V5: small Audi content

[Andrew Buc <72220.443@compuserve.com>]

 > How in friggin hell can someone make a 5 cylinder V engine???!?!? 
 > Inline 5 I understand but a V???
 
Simple--3 cylinders one bank, 2 the other.
 
In the early 80s GM was experimenting with a series of modular engines, which 
never went into production to my knowledge. They shared the same bore and 
stroke. There were an I3, a V4, a V5, and a V6. Advantage: lots of parts 
commonality. There were only 2 different cylinder heads, one for 2 cyls, one 
for 3.
 
BTW, I understand that balancing a V5 is no harder than balancing an I5.
 
--Andrew Buc, Seattle, WA; Internet: 72220.443@compuserve.com