Don't forget the French Bikini!

Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Sudhir Desai
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 4:22 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Subaru EJ engine - wonderful white paper

but the french invented such wonderful things...
french fries, french toast, french kisses, french vanilla ice cream,
the napoleon complex and moulin rouge just to name a few. :D

sudhir

On 12/17/06, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote:
> I don't know Jim, I probably woulda changed the British to French. I think
> of all the wonderful Starett micrometers, Merlin Engines, the Weddle jet
> engine, the train, etc, that were all British inventions, not to mention
the
> vaccination we all get today. :-) On the other hand, the French invented
> Renaults, Moraine planes, the horrible Chatterault Machine gun they pawned
> off on the poor Americans in WW1, etc. :-) But they DID invent champagne!
> Courtney
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Old Volks Home" <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Subaru EJ engine - wonderful white paper
>
>
> > As my late father once put it:
> >
> > The Germans Engineer it
> > The Japanese Improve It
> > The Americans Market It
> > The British Botch It (The Sterling [Acura] comes to mind)
> >
> > And my addition:
> >
> > The Chinese Now Mass Produce It (Usually for Wally-World)
> > --
> > Jim Thompson
> > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> > 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
> > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> > oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> > http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> > **********************************
> > On 12/16/06, Ronald Michaels <rbm1024@netscape.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> This is a very interesting paper.
> >>
> >> The most important innovation got one sentence.  The access ports allow
> >> the
> >> pistons to be installed after the block is assembled.  This means no
> >> assembly joint between the block and cylinders.  Every other boxer
engine
> >> I
> >> have seen has a joint between block and cylinders.
> >>
> >> This one little innovation is the key to the Subaru engine.  It allows
a
> >> monolytic block and requires slipper pistons.  Fewer assembly joints
> >> means
> >> fewer leaks.  Lower parts count and ease of assembly means lower sale
> >> price.
>