<VV> v-style corvair engine

[Ian Harding]

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 1:49 PM, <JVHRoberts at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Well, there are a few V type air cooled engines, but the flat style just
> seems to fit better, it's easier to route the air flow for cooling, low
> hood,
> etc. Things motorcycles don't need to deal with, usually, hence the reason
> there
>  are so few flat motorcycle engines. The only V type air cooled car engines
> I
> am  aware of are Tatras and ZAZs. Not sure if I got the right car on that
> last one,  but it's an Eastern Bloc car. There may be others, but the
> advantages
> of  horizontally opposed cylinders in air cooled engines, especially rear
> engines,  is well known.


These guys seem to believe in the V...

http://www.wisconsinmotors.com/
Maybe horizontal space is more of a concern in their typical applications.
Lots of farm machines use these.

- Ian








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