[V8] not a lang, ...flat crank

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

A flat crank has journals 180 degrees apart, which is only possible with 4 cylinders, V8s and V12 engines. Maybe a V16 too.



----- Original Message -----
From: cobram at juno.com
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 4:05 pm
Subject: Re: [V8] not a lang, ...flat crank

> Ok, I admit it, I don't keep up with the racing stuff much, well 
> not at
> all really.  What were the problems with the flat crank, and, well,
> exactly what is a flat crank?  Making two 4 cylinders into one V8 is
> nothing new, Packard was doing that with 12 cylinders (the twin 
> six) over
> 80 years ago.  If there's a site with some schematics or a tear 
> down of
> the engine please let me know, I did a google search and checked 
> half a
> dozen links to no avail.
> 
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> 
> DasWolfen at aol.com writes:
> >  I'm pretty sure the flat crank didn't get incorporated into the 
> DTM 
> > V8's 
> > till the 92 season and was the basis for BMW's successful 
> protest 
> > which finally 
> > ended when Audi pulled out of DTM mid-year.... Also IIRC they 
> never 
> > did get the 
> > bugs worked out of the crank.
> _______________________________________________
> Audifans V8 mailing list
> Send posts to: V8 at audifans.com
> Manage your list connection: 
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8Have an Audi V8 
> question?  Check the Audifans Knowledgebase!
> http://www.audi-quattro.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Audi/V8
> Have a V8 answer? ... Please help others by adding to the KB ... 
> all contributions welcome!
>