Here is some stuff on the new Bombardier V6 engine. The engine weight
is 190 KG or 418 pounds NA. We have them there by about 100 pounds.
The block is sand cast. The company is worth 63 billion and for
those that are zero challenged that is 63 THOUSAND million or
63,000,000,000. They can make any kind of block they so please.
Where does a bear go in the woods? :)

The coming battle of the titans, Honda verses Bombardier, will help
us greatly as they will sell water cooling to the aircraft industry.
Some day they will wake up and discover the rotary.

They also had an interesting comparison between diesel fuel and gasoline
in their brochure.

Paul Lamar

--> Kevin & Kim wrote:

Any idea what the angle of the cylinder banks are?  120 degrees would be ideal, but in a trade off of engine width versus accommodation of under the hood
accessories, I can't think of any car manufacturer that has made one with 120 degrees.
One of the guys at the engine shop (at Buckley AFB) has a Ferrari with a 90 degree V6.  Last month, he kept my interest for the first 5 minutes talking about
how he cleverly worked out some timing challenges, but after that, my eyes glazed over and I started tuning him out.
Kevin in Denver 

120 degrees.

Paul Lamar

 
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