PARALLEL TWIN: 360° vs 180° vs 270° - Ultra in-depth but EASY TO UNDERSTAND - ENGINE BALANCE

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00:00 Intro
00:35 Motorcycle and car applications and firing intervals
05:00 Acceleration, Velocity and Force
07:58 Primary balance and vibrations explained
12:22 180° and 360° twins primary balance and rocking couple
16:10 270° primary balance
16:49 Secondary balance and vibrations explained
20:07 180° and 360° twins secondary balance
21:34 270° secondary balance and rocking couple
22:40 Balance summary and reasons why the 270° twin is so popular nowadays
25:25 Pumping losses

What is up engine heads, today we’ll be taking a very detailed look at the engine balance of parallel twin engines and we will compare the three different widely used parallel twin configurations that can be seen on motorcycles and even in some cars, the 360, 180 and 270 degree inline twin or parallel twin engines. Although this will be a very detailed and long explanation I promise that it will be organic and easy to understand for everyone and I guarantee that if you pay attention, by the end of this video you will have the satisfaction of a newfound appreciation for the reciprocating piston engine.

So let’s start from the basics. An inline twin or parallel twin cylinder engine is any engine where the there are two cylinders right next to each other in the same line using the same cylinder head. An inline twin can also be called a straight twin or a parallel twin engine because the two cylinders are in parallel.
The only other two cylinder configurations are the V-twin and the flat twin. Unlike the inline twin both the v and the flat need two cylinder heads as the two cylinders are physically separated from each other.

Now when it comes to the inline twin cylinder engine there are three widely used configurations. 360 degrees (most British bikes from the 1930s and onward such as the Norton Commando, BSA A65, Matchless, Triumph Bonneville, BMW F800GS, Kawasaki W800 and the Fiat Twin air engine ),

180 degrees(Most two cylinder Japanese bikes from the 60s including the Honda CB450, Suzuki GS400, Yamaha XS500, with modern examples being the Ninja 650 and the Yamaha R3 )

and finally 270 degrees (Honda Africa twin, Honda NC750, New Honda Rebel, Aprilia RS660, Tuono and Tuareg, BMW F900XR, All Triumph twins after 2016 like the street twin, street scrambler, bonneville, bonneville bobber, yamaha mt-07, yamaha r7, yamaha tenere, Royal Enfield continental GT and interceptor ). The degrees refer to the firing interval of the engine in crankshaft degrees.

First up we have the 360 degree twin. In the case of this configuration the pistons move up and down together. So a cylinder fires, the engine rotates 360 degrees and then the other cylinder fires, again we rotate 360 degrees fire the first cylinder and so on. In other words the engine has an even fire interval and fires once every revolution.

Next up we have the 180 degree twin. In this case we have 180 degrees of separation between the two crank pins. This of course means that when one piston is at TDC or top dead center the other piston will be at BDC or bottom dead center. And as the engine runs it looks like this. A cylinder fires, the engine rotates 180 degrees and then the other cylinder fires. Obviously because we’re talking about four stroke engines here when the second cylinder fires the first one is still the other is on the exhaust stroke which means that the first cylinder must complete exhaust and also do intake and compression before it can fire again. Each stroke is 180 degrees which means that the engine must rotate another 540 degrees before it can fire again. The result is that the firing interval is uneven and goes 180 540 180 540.

Finally we have the 270 degree parallel twin. In this case there is 270 degrees or 90 degrees separation between the two crank pins, depending on how you look at it. The result is that one piston always trails the other by half a stroke or by 90 degrees or crankshaft rotation. When it comes to the firing interval of the 270 degree twin we have the following scenario: A cylinder fires, the engine rotates 270 degrees and then the other cylinder fires. When the second cylinder fires the first one will have completes half of its exhaust stroke which means that it has to complete the remaining half of the exhaust stroke and then do intake and compression which is 90 + 180 + 180 which equals 450 degrees. Meaning that the engine has to rotate another 450 degrees again before it can fire the first cylinder again. The end result is again an uneven firing interval of 270 450 270 450 270 450. This is the same as a v-twin which results in the 270 degree parallel twin having a similar soundtrack and character to a v twin.

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Probably the most articulate presentation on Youtube - not a single wasted word - a flawless presentation of a stream of quite challenging concepts

trevortrevortsr
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My 1981 Honda CB400T was a 360° parallel twin with a balancer shaft. Even though the engine was used as a stressed member of the frame (no rubber engine mounts) my friends who owned 4-cylinder bikes marveled at how much smoother my Honda was. My college roommate had a 1980 Yamaha XS 400 with the 180° engine, and that thing vibrated hard enough to make women sitting in cars in the next lane moan.

markbartlett
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I appreciate how you've grown into covering engineering aspects of these things that fascinate us to no end. Cheers!

fraymond
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inline twins are the one of most desireable discussion which I would like to hear on this chanel. Thank you so much, that was highly appreciated

maxroshin
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As my kids ( btw they're all in there 20's and ride motorbikes) would say you're a Don. That's the most coherent description I have ever come across in 60 years. I'm in your debt Don "driving for answers" Corleone.

dufushead
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And here I thought originally that a inline 2 was only in a 360 format for a 4 stroke engine. We love you sharing your vast engine knowledge with us!

JazzbLu
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Try to imagine that teachers at school would explain physics and maths concepts this way. Everybody will be clever. Amazing

DavidHurtadoToran
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The best channel I know to get really a more in-depth explanation of how engines work.

hugobloemers
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Wow, this video was extremely informative and easy to understand! I've casually studied engine technology for many years, and this video was some of the "cream of the crop"! Thank you so much! I learned a lot from this. :)

c.a.r.s.carsandrelevantspecs
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As always, a very in-depth explanation and yet a very accessible one! very good job and thank you!

PaulDebaecker
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Not being a mechanical engineer or even a mechanic I never imagined there were so many things to consider when making an engine, this is a full and clear explanation but I will have to see it again at least twice so I can get it. Thanks for uploading.

donalfredisaac
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I've never known anyone who explains mechanics as well as you do! Thank you so much!

hea
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That's amazing!
I've always marveled at the engineering that goes into motorcycle engines.

jameshaulenbeek
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I'm 63 years old and this video proves that you can teach old dogs new tricks! Cheers!

keriengen
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Didn't think I would watch the entire piece, not only watched it but thoroughly enjoyed it, all made sense and was presented in a very interesting way using diagram-graph-description to great effect! Superb piece, thank you.

stuartmoulton
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Great video. Well done and very informative! Totally agree with the effect recovery gap has on performance. Great example is 250 4-cycle single short track bikes with a 720 degree recovery gap perform better than 250 2-cycles bikes with a 360 degree recovery gap. There are other factors as well but this one definitely plays role. I do however have to take exception to your statement about why Harleys were for so many years dominate in flat track racing since a lot of the British bikes were 500cc singles which would have a 720 degree recovery gap. The fact that the rules at that time allowed a displacement of 750cc for side valve bikes (Harleys) verses 500cc for OHV bikes (everybody else on British bikes). That was the by far the biggest factor.

rolandhintzman
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New sub here!
When I went from a Harley Sportster to a Triumph Bonneville in 2008 the lack of vibration was odd and almost creepy. It felt "dead". But I soon became accustomed to that proper English Twin's smoothness. You can actually keep a glass of wine on the bike as it runs. Now, when I jump on a Sportster it feels like a paint shaker. (FWIW I still like both bikes - very much)
When Bonnies went to 270 degrees they lost the authentic sound and feel of the classic parallel twin. They sound good, true - but nothing like the old, even-firing P-twins.

motomuso
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I feel like I just went to university for an entire semester. Wow - incredible info - thanks for taking the time to teach us this.

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After 35 years of riding I will be not even close to explaining the way you great video. Great animation 👌

Allwynvaz
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I don't even care about motorcycles (or engines) but this is so interesting and so well done, I can't stop watching these videos. Well done that man.

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