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[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They're usually named based on the arrangement of the pistons. V and W engines are pretty clear, H engines are a type of "flat" (or "horizontally-opposed") engine with two pairs of horizontal pistons.