v8 vs w8?
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The W8 is 2 VR4s put together. It's a space saving design.
a normal V8 looks like this
|O| |O|
|O| |O|
|O| |O|
|O| |O|
The W8 Looks like
|O | | O|
| O| |O |
|O | | O|
| O| |O |
But the cylinder bores would be closer to each other (I can't draw in between the text lines)....
The engine joins 2 15 degree banks of 4 cylinders at 60 degrees to each other. Each head has 2 cams (although VW calls it SOHC because each bank is technically a V engine), one for intake one for exhaust.
It doesn't really look like a W.... it looks like this.... \\ // But because the cylinders are offset, it isn't truly a V, but I don't know that you can really call it a W.... it just sounds cool.
a normal V8 looks like this
|O| |O|
|O| |O|
|O| |O|
|O| |O|
The W8 Looks like
|O | | O|
| O| |O |
|O | | O|
| O| |O |
But the cylinder bores would be closer to each other (I can't draw in between the text lines)....
The engine joins 2 15 degree banks of 4 cylinders at 60 degrees to each other. Each head has 2 cams (although VW calls it SOHC because each bank is technically a V engine), one for intake one for exhaust.
It doesn't really look like a W.... it looks like this.... \\ // But because the cylinders are offset, it isn't truly a V, but I don't know that you can really call it a W.... it just sounds cool.
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From: Lewisville (Dallas), Texas, US
Rep Power: 0 Everything you could want to know about the VR and W engines:
http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_s..._packaging.htm
http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_s..._packaging.htm
