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| Brian Mifsud |
 Feb 15 2011, 03:16 PM
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I never thought I'd find it but I figured VW MUST have researched and prototyped a pushrod flat 6 sometime in their history. I've been googling on this subject for sometime, but never quite hit the right combination of keys until this morning (literally after a dream last night). For those of you who know all about this engine, please excuse this if it's redundant, but it's just too tempting to look at this engine as a potential VW swap.. afterall.. it's "Factory".
VW was developing the WasserBoxer 4 cylinder, and had a 6 cylinder variant also in the works. Market Research suggested that it was not worth the tooling/ development for the 6 cylinder, so VW sold the design to Oettinger. The Vanagon experts can chime in but as I understand it, Oettinger built a "Tuner" synchro Vanagon, and offered two versions of the six. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.wbx6.com-384-1297804564.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.wbx6.com-384-1297804567.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.wbx6.com-384-1297804570.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.wbx6.com-384-1297804572.4.png) |
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Brian Mifsud Porsche-Related: Oettinger Okrasa Pushrod Flat 6 Feb 15 2011, 03:16 PM
Brian Mifsud http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.f... Feb 15 2011, 03:20 PM Brian Mifsud I understand the engines use all the same moving p... Feb 15 2011, 03:22 PM Tom_T Now there's something my wife would LOVE to ha... Feb 15 2011, 03:51 PM Richard Casto I can't speak to this much newer water cooled ... Feb 15 2011, 03:52 PM
Brian Mifsud
I can't speak to this much newer water cooled... Feb 15 2011, 05:18 PM bandjoey Are you going to rebuild and drive this engine? C... Feb 15 2011, 04:02 PM veltror Have a look here
http://www.wbx6.com/ Feb 15 2011, 04:16 PM Tom_T
Have a look here
http://www.wbx6.com/
Oh shoot... Feb 16 2011, 12:58 AM Dr Evil Basically a corvair upgrade, with the hindrance of... Feb 15 2011, 05:34 PM Brian Mifsud
Basically a corvair upgrade, with the hindrance o... Feb 15 2011, 06:21 PM stewteral
Basically a corvair upgrade, with the hindrance o... Feb 16 2011, 01:51 PM Dr Evil Still cool as hell, but I LOVE my corvair engine, ... Feb 15 2011, 06:24 PM Tom_T
Still cool as hell, but I LOVE my corvair engine,... Feb 16 2011, 12:44 AM Gustl to get the connection to the teener:
back in 200... Feb 15 2011, 11:26 PM Brian Mifsud
to get the connection to the teener:
back in 20... Feb 16 2011, 12:17 PM Tom_T
I'm guessing that the 3.7Liter 180HP flat si... Feb 16 2011, 01:25 PM veltror There is a guy in the Fatherland who rebuilds thes... Feb 16 2011, 03:13 AM KELTY360 What a great find. Thanks for sharing this. VW sur... Feb 16 2011, 10:53 AM Dr Evil I disagree, Terry. But, you are entitled to your o... Feb 16 2011, 04:53 PM  |
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