The inline 5 is back! (valve talk)

[Cody]

I know for a fact Chevy has an I-5, falls in the Vortec series of 4, 5, and 6 cyls.

-Cody Forbes
Black Forest Racing
2x '86 5ktq
'87 5ktq EFI
'8 80 4cyl

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: David <duandcc_forums at cox.net>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:21:28 -0500

>I just ready in a car rag (think it was C&D) that one of the domestic truck manufactureers (Dodge?) is coming out with a Turbo I-5 of around 250 hp, so the I5 seems to be making a big comeback...
>
>Dave
>87.5 CGT
>SE Virginia
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>From: cobram at juno.com
>Date: 2003/12/02 Tue AM 10:55:27 EST
>To: Cody at mail.craincorporated.com
>CC: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: The inline 5 is back! (valve talk)
>
>Would have to disagree with your interpretation here.  The a 911 is a
>911, whichever of the 25 or so forms it has come in over the years, up to
>and including the 1994 Carrera's, RS's and Speedsters (gotta love those
>cloth door pull handles.)  There was a major reworking in 1989, but it
>was still a 911.  If major reworking defines the model, then the 911 had
>passed long before the '80's, since the first major reworking was in
>1974.  My personal cutoff is 1994...but that's just me, Porsche
>disagrees.
>
>The 996, even in current Porsche literature is referred to as "911 996". 
>I have the factory accessory catalog for the '01 996, the only thing
>printed on  the cover is "equipment 911.)
>
>Like just about every other manufacturer, they keep improving the model
>and rarely screw around with a name that has the cache a 911,  500SL
>(Mercyless Benz did move the letters around a while back) etc. has.  
>
>BCNU,
>http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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>"Cody" <Cody at mail.craincorporated.com> writes:
>
>> Wouldn't say LOTS of Porsches, actually only VERY rare ones. All 
>> 911s (for the uninformed, the 911 model went out of production in 
>> the '80s, they only nickname newer models (964, 993, and since '98 
>> it's the 996) after the old car) were 1 cam per bank, 2v, SOHC. The 
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