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Old 04-30-2012, 01:10 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
The 3 cylinder vibrates a lot more than the 4 and it also requires a balance shaft. End of story.
I'm sorry, but this is not true.

I invite you to read the pages you posted. It does a REALLY good job of explaining it all - I never understood it until I read your article.

The 4 cylinder needs TWO counter rotating ballancer shafts, and it still has third order issues.

The 3 cylinder only needs one simple ballancer shaft, and it is intrinsicly more ballanced.
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