have participated in such and in the Mustang F-body rivalry, its always getting brought up. 
Some of the negative aspects of a over head valve engine is that you can't have multiple intake and exhaust valves per cylinder and typically a lower red line, on the other side of the coin however, you'll have monsterous torque and simplicity. With a OHV engine, you have a higher redline, more simple design and typically a more efficient engine however torque is sometimes sacrifices with this kind of engine design and the heads are more complicated of its rival. So, I ask the people of dragva to post their two cents on what is a better engine design.....
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Some of the negative aspects of a over head valve engine is that you can't have multiple intake and exhaust valves per cylinder and typically a lower red line, on the other side of the coin however, you'll have monsterous torque and simplicity. With a OHV engine, you have a higher redline, more simple design and typically a more efficient engine however torque is sometimes sacrifices with this kind of engine design and the heads are more complicated of its rival. So, I ask the people of dragva to post their two cents on what is a better engine design.....Discuss
03-12-2005, 11:33 AM
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Re: OHC vs. OHV.... which is better?
Originally Posted by XCELR8
Some of the negative aspects of a over head valve engine ...typically a lower red line...
Originally Posted by XCELR8
With a OHV engine, you have a higher redline
And besides, there is no way in hell there could be a VR6 with an internal cam. Engineers of that magnitude don't exist.
who needs um!
03-12-2005, 11:50 AM
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Re: OHC vs. OHV.... which is better?
I'll personally like both. Overhead Valve has more torque, and i like a car with lots of torque. Overhead Cams are nice, higher redline, better top end typically, but, not very street-able, unless your always on the highway. the teg im gettin is DOHC, so i guess ill have to keep the revs up, cause it has no torque :-p
03-12-2005, 11:52 AM
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Re: OHC vs. OHV.... which is better?
Originally Posted by TRU
the teg im gettin is DOHC, so i guess ill have to keep the revs up, cause it has no torque :-p
03-12-2005, 11:57 AM
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Re: OHC vs. OHV.... which is better?
Originally Posted by TRU
i know this, lol. but typically, OHC's have less torque than OHV's, which is my point. honda = torqueless wonder, no questions asked, lol
I think a torquey car have nearly as much torque as hp, or more. So far, every "new" car I've owned as been "torquey". My honda wasn't torquey of course
