[Spridgets] Jag Inline 6

Matt Hagopian mhagopian at hoppetool.com
Sun Apr 11 08:59:18 MDT 2010


I also forgot to mention this.. They stopped putting rise engines in  
jags in 1970. Since then, British tanks have been run by the same  
jaguar xke 4.2 L motor for 35 years!! How about!! Btw they just  
switched to a diesel motors

Sincerely,

Matt Hagopian

On Apr 10, 2010, at 10:45 PM, "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

> The inline six is the only engine arrangement that is perfectly  
> balanced.
> They don't need harmonic balancers to cancel out rocking motion
> like V arrangements and large inline 4 cylinder engines.  This  
> smoothness is often attributed to their longevity.
>
> It's a shame they don't put them in cars anymore.  Unless BMW is  
> still making them.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirk Hargreaves" <khargreaves2 at gmail.com 
> >
>> I have been told by Jag mechanics, and have also read, that the  
>> inline 6's
>> are very strong engines - as reliable as a small block V8?


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