I think the 917 12 cylinder is bigger than 5 liters but I'm pretty sure it's
much larger than the svx. I saw them when they were racing CAN-AM and they
were very large. Apparently they had a 16 cylinder version waiting in case
they needed more power. But the series folded before they needed it.

Mike

On 6/11/07 5:58 PM, "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:

> Its not a really big motor Suds.
>
> The 917 flat 12 is only 5 litres:  if I am remembering correctly, its about
> the size of an SVX motor, maybe a little taller.
>
> Some links:
>
> http://project917xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.homestead.com/917v20.html
>
> http://jalopnik.com/cars/auctions/vasek-polaks-porsche-engines-recovered-aucti
> oned-for-charity-185241.php
>
> On 6/11/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Whatever it takes!
>>
>> Tom B.- 916-917 or 918!
>>
>>
>> On Jun 11, 2007, at 4:52 PM, Sudhir Desai wrote:
>>
>>> Tom, are you ready to reduce headroom in the passenger compartment
>>> even more? :P
>>> (You would totally have to create a fake floor for the rear bench. ...
>>> Would totally be sweet, though.)
>>>
>>> Sudhir
>>>
>>> On 6/11/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> On Jun 11, 2007, at 3:25 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Porsche ran a 1.5 litre Flat 8 in their Formula One cars in the
>>>>> '60's and a
>>>>> 3 litre in the brilliant Porsche 908 Sports racer. I think that
>>>>> motor became
>>>>> the Flat 12 in the 917.
>>>>>
>>>>> They make a fantastic sound at speed!
>>>>
>>>> But how will they work in a vanagon?
>>>>
>>>> Tom B.- 2-917's for moi, please.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/11/07, mike <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Only flat 8's Porsche ever made, I think, were in the Formula 1
>>>>>> cars of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> 60's.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway they meant V-8. Buy it and go racing as one other list
>>>>>> member has
>>>>>> done. I'm sure he'd give you lots of advice.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/11/07 1:29 PM, "Mark Keller" <kelphoto@TELUS.NET> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Porsche : 928 1982 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic Model 928 Restore 1
>>>>>> of 2
>>>>>>> <
>>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>>>>>> ViewItem&item=280123099848&ssPageName=ADM
>>>>>>> E:B:SS:CA:1>
>>>>>>> this listing and this
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Porsche : 928 1982 928 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic TO RESTORE 2
>>>> of 2
>>>>>>> <
>>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>>>>>> ViewItem&item=280123103864&ssPageName=ADM
>>>>>>> E:B:SS:CA:1>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Porsche : 928 1982 928 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic TO RESTORE 2
>>>> of 2
>>>>>>> <
>>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>>>>>> ViewItem&item=280123103864&ssPageName=ADM
>>>>>>> E:B:SS:CA:1>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anybody know if its a real flat 8 or just a mis- identifyied.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jake
>>>>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>>>>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com