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Subject:Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
From:"L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
Date:Thu, 11 Dec 1997 12:31:13 -0800
>> All Audi I-5 engines I've seen fitted to Audi 4K, 5K, 80, 90, 100, 200,

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>> and VW Quantum are canted at approx 15-20 degrees.

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>> Scot wrote:

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>> I don't believe "Piston Slap" is HYPE, as it was claimed.  I have a

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>> question about the angle of the inline 5 as it is used in the Audi; do

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>> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from

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>> vertical?  I know from my EV that the engine is on an angle and if the

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>> engine was designed to run upright, there is a very good chance of

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