Re: fergussen history (no audi content)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <01BE4656.188BCEE0.Dave.Eaton@clear.net.nz> Dave Eaton writes:

> Rob Walker had entered the car for Moss at Oulton Park and he entered it
> again in the 1963 New Zealand series, fitted with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder
> Coventry-Climax engine.

This engine has a history as long and proud as the I5.  I think it was
originally developed for fork-lift trucks.  I used to work on the
performance versions quite a lot in my 'first' mechanical career - the
'second' being entirely devoted to I5s.

It's funny how different they are.  I've never once had to grind a
valve seat on an I5 ...

Cooling is often a problem.  Take a look inside the 600bhp Audis - those
pipes running down the side of the car just inside the sills get _AWFUL_
warm.

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