Honda has finally made a DOHC version of its venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and it makes... no more power than the old SOHC VTEC V-6.
This spurs the Carmudgeons (in an admitted post-lunch food-coma) to a discussion about head design: why are two cams worth it? Even when you only have two valves? Why did Honda drop VTEC from that V-6 in favor of infinite cam phasing?
What is cam phasing, anyway?
And why use a V-6 instead of a straight-six when it uses twice as many cams? Or a supercharger and a turbocharger (hello, Lancia Delta S4.)
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This episode is all about difficult-to-comprehend engine-building decisions, digested and discussed in terms we can all understand. Hopefully.
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The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network, and stars veteran automotive journalist Jason Cammisa and walking-encyclopedia Derek Tam-Scott.
