There is no substitute.

[Perry, Chris]

whoops!  I was wrong...  Check out this website for some info on VR6, VR12
and VR18's

http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/lancia/58/technical_school/engine/tec
h_engine_packaging.htm

Chris Perry

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> From: 	Perry, Chris
> Sent: 	Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:38 AM
> To: 	Todd Young; 'auditude at neta.com'
> Cc: 	quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: 	RE: There is no substitute.
> 
> I read that it is indeed two VR6's joined together.  The two "middle" rows
> of cylinders are only 15 degrees apart (kind of staggered) and share the
> same intake manifold so it is essentially a W with a thick middle section.
> 
> x    xx   x
>  x   xx  x
>    x xx x
>       xx
> 
> Bad ASCII art interpretation
> 
> Chris Perry
> 
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> 
> 	I heard (the older W12 anyway) it was three banks ("W") of 4, so it 
> 	would be more like three 2.0l 4 cylinders.  Two VR6's would be 
> 	something else, like an "X12", with 4 banks of three.  Or, if all 4 
> 	banks of cylinders were narrow angle like the VR6, then it would be 
> 	just a really complicated cluster of cylinders.  I can't even
> picture 
> 	that tho'.
> 
> 	Unless you are talking joined inline, which would make them "V"'s 
> 	and not "W"'s, wouldn't it?
> 
> 	Later,
> 
> 	Ken
>