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RICK
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4 Banger?
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December 25, 2022, 02:49:02 PM »
Not really a technical question, more of a historical question. I think we've all heard the term. ie, "Is that a V8? No, it's just a 6-banger" Where does the term "BANGER" originate from?
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SteveM
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December 27, 2022, 10:10:51 AM »
I have always thought that the "banger" description originates with the "bang" of combustion.
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December 27, 2022, 02:28:16 PM »
Yep, number of cylinders that go bang! Way back in history on the bottom of the world we used to use the phrase one lunger (lung) or single banger for a single cylinder engine.
Sid.
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Elmo Rodge
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Sid we used the one lunger phrase some over here, too.
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WOODY@DDLLC
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December 27, 2022, 06:19:12 PM »
SUCK!
SQUEEZE!
BANG!
BLOW!
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