What’s the difference between V6 and V8 engines, and is a V8 better than a V6? As the names suggest, both engines are V-style engines, with two banks of cylinders arranged in a V shape, and which is ...
V-shaped engines can't use just any angle because some angles would make their forces unbalanced and generate undesired ...
In the times when emissions restrictions were unheard of and oil flowed like water, bigger really was better, and no one did big better than American V8s.