ed
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What the hell is a W12 engine? Is it like a V12 but even cooler?   Are they worth the £82k price tag of the new A8?
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Robbo
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2 V6's banked 2gether (or summat like that)
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Rob H
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2 V6's next to each other it think, not inline, parrallel, hence they look like a "W" shape  .
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ed
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Right, that's what I thought, but it sounds like the most stupid idea ever to me...
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Sly_SRi
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Think about the shape of a V which is the way the cylinders are in relationship with each other, then think of a W. Except there isn't two crank shafts, theres one which makes a weird sort of W like two V's overlapping....erm...you understand?
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jr
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well techicall there corect, it proved to wrok though,
when you have a look at the engine diagram though (the block cost £12000 btw )
it doesnt look like a W in any way 
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Sly_SRi
Think about the shape of a V which is the way the cylinders are in relationship with each other, then think of a W. Except there isn't two crank shafts, theres one which makes a weird sort of W like two V's overlapping....erm...you understand?
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
well techicall there corect, it proved to wrok though,
when you have a look at the engine diagram though (the block cost £12000 btw )
it doesnt look like a W in any way
No wonder the car that we were looking at costed £82k then....
Starting to make sense now though 
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Mattb
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the engine very very very smooth running..
the layouts more of a \V/ if you get what i mean
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jr
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http://www.lotus-elise.org.uk/Motor%20Show%202002/Motor%20Show%202002%20022.jpg
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1600power
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http://www.lotus-elise.org.uk/Motor%20Show%202002/Motor%20Show%202002%20022.jpg
it worries me to see an engine that involves chains and plastic 
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Coblet
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That Bugatti Veyron runs a W16.
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ed
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quote:
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Originally posted by jr
http://www.lotus-elise.org.uk/Motor%20Show%202002/Motor%20Show%202002%20022.jpg
it worries me to see an engine that involves chains and plastic
They're the timing chains, quite a few engines use them, even the 1.0 12v in the Corsa... The plastic bits are to tension the chains
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