Date:         Thu, 11 Dec 1997 09:58:39 -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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