> -Speaking of "1/2 engines", AKA the 1/2 389, who out there remembers the 1/2
> V-8's put into early Chevy Nova'a, if my memory is correct, say about the
early
> sixties?
In a similar vein, I remember reading about an engine shop that perfected a way
of cutting & re-welding the cases of a Porsche 911 6 cylinder engine (as well as
other changes) to make a 'repro' 4 cylinder Carrera engine. Sounded like a lot
of work, but it apparently worked great. Rather expensive, though.
Also, BRM had a V-16 racing engine which they modified into a straight-8 by
having one bank of cylinders act as air pumps ('blowers') to supercharge the
other bank.
And let's not forget about Cadillac's 4-6-8 engine, which would run on 8, 6, or
4 cylinders, depending on load, etc. I was never impressed with it, as I once
had an old Chevy wagon which did the same thing....
David
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