Four banger? Anyone know where this term originates? Toyota four cylinder engines seem smooth to me.
Four banger?
Sep 21, 2004
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It's an old term (at least in Australia) which has been around since Jesus was a boy. Probably refers to the noisy sound of T model Fords (they sold 1000s of them out here) and such. Jason
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It's an old term (at least in Australia) which has been around since Jesus was a boy. Probably refers to the noisy sound of T model Fords (they sold
1000s of them out here) and such.Jason
If a four seems smooth to you, then you've never laid hands on a V16 (the other end of the spectrum).
- Philip @ Maximum Torque RPM
Pistons bang up and down. You may be aware of another use of this term in a more procreative way. Your four banger is used to differentiate it from a six banger, eight banger or more. It signifies the number of cylinders. Probably coined when engines did alot more banging.
Don
thought that was 4 sausages for breakfast.
And a "couple of hubcaps" means two eggs over easy.
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- Philip @ Maximum Torque RPM
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