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

[Jeremy Ward]

OK Justin, looks like you have your work cut out for you...  I wonder if
you can get our new crank to work with some VW I-4 cams, or will you
have to make them custom too...

Don't worry, it will take a while for your new employer to figure out
that you are designing Audi V8 Parts (not Chrysler); by the time you get
fired, you will be ready to sell them on the list. ;-)

(cool website, Thanks Bob)

- Jeremy

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Bob & Missy
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 8:43 PM
To: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [V8] not a lang, ...flat crank

If you've ever wondered why a Ferrari V8 sounds completely different
from an
American V8:
http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_school/tech_index.htm#Engine
Check out the section that starts out "Engine Smoothness"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]On
Behalf
> Of cobram at juno.com
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 2:06 PM
>
> 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.

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