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Re: What good is a W12 or W engine config?(VW) (archive)
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Posted by Shawn Fogg on December 10, 2000 at 19:54:28:

In Reply to: What good is a W12 or W engine config?(VW) posted by PiB on December 10, 2000 at 19:49:05:

"Why not use a v12? It seems like a W would have more components to deal with (eight
cam shafts!?!?). Compact I suppose. "

Compact is the big deal. That engine is basically two narrow angle VR6s (its a V engine but it only has a single head) put side by side so it will only have two cylinder heads.. just like a normal V engine. As such it should only have 4 camshafts as well.

Shawn

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