Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 09:58:41 -0800
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Subject: Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
>>> barwise@TUXEDO.ENET.DEC.COM wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> Well, you don't have to believe EV "piston slap", but is is a true,
>>>> unfortunate occurance with some EV 5 cyl. motors, including mine.
>>>> Afterall, they're not the *exact* same engine as used in the cars anyway,
>>>> though they are very similar. There are many variations of I-5 engines
>>>> in use. I only know of piston slap in the EV variation.
>>>>
>>>> I examined my 5 cyl. EV engine with its head off. I could actually wiggle
>>>> 2 of the pistons in the block so you could hear them hit the side of the cyl.
>>>> wall, and the bores had been worn out-of-round.
>>>>
>>> Chris Wrote this:
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>>>> yes, they are all Audi 5 bangers.
>>>> i think the "piston slap" thing is all HYPE yes.. HYPE
>>> I don't believe "Piston Slap" is HYPE, as it was claimed. I have a
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>>> question about the angle of the inline 5 as it is used in the Audi; do
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>>> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from
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>>> vertical? I know from my EV that the engine is on an angle and if the
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>>> engine was designed to run upright, there is a very good chance of
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>>> piston slap.
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>>> How? For cylinders that run at an angle to vertical (at least on
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>>> Mitsubishi V6 engines), there is a piston pin offset that allows the
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