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04-24-2008, 10:53 AM
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Posted By Njawb

Some. Don't get me wrong, I am certainly not...

Some.

Don't get me wrong, I am certainly not against the Audi or VW engines. Both of them have some real advantages over the Duramax. I'm just not yet convinced that their disadvantages (which...
04-23-2008, 12:56 PM
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Posted By Njawb

Hard to say, since I haven't been able to find...

Hard to say, since I haven't been able to find authoritative figures published for either engine, but the overall dimensions are very similar, both are iron blocks with aluminum heads, and the...
04-23-2008, 11:20 AM
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Posted By Njawb

To follow up on your prior request, Joe, I don't...

To follow up on your prior request, Joe, I don't know of any publicly available dimensioned drawings of the Audi engine, but this...
04-23-2008, 11:15 AM
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Posted By Njawb

Other than more high-tech, the Audi V12 is none...

Other than more high-tech, the Audi V12 is none of those. I've also got to believe that it is considerably more expensive than the Duramax, which cuts considerably into your marketability arguments...
04-23-2008, 08:25 AM
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Posted By Njawb

Oh, you want a fight? :D Not really; but I...

Oh, you want a fight? :D

Not really; but I would be interested in knowing why we are dismissing the Duramax so quickly. What makes the smaller displacement German V10 and V12 good starting places...
04-22-2008, 12:28 PM
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Posted By Njawb

Very nice engine, and it fits the size...

Very nice engine, and it fits the size requirement, but can you get it in the U.S. in any form? Can you even get it in Europe without buying a complete Q7 or R8?
04-22-2008, 07:24 AM
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Posted By Njawb

That makes it very tough. Even if we assume that...

That makes it very tough. Even if we assume that we are using Pat's 6-speed tranny, which is a couple of inches shorter than a Velvet Drive, that still means that the engine itself can only be about...
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