A&Q about 350Z
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the VW W8 and W12 are just DOHC 8 and 12 cylinders with 4 banks of cylinders
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Thanks for the correct spelling. I would like to get into one even though I hear they are junk and not legal in the US (emissions,crash worthyness,etc..). I just like to see something different.
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Isnt the Buggati (sp?) Atlantic going to have a W 16? and quad turbo? i think its only 2 cams as well.
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yeah the bugatti EB16.4 (veyron) is a W16 quad turbo through a dual clutch sequential seven speed tranny and audi AWD system i think. i think it has four valves. if you go to the bugatti web site they have a really good 360 degree translucent walk around thing of the engine.
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yeah thats a hell of a car. they have an artical on it on HOWSTUFFWORKS.com
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what about HYBIRD engines. I found out that engine damage is usally when you turn on the car, city driving and hardcore that we all love. HYBIRD engines... the electric does most of the work in the cities so does that help the engine life? because i know for a fact that going 60mph is very health for your car.. like a run in the park.
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This raises some interesting questions. Also the gas engine in the hybrid may see more starts than a normal engine, perhaps several in a single trip. How will this affect engine life?
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Hybrid cars are expensive, the battery soon dies, and i don't know how much is to replace or recharge, which means more care, and that means $$$$
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the batteries are constantly recharged by the car. The Honda Insight's batteries are warranteed for 3 years, replacement should run less than $500 once they get too old to hold a charge.
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i think its more than 500
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Could you get a quad-turbo for it then? Imagine a Phaeton at like 1000hp...Drool....
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The phaeton, what a horable endevor that was. Great car, but who is willing to spend 80 grand on a car with a VW on it. Don't get me wrong, VW is great and the Phaeton is a great car, but the return on the investment (have you seen the factory they built for it?) cut volkeswagons profits in half last year. If they had put an audi badge on it, that might have been a different story.
As far as cam and valve configurations, blah, it all depends on what your doing. You wouldn't try to power a tank with a b16 and vice verse, unless you're just that crazy.
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I was just reading the New BMW Inline 6 for the 3 series, its the lightest 6 cylinder engine ever, BWM announced. and it makes 258 hp and 221 torgue. most of the engine is made of Aluminum magnesium, light weight martials. I think this is an great engine
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try closer to $5000, or maybe thats the prius