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"Nice car. What kind of engine does it have?"

"V8"

"Which kind of V8?"

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Flat plane or cross plane? Cross plane cranks necessitate an asymmetric firing order, which produces the wonderful burble from US V8s. Flat plane is more common in Europe - think Ferrari - and has a symmetric firing order that produces a toneless metallic howl.

I was talking about the Chrome kind of v8.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8_(JavaScript_engine)




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