dohc vs sohc

cmx3d · Post by **cmx3d** » October 2nd, 2001, 8:29 pm

this may sound alittle stupid but i'm not big on cars so i figure i'll try. what is the difference between the DOHC engine, and the SOHC engine? and what are the advantages and disadvantages of them? i think i may know the answer but i'm not sure...

Shady469 · Post by **Shady469** » October 2nd, 2001, 9:32 pm

DOHC = Dual Over Head Cam SOHC = Single Over Head Cam Dual cams = more HP

cmx3d · Post by **cmx3d** » October 2nd, 2001, 9:35 pm

thanks shady, so arent v-6's all dohc? and 4 cylinder's all sohc? thats what i was told. 93 gs mx-3 1.8 v-6

Brainless · Post by **Brainless** » October 2nd, 2001, 9:46 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cmx3d: thanks shady, so arent v-6's all dohc? and 4 cylinder's all sohc? thats what i was told. 93 gs mx-3 1.8 v-6<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>nope. 4 cyl mx-3 after 94 are DOHC

David Coleman · Post by **David Coleman** » October 3rd, 2001, 12:10 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Shady469: Dual cams = more HP<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>That's not entirely true. It can mean more hp, but not necessarily. SOHC has less rotational mass, so that's an advantage of it.

Manach · Post by **Manach** » October 4th, 2001, 12:41 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by David Coleman: That's not entirely true. It can mean more hp, but not necessarily. SOHC has less rotational mass, so that's an advantage of it.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Can you tell such advantage? Or mod to get the full potential of those full advantage?Thanks.

codyhoover · Post by **codyhoover** » October 9th, 2001, 3:43 pm

DOHC alows you to change intake and exhaust timins seperatly since they have a seperate cam for each. with a SOHC 1 cam pushes both intake and exhaust valves so if you retime the intake exhaust changes with it

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