I think I read an article about this new motor and thought the same thing.
What I found interesting was the stagered pistons. This design provided for
8 cyclinders with the depth of a V6. To bad this design wasn't around when
they were designing the Tiger.
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: Fisher, Michael L <fisherml@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 9:19 AM
Subject: W-8
> I was just reading about the Volkswagen W-8, 4L, 275 hp, 273 lb-ft of
> torque, at 420 lb! The engine dimensions are 16.8 in long, 28.4 in wide
and
> 27.3 in high. Who is going to be the first to drop this baby in an Alpine?
>
> Some photos (from DesignFAX magazine are attached.
>
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>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Mike Fisher, Ph.D.
> Senior Research Scientist
> Energetic Systems and Security Technologies
> Battelle
> 505 King Avenue
> Columbus, OH 45201-2693
>
> phone: 614.424-7871
> fax: 614.424.3918
> e-mail: fisherml@battelle.org
>
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