Firing order

As Firing order designates one the order, into which those with one or become "ignited".

The engine technical designers put the firing order firmly with the goal of letting the engine run as calmly and oscillation-poor as possible. The firing order is indicated in the technical data of the manuals, and often also in a sticker at the engine or in cast in numbers for the cylinder head. One knows the order also easily at the order that .

The cylinder opposite the force delivery side/clutch is called the first cylinder.

Typical firing orders:

• Four-cylinder row engines: 1-3-4-2 or 1-4-2-3
• Six cylinder row engines: 1-5-3-6-2-4
• Six cylinder VR engines: 1-5-3-6-2-4
• V6-Motoren: 1-6-2-4-3-5
• V8-Motoren: often 1-5-4-8-6-3-7-2,
• V8-Motoren von General the engine/USA: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
• V8-Motoren of the Ford/USA: 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8

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