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Old 4 May 2005, 17:25 (Ref:1293006)   #11
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Originally Posted by AdamAshmore
The rev. rise comes from the reduction in cc not cylinders. Generally the higher the number of cyclinders the higher the max rpm (for the same cc). So a V10 should rev more than a V8 of the same size. Here we have a drop from 3.5l to 2.4l (and a decade of development).
Can't the V8 rev just as high because it doesn't suffer from the crank twist that affects V10,12s etc ?
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