How come in 4-cyl performance cars, they usually for 2.0L of

the best balanced layout is 86mmx86mm

2.0L 4cyl
3.0L 6 cyl
4.0L 8 cyl
5.0L 10 cyl
6.0L 12 cyl

>>16151010
See DTM and SuperGT

>>16151022
also displacement taxes

forgot about those things

>>16151022
why is there so few 4l v8s?

For reference the Golf R, Civic Type R, AMG A45, Megane Trophy R, Cupra 290, S2000, GT86, etc are all 2.0L

0.5 liters per cylinder is apparently the most efficient

>>16151034
S2k also had a 2.2

>>16151033
Plenty in Europe

V8's are nicely balanced so there is little harm in going bigger. I don't know how Ford made a 5.2L flat-plane V8 rev to 8300RPM without shaking itself apart though

>>16151033
theyre quite a few from Europe arent they?

BMW
Mercedes
Audi
Jag
Rover

Because R4 is dog shit for balance and requires excessively sized balancing components as displacement grows.

The real question is why Subaru still uses 2.0L so much. Boxers are perfectly balanced, why not go up to a 3.0L flat-4 like Porsche?

>and then fix the BRZ with it

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There are many kits to stroke it out to 2.3 liters or more.

Dodge had a hard on for big displacement 4 bangers. They've has turbo 2.2 and 2.5 liter engines. The 2.5 turbo III made the Spirit R/T the fastest sedan in the world for a period. The srt neon was 2.4

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>>16151062
displacement tax

>>16151080
>in the world

lolno it wasnt

fastest in America

this car was already out by time the R/T hit the streets

>>16151062
because displacement memes in europe and japan

>>16151040
only for N/A

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On inline 4 engines, after you pass a certain displacement, you have to start using balance shafts, which aren't particularly sporty.

Example: Mazda/Ford 2.0 vs 2.5

>>16151091
What about the 2.3 as seen in the Mazdaspeed 3 and Focus RS?

>>16151033
Toyota made the 4.0L 1UZ and put it in the SC400, LS400 and some other shit

It's not quite square, in fact it's 87.5x82.5 but it's a pretty fuckin solid engine

>>16151062
I've heard that boxers are only completely balanced in 6 cylinders or more

How is the 2.5L QR that Nisssan made? They put that in the Spec-V Sentras.

>>16151091
2.0l ecoboost has a balance shaft

>>16151696
Was ok but had issues early on. Precats were too close to engine and if the material broke apart it could be sucked back into engine leading to oil burning. Theres turbo and supercharger kits for it as well.
I remember it as torquey more than rev happy but i had stock altima with autotragic. The 5/6 speed are way better

>>16151010
It's for MPGs because they are all just econoboxes