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Straight-8
A Straight-8 engine is a Straight engine with eight cylinders.
Straight-8 engines have perfect primary and secondary balance, this allows them to run very smooth. This also lead to a very long engine.
Thus the straight-8 are not common in automobile. A well-known example of this configuration is the Bugatti straight-8 engine.
See also: straight engine
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