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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
A flat 6 is nothing more than an inline six laid down flat, which is why flat sixes are low vibration designs.
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Nice post - just this one statement that isn't quite accurate - a flat six is actually a lot different than an inline six laid down flat - if an inline six was laid down flat, it'd have all six cylinders pointing/firing in the same direction, rather than three cylinders pointing in one direction and the other three in the opposite direction. It's also much shorter in length, as you pointed out a little later:
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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
The block is shorter because the cylinder spacing can be almost halved, but the crank pin positioning is the same as far as cancelling vibrations.
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