Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "Why This Is Easily The WORST 12-cylinder Engine Ever Made!" video.

  1. I think the only way Cosworth can get around the cranktwist problem is small cylinder bores, fairly close cylinder spacing and newer high strength steel alloys for the crank forging. What's the car that is being developed with an X-16 or X-20 layout. Two narrow angle V-8s or V-10s on a common crankcase. Small displacement too.
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  2. One advantage of the layout was the shorter hence stiffer crankshaft. An inline 6 or V-12 are really about the practical length for a high performance engine. An inline 8 or V-16 are vulnerable to crantwist. The straight 8 used in the Mercedes race cars of the mid 50s used a straight 8 with the power taken off from a gear between the #4 and #5 cylinders. This also where the cam and accessories were driven from.
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