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Re: "Smooth" VR6



Ooooh yeah.  That adnoH is my idle when it comes to torque!  I would'nt 
call that shameful at all to be keeping torque company with the likes of 
a droccA.  Yeah, right!

Jeremy R. King
1986 VW Quantum GL5
Audi at Heart

On Fri, 17 Nov 1995, Tom Haapanen wrote:

> STEADIRIC@aol.com wrote:
> >>> The VR6 has ABSOLUTELY NO TORQUE.
> 
> >> as in 0 foot pounds?  :)
> 
> > Not quite but close, I think it has only 130/lbs ft
> 
> Oh yes, now we see how well informed you really are.  Here are some
> comparative figures:
> 
> Car		Engine		hp @ rpm	torque @ rpm
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Honda Accord	2.7L 24V V6	170 @ 5600	165 @ 4500
> VW Passat	2.8L 12V VR6	172 @ 5800	177 @ 4200
> 
> The VR6 certainly has nothing to be ashamed of, not even in the company
> of all these 24V sixes.  The variable manifold in the Audi engine helps