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Combustion engine simulator that generates realistic audio.
http://engine-sim.parts/
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Adding a hybrid cylinder head (inline and v shape) for VR and W engines from Volkswagen #122

Open m4rtinvdbij opened 2 years ago

m4rtinvdbij commented 2 years ago

I'm fiddling with this project and i'm trying to recreate a VR6 engine.

But i think i get stuck at using 4 camshafts and the generic cylinder head.

The name VR6 comes from the [German] initials for a [V engine] (German: V-Motor) and a [straight (inline) engine] (German: Reihenmotor), therefore the VR engine is described as a "Vee-Inline engine" (VR-Motor).

VR6 engines share a common [cylinder head] for the two banks of cylinders. Only two [camshafts] are needed for the [engine], regardless of whether the engine has two or [four valves] per cylinder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR6_engine

Ideally there would have to be 1 custom VR head, wich can be used on both cylinder banks, and to go along with it, just one set of camshafts.

HWiese1980 commented 2 years ago

Will you also simulate the infamous oil pressure drop of the VR6 which occasionally resulted in catastrophic engine failure? Like rods punched through the block...

The VR6 was a good engine, as long as oil pressure was good and the timing chain tensioners did their job...