Anyone seen the May Issue of Auto Italia?

As you say chaps the Alfa V6 is the best V6 the world has ever known &
to drop it for some other they must know what they are doing, my 156 V6
sounds & pulls through the gears like it has a life of its own, its
important for Alfa to get it right because Alfa people will only buy
the V6 if they are convinced it is the best V6 in the world or what is
the point?
Stuart

In article .com>,
"stuartalfa" > wrote:

> As you say chaps the Alfa V6 is the best V6 the world has ever known &
> to drop it for some other they must know what they are doing, my 156 V6
> sounds & pulls through the gears like it has a life of its own, its
> important for Alfa to get it right because Alfa people will only buy
> the V6 if they are convinced it is the best V6 in the world or what is
> the point?
> Stuart

The Holden V6 is NOT the best V-6 in the world. First of all, it's an
iron block which is going backwards, IMHO. Heavy, crude, and with the
Alfa aluminum heads, bound to have electrolysis problems (like the old
Jaguar XK engine). Not an Alfa without an Alfa engine.

--
George Graves
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A sports car makes the journey more fun than the destination.

George Graves > wrote:

> In article .com>,
> "stuartalfa" > wrote:
>
> > As you say chaps the Alfa V6 is the best V6 the world has ever known &
> > to drop it for some other they must know what they are doing, my 156 V6
> > sounds & pulls through the gears like it has a life of its own, its
> > important for Alfa to get it right because Alfa people will only buy
> > the V6 if they are convinced it is the best V6 in the world or what is
> > the point?
> > Stuart
>
> The Holden V6 is NOT the best V-6 in the world. First of all, it's an
> iron block which is going backwards, IMHO. Heavy, crude, and with the
> Alfa aluminum heads, bound to have electrolysis problems (like the old
> Jaguar XK engine). Not an Alfa without an Alfa engine.

There does seem to be a trend back towards cast iron blocks now, though.

Isn't the existing V6 a cast iron block? - I know the 4-potters are.
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
Alfa 75 TSpark - Passat 1.8T - Golf Cabrio - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

If they fcuk this up i will be the first to cry because in 8 to 10
years when i can afford one, i might not bother & just run what will
then be a classic V6 156 or GTV.
NO BAD THING.
Stuart

In article >,
(SteveH) wrote:

> George Graves > wrote:
>
> > In article .com>,
> > "stuartalfa" > wrote:
> >
> > > As you say chaps the Alfa V6 is the best V6 the world has ever known &
> > > to drop it for some other they must know what they are doing, my 156 V6
> > > sounds & pulls through the gears like it has a life of its own, its
> > > important for Alfa to get it right because Alfa people will only buy
> > > the V6 if they are convinced it is the best V6 in the world or what is
> > > the point?
> > > Stuart
> >
> > The Holden V6 is NOT the best V-6 in the world. First of all, it's an
> > iron block which is going backwards, IMHO. Heavy, crude, and with the
> > Alfa aluminum heads, bound to have electrolysis problems (like the old
> > Jaguar XK engine). Not an Alfa without an Alfa engine.
>
> There does seem to be a trend back towards cast iron blocks now, though.
>
> Isn't the existing V6 a cast iron block? - I know the 4-potters are.

No. The existing engine is an aluminum block.

--
George Graves
------------------
A sports car makes the journey more fun than the destination.

In article . com>,
"stuartalfa" > wrote:

> If they fcuk this up i will be the first to cry because in 8 to 10
> years when i can afford one, i might not bother & just run what will
> then be a classic V6 156 or GTV.
> NO BAD THING.
> Stuart

Look at us Americans. The newest Alfa that we can buy is at least 10
years old.

--
George Graves
------------------
A sports car makes the journey more fun than the destination.

"George Graves" > schreef in bericht
...

>>
>> Isn't the existing V6 a cast iron block? - I know the 4-potters are.
>
> No. The existing engine is an aluminum block.
>

And the Alfa 4-potters are aluminium as well!!
--
Ciao from Holland
AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan)
Rosso Radicofani GT 2.0JTS (2005)
Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4)

alfistagj > wrote:

> "George Graves" > schreef in bericht
> ...
>
> >>
> >> Isn't the existing V6 a cast iron block? - I know the 4-potters are.
> >
> > No. The existing engine is an aluminum block.
> >
>
> And the Alfa 4-potters are aluminium as well!!

The 16v TSpark as used in the widebody 155 onwards isn't.

Only the 'classic' Alfa Twincam / Twinspark is.
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
Alfa 75 TSpark - Passat 1.8T - Golf Cabrio - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #