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Subject:Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Date:Thu, 11 Dec 1997 14:35:14 EST

All Audi I-5 engines I've seen fitted to Audi 4K, 5K, 80, 90, 100, 200,
and VW Quantum are canted at approx 15-20 degrees.

rb
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Scot wrote:
I don't believe "Piston Slap" is HYPE, as it was claimed.  I have a
question about the angle of the inline 5 as it is used in the Audi; do
the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from
vertical?  I know from my EV that the engine is on an angle and if the
engine was designed to run upright, there is a very good chance of
piston slap.
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