Trickle Down Technology

Kent McLean kentmclean at mindspring.com
Thu Dec 13 21:39:31 EST 2001


Ti wrote:
>Kent McLean writes:
> > Sometimes I'd wish Audi would build a Chevy small block.
> > You know, the kind of engine that they build for 40 years
>
>That engine exists, it's the four cylinder that started life with
>the Audi Fox in 1973 and still lives in a very advanced tune in the 1.8T
>today in many cars under the VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda umbrella.

Point well taken. But I was thinking of something bigger.

I guess to complete the picture, we should include the
air-cooled 4 cylinder boxer engine -- long lived and
millions served. From 1939? to currently in production
in Mexico.

Kent McLean
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"




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