Possible 5 cylinder swap for our audi's

[Per Lindgren]

Andrew Buc wrote:

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>BTW, in the early '80s, GM built some experimental modular engines: an I3, a
>V4, a V5, and a V6. The agenda was parts commonality: same bore/stroke, same
>valves, only 2 different cylinder heads--one for 2 cyls, one for 3. While they
>never showed up in a street-legal car, I thought the concept was interesting.
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In the late 80's, Mercedes did a fine job of modular engines for the 124
series. 200, 250 and 300 diesel engines shared everything, the main
differences being that the 200 was a 4-cyl, the 250 was a 5-cyl and the
300 was a 6-cyl engine.

Same thing with Audi/VW, of course. The 1781 cc 4-cyl engine has the
same bore/stroke as the 2144 cc 5-cyl, and the 3562 cc V8. Several other
engines in "our" family share the bore and stroke as well

PerL
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