Re: And the mustang wins!

[Michael Williams <daserde@ucla.edu>]

Phil Payne decided to speak these words:


>One real problem is the 5 valve per cylinder engine - none of the other 
>teams 
>has yet developed one, so Audi was forced to use an engine that they haven't 
>shipped to the public for over four years.  You can buy more modern 
>technology 
>from an Audi showroom than their drivers are allowed to use on the track.
>

The thing is though, from what i have read, i cant remember what magazine 
it was, maybe it was Automobile...anyway, they gave a detailed reason why 
the 5 valve technology was really only applicable to what audi likes to 
do with the long stroke short bore way of makingengines.  It was found 
that in that application, there was a distinct advantage of 5 valves over 
4 valves, but whenthe bore i think got over maybe 85 mm, that advantage 
turned into a disadvantage and it was deemed that 4 valves was better.  
So i dont know how much of an advantage audi really had in this area...so 
while i dont doubt the governing body thought that this was an advantage 
i think that in reality it was not an advantage at all...

just my opinion, only formed on 1 article, please correct me on what i am 
wrong about, i hate thinking that something is correct just to find out 
that i am preaching falsities..

later!



Michael Sheridan Williams

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