Dead 159

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:59:40 +0000, (SteveH)
wrote:

>See that bit about torque?

These days, unless a petrol engine is blown, multi-valve heads and
short stroke engines have eliminated 'torque' from the petrolheads
vocabulary! Even the V6 Alfa petrol engine was no torque monster.

>And there's also the warble of a 5-pot.

Having joined the dark side, I still prefer the more consistently
tuneful note the Alfa 5 pot had when on the move to the vastly more
refined, quieter but more variable tune the BMW 6 plays. It's like a
boy who's voice is breaking compared to a very hairy chested Italian
baritone. The Alfa does sound like a fishing boat's winch (a good
description from an early 156 review) at very low revs or idle though.

>It's not all about V-engined cock extensions you know ;-)

I used to lust after V engines but now I'm a bit sold on the inherent
balance of a straight 6 and, presumably by extension, a V12. I always
thought that the Alfa 5 pot in the 156 wasn't a particularly well
balanced engine. That just adds to it's hairy chested character
though.

--
Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold)
'Oil' be seeing you..
(Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the
subject line to get through auto-filtering)

Zathras wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:59:40 +0000, (SteveH)
> wrote:
>
>> See that bit about torque?
>
> These days, unless a petrol engine is blown, multi-valve heads and
> short stroke engines have eliminated 'torque' from the petrolheads
> vocabulary! Even the V6 Alfa petrol engine was no torque monster.
>
>> And there's also the warble of a 5-pot.
>
> Having joined the dark side, I still prefer the more consistently
> tuneful note the Alfa 5 pot had when on the move to the vastly more
> refined, quieter but more variable tune the BMW 6 plays. It's like a
> boy who's voice is breaking compared to a very hairy chested Italian
> baritone. The Alfa does sound like a fishing boat's winch (a good
> description from an early 156 review) at very low revs or idle though.
>
>> It's not all about V-engined cock extensions you know ;-)
>
> I used to lust after V engines but now I'm a bit sold on the inherent
> balance of a straight 6 and, presumably by extension, a V12. I always
> thought that the Alfa 5 pot in the 156 wasn't a particularly well
> balanced engine. That just adds to it's hairy chested character
> though.
>

So what you're saying is, I need a V12. Thanks

--
Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:09:04 +0000, Catman
> wrote:

>Thanks

Pleasure!

--
Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold)
'Oil' be seeing you..
(Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the
subject line to get through auto-filtering)