[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: AUDI S3
no, the vr6 now has a 4v head, as do the recent "w" deratives, including the w18 that piech fired up in frankfurt in the bugatti (or was that a w12)... dave '95 rs2 '90 ur-q '88 mb 2.3-16 -----Original Message----- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 16:07:00 +0100 From: Aleksander Mierzwa <alexaudi@kki.net.pl> Subject: Re: AUDI S3 At 03:53 99-11-02 -0800, Ti Kan wrote: >There is a V5 engine in the VW lineup that fits in the A platform >chassis... (more appropriately named the VR5). Perhaps it could be >developed into a 5-valve version with turbo? That would be an interesting >one. Unfortunately, the VR6 engine and it's derivatives all share one common flaw: you can't have more than 2 valves per cylinder on these engines. The cylinder head is so large that it is extremely prone to warp. At least that's what I've heard.
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