The MeMZ-965 was a

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engine, built by the Melitopolski Motor Plant (MeMZ). Originally known as the NAMI-G (for the Soviet National Automotive Institute), the MeMZ-965 was designed for use in the

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.Thompson, p.90. It was a

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90° V4, producing . It had had characteristics not common for automobile engines, including a magnesium alloy

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, accessories mounted high (to assist in case of crossing rivers), and a rear-mounted oil cooler. When the initial MD-65 engine proposed for the ZAZ-965 proved inadequate, the MeMZ engine was selected, thanks in part to it being air-cooled, like the successful VW Type 1's

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engine. It would be developed into the MeMZ-966 and the MeMZ-968.Thompson, p.201. The MeMZ-968 was offered in the ZAZ-968M in three performance levels: * MeMZ-968''E'' (, carbureted, low-

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fuel); * MeMZ-968''GE'' (, dual carburettor); or * MeMZ-968''BE'' (, 8.4:1 compression, for 93-octane).Thompson, p.203. In addition, the MeMZ-965 would serve as a prototype vee-twin (half an MeMZ-965), for the prototype

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* ZAZ-965 * ZAZ-965A * ZAZ-966 * ZAZ-968 * ZAZ-968M

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Sources

* Thompson, Andy. ''Cars of the Soviet Union''. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing, 2008. * ''ZAZ-965/965A'', Avtolegendy SSSR Nr.17, DeAgostini 2009. ISSN 2071-095X. {{in lang, ru Science and technology in the Soviet Union Automobile engines V4 engines