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Offline RICK

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4 Banger?
« on: 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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Offline SteveM

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Re: 4 Banger?
« Reply #1 on: 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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Offline kiwi belly tank

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Re: 4 Banger?
« Reply #2 on: 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.
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Offline Elmo Rodge

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Re: 4 Banger?
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2022, 05:56:56 PM »
Sid we used the one lunger phrase some over here, too.
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Re: 4 Banger?
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2022, 06:19:12 PM »
SUCK!
SQUEEZE!
BANG!
BLOW!
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