Flatplane vs Crossplane V8 engines. Foreign vs. domestic. What is a flatplane crankshaft? What is a crossplane crankshaft?

A flat-plane crank V8 is defined by the geometry of its core rotating assembly. In this configuration, the crankpins (or crank throws) are arranged at 180-degree intervals, and when viewed straight ...

There is more than one type of V8 engine in the world, of course, but when people say they like V8s, I think we know what they're mostly talking about. They don't usually mean high-revving, ...