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  1. +Go Mad No, the cross-plane crank was invented to eliminate secondary imbalances. The odd firing order plus counter weights on the crank eliminate secondary imbalances. The flat plan crank v8 will vibrate more. But they are usually used in racing applications where that's not a concern.
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  2. +Yoseob Yang The design requirements for a car used for transportation are completely different than that of a race car. A race car engine is designed for maximum output, but to only last for the race. Also, in Europe a high performance engine is more useless for transportation with gas at $6/gal.
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  3. +slowsword I think they might have done this on the old 1960s gt40 racing Le Mons with a ford 427 big block.
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  4. Cross plane V8 s are usually produced with a Y or H exhaust pipe layout, to even out the uneven pressures coming from each side.
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  5. +Nick Palaroan The crossplane crank was introduced because the flat plane crank is not balanced. It's basically two 4 cylinder engines mated, and 4 cyl engine has secondary imbalances.
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