james j neiweem Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Was watching You tube today and I saw an engine block I never saw before. They had the head off of the engine and they were cleaning the cylinder combustion space with WD 40 and scotch brite pads. The cylinders were not arranged in an I6 or v6 fashion but were staggered in the same plane. Kind of like a compact version of an I6 and v6. The mechanic had a VW shirt on. Not sure if it was a VW engine. It was a real compact design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrem Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 VW W-8 or W-12 maybe? https://partsolutions.com/engineering-hall-of-fame-the-volkswagen-w-engine-and-the-bugatti-w16/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZDB Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Sounds like the VW VR6 2.8l 15deg engines if it was 6 cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 (edited) ZDB 15 deg sounds about right for flat deck block with staggered cylinders. Edited February 13, 2019 by james j neiweem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZDB Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 VW used that layout to package 5 and 6 cylinders in the space designed for four transversely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 And they were very proud of representing it in early 90's or so. Further development allowed them to make W12 out of two VR6 blocks unified in a V. And they produced them in series. Probably continue at the time either. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 2/13/2019 at 3:39 PM, james j neiweem said: Was watching You tube today and I saw an engine block I never saw before. They had the head off of the engine and they were cleaning the cylinder combustion space with WD 40 and scotch brite pads. The cylinders were not arranged in an I6 or v6 fashion but were staggered in the same plane. Kind of like a compact version of an I6 and v6. The mechanic had a VW shirt on. Not sure if it was a VW engine. It was a real compact design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Speaking of VW, after 51 years of use, VW completely rebuilt a woman's Beetle. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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