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Old November 1st 04, 01:50 AM
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On 29 Oct 2004 03:45:45 -0700,
(Andrew Thomas) wrote:

>dizzy > wrote in message >. ..
>> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:23:40 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > dizzy > wrote:
>> >> I'm never going back to a shaky, flatulent, 4-banger, that's for
>> >> sure...
>> >
>> >But the BMW fours are smoother than some sixes. They have balance shafts.

>>
>> Most all 4-bangers of >1.8L capacity have balance shafts, AFAIK.

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>AFAYK
>
>Few mainstream petrol four-pots have balance shafts. No mainstream
>petrol four from Ford, GM or VW features balance shafts (there's one
>in the Audi, though - the 2.0 litre petrol.) Of manufacturers who
>routinely fit them, only Alfa and BMW spring to mind. BMW started
>fitting its fours with balance shafts in 1998, when practically no
>manufacturer (possibly Honda) used them in a petrol engine.


Wrong.

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