what does the "V" stand for in a automobile engine,.?

Question

- I have just bought a nice ford mustang V 6 engine, yet fail to know why all the paper work states v6 engine what is this v6 mean,..?

the letter v is abbreviation for what word in the phrase v6,.

Answer 1

The V is the position of the pistons in an engine (V engine).

See these links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_engine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-twin

The are known to create more torque for the same displacement.
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The number after the V (like V6) is the number of pistons. So V6 is six cylinder engine.

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Answer 2

There a numerous configurations for automobile engines.. a typical small car has a 4 cylinder engine almost always in a direct line,, known as an in-line 4 cyclinder engine. Larger engines can be manufactured as either and in-line 6 cyclinder or more typically a V shaped configuration with 3 cyclinders on each side of the engine block.

V6 and V8 engines are typicall built in the V configuration with either 3 or 4 cylinders on either side of the engine block.

Answer 3

It is the piston configuration. If you look at the front of the motor it takes the shape of a V. On a v6, you have 3 pistons on each side, and 4 on each side of a v8

Answer 4

It is the shape of the pistions like the letter v.