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Is a cylinder head the same as an engine head?
If they are the same then most 4 cylinder cars have one cylinder head and 6 or 8 cylinder cars have 2 cylinder heads?
7 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
in an inline engine such as a 2,3,4,5,6,8 cylinder engines, a single head. on a v block such as a 6,8 10 and a 12, 2 heads.
- Robert MLv 79 years ago
VW makes a V6 with only ONE cylinder head. The engine block looks like a six pack of beer that has been forced into a zig zag pattern.
- 9 years ago
you are correct but some 6 cylinders do have 1 head.For instance a "straight six" has one cylinder head
- Country BoyLv 79 years ago
You are not correct! There are six cylinder diesel engines which have three cylinder heads. Four cylinder gasoline and diesel engines have two cylinder heads.
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