Maybe I'm just being a ninny, but I think there were 5 cyl radial airplane
motors before...
CTP
At 7:17 AM -0800 1/6/98, John McEwen wrote:
>Hello Adam:
>
>The first 5 cylinder engine - to my knowledge - was used in a racing Honda
>motorcycle in the mid sixties. It was a 125cc engine which made use of the
>components from Honda's 50cc machines. What was really interesting was
>that the center cylinder exhaust pipe was routed back and over the engine
>while the others when off to the sides.
>
>Audi has produced a 5 for many years now and Honda introduced one in the
>early '90s. Mercedes has a 5 cylinder diesel. Volvo currently uses a 5. I
>don't remember if there are any others, but I believe that the cycle Honda
>was the first.
>
>John McEwen
>
>
>>An stupid assingment from my auto shop teacher was to find if there where
>>any 5 clynder cars around any body know where one might reside. Or if you
>>want to draw one for me and make it look like somthing offical the journals
>>would be 144 degrees apart and the firing order would be 1,4,5,3,2,
>>Chip, Chip, Cheerio!
>>Adam Schellinck
>>1973 BRG MGB Roadster in 1 millon pieces and reassembeling!
>>Btw anyone recived thier New Moss catolauge?
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