I don't know Jim, I probably woulda changed the British to French. I think of all the wonderful Starett micrometers, Merlin Engines, the Weddle jet engine, the train, etc, that were all British inventions, not to mention the vaccination we all get today. :-) On the other hand, the French invented Renaults, Moraine planes, the horrible Chatterault Machine gun they pawned off on the poor Americans in WW1, etc. :-) But they DID invent champagne! Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Old Volks Home" <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 7:29 PM Subject: Re: Subaru EJ engine - wonderful white paper
> As my late father once put it: > > The Germans Engineer it > The Japanese Improve It > The Americans Market It > The British Botch It (The Sterling [Acura] comes to mind) > > And my addition: > > The Chinese Now Mass Produce It (Usually for Wally-World) > -- > Jim Thompson > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" > 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" > oldvolkshome@gmail.com > http://www.oldvolkshome.com > ********************************** > On 12/16/06, Ronald Michaels <rbm1024@netscape.net> wrote: >> >> This is a very interesting paper. >> >> The most important innovation got one sentence. The access ports allow >> the >> pistons to be installed after the block is assembled. This means no >> assembly joint between the block and cylinders. Every other boxer engine >> I >> have seen has a joint between block and cylinders. >> >> This one little innovation is the key to the Subaru engine. It allows a >> monolytic block and requires slipper pistons. Fewer assembly joints >> means >> fewer leaks. Lower parts count and ease of assembly means lower sale >> price. |
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