5 cylinder engine

Back in the day I had a 1982 Mitsubishi Sigma 2.0 litre with balance shafts (Mitsubishi called it "Silent Shaft" technology) and a 1987 Tredia 1.6 litre with the same. Both were nice running engines, even by modern standards.
 
The Rovering Member said:
GrimV8 said:
Yes, but all DS engines were notorius for NVH, even by 1960's standards.
I'm not really into them
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I am!
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I never wrote all that! :p :LOL:
I don't mind the look and the ride/comfort. I'm just better at mechanical/ bodywork work than plumbing :wink:
 
Saab 2.3 4 pots have a balance shaft. Vauxhall did a 2.2 4cyl, not sure if they have balance shafts.

I guess back in the '60s most cars were RWD, and if you wanted a smoother less harsh engine, you fitted a straight 6. Straight 6s don't really work with transverse FWD setups, hence the need to develop smoother larger capacity 4cyl engines.

Tom
 
The 2.2 carlton engine i had in my silver manta didnt have balancer shafts... Had a 1.9 2 box exhaust on it so you'd probably not notice any vibration above that caused by the exhaust.

The difference between 2.0 and 2.2 is a fairly small percentage increase in engine capacity. Maybe this is a 'soft' limit in that somewhere just over 2 litres it starts to become a problem. Maybe you have to get to 3 litres before it's painful or something?

Rich
 
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