RE: V12? Why not V10 twin-turbo?

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

Now that we're off of Audis anyway, I heard from a local Lotus salesman
that the Elise may come to the US with that engine. Hm...
- peter, peterhe@microsoft.com, issaquah, wa, usa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626


>-----Original Message-----
From:	Graydon D. Stuckey [SMTP:graydon@apollo.gmi.edu]
Sent:	Tuesday, August 20, 1996 12:42 PM
To:	treilley
Cc:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net; Matt Bartholomew
Subject:	Re: V12? Why not V10 twin-turbo?

On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, treilley wrote:

>      As I recall, that is what Triumph did with the 4 cylinder TR7 engine 
>      to make the now famous Rover V8.
>      
>      Tim NJ 90CQ, 77Spitfire
Tim,

	Actually, the Rover V-8 descends from the Buick aluminum V-8 of
the early '60s.  The tooling was sold to Rover, who have used it for
years
in the 3500, adn now the Land Rover.  It is also the same engine that
was
used in the TR-8.  It's a pretty nice engine.  I have seen one power the
Steve Tamandli E-mod(Is taht correct Jeff?) autocross Fiero.  This one
is
poked out to 5 lites, and has a Holley projection EFI system.  That car
flies.  It's kinda like a Formula Atlantic with a Fiero body and a big,
light V-8!  Hey, maybe one of those would fit in a 5KCSTQ?  hehhehheh...

Later, ---------------------------------------------------------- 
Graydon D. Stuckey 	'85 Mazda RX7 GS, no toys 
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu 	'86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, has toys
Flint, Michigan USA	'89 Thunderbird SC, lotsa toys