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Old 09-15-2013, 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by compu_85 View Post
The front clip is actually quite easy to remove, but there is no timing belt on the W12. It does have an... interesting... timing chain setup though:

-J
Lord have mercy. That is some scary stuff. Too much complexity.

Forgive me ya'all but I still can't picture the W cylinder layout. I'm guessing this is similar to the Veyron engine, also developed by VW.
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