RE: AUDI S3

["Dave Eaton" <Dave.Eaton@clear.net.nz>]

no, the vr6 now has a 4v head, as do the recent "w" deratives, including the
w18 that piech fired up in frankfurt in the bugatti (or was that a w12)...

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q
'88 mb 2.3-16

-----Original Message-----

Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 16:07:00 +0100
From: Aleksander Mierzwa <alexaudi@kki.net.pl>
Subject: Re: AUDI S3

At 03:53 99-11-02 -0800, Ti Kan wrote:

>There is a V5 engine in the VW lineup that fits in the A platform
>chassis...  (more appropriately named the VR5).  Perhaps it could be
>developed into a 5-valve version with turbo?  That would be an interesting
>one.

Unfortunately, the VR6 engine and it's derivatives all share one common
flaw: you can't have more than 2 valves per cylinder on these engines. The
cylinder head is so large that it is extremely prone to warp. At least
that's what I've heard.