[200q20v] source for header for NA I5?

[C1J1Miller at aol.com]

The 87.5 coupe was sold here as the "last" coupe in USA until the '90/91 new body style car; don't know what happened overseas. 

Keep in mind we're usually a year or two late on what we get; the new body style 4000 (read our '88 on 80/90) was out with the 130 hp engine/ CIS-EIII everywhere else, so it really was Audi not upgrading the last of the 4kq's...
Chris

In a message dated Thu, 12 Apr 2001  8:40:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Chris Covington <malth at umich.edu> writes:

<< But didn't the 87.5 Coupe GT have more power than any other 4KQ EVER
(130hp?)?  And I'm sure with more power and less weight, it was faster.
I'm not so sure that the 4KQ was 'supposed' to be just as fast as the
Coupe GT.

Chris
'91 2cq


On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Fundsalo Racing wrote:

> I think one reason it is so difficult to improve on is
> that Audi required the 4KQ to be just as fast or
> faster Vs the Coupe GT of the same vintage for
> marketing reasons. They designed a special 2-piece
> cast/tubular heaser system and a very good exhaust
> system to get 5+ HP more from the otherwise identical
> engine in the Coupe GT to overcome the additional
> weight of the AWD and keep the 4KQ as fast or faster
> Vs the Coupe GT of the day. They put a lot of extra
> development work and expense into the 4KQ exaust for
> this reason.
> 
> -glen
> 
> OOOO
> 
> --- Linus Toy <linust at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > At 04:45 AM 4/11/2001 -0700, Fundsalo Racing wrote:
> > 
> > >Do you have information to the effect that the 4KQ
> > 85
> > > > 87 systems is any better Vs the 4KQ 84 system? I
> > had
> > >thought they were identical, cast 5-into-3 EM bolts
> > to
> > >head and tubular 3-into-1 bolts to EM. It is a very
> > >nice factory system, takes advantage of the
> > >5-into-3-into-1 design and is quiet and
> > long-lasting
> > >due to the cast EM at the head Vs 100% tubular.
> > >Thoughts?
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >
> > >-glen
> > 
> > Sorry, no.  you might check the family album to see
> > if the p/n are the same 
> > or different.
> > Related thought:  I once spoke with a tech at Borla,
> > inquiring about 
> > systems for the 4kcsq.  This was back in the late
> > 80s when they were still 
> > new, but few exhaust systems needed replacement
> > then, so very limited 
> > market.  At any rate, his comment was that they were
> > having (then) a tough 
> > time improving on the factory system.  Interesting.
> > 
> > --Linus
> >
> *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
> > *  Linus Toy                      Insanity is doing
> > the same thing   *
> > *  Mercer Island, WA              you've always done
> > and expecting   *
> > *  linust at mindspring.com          different results 
> >                 *
> > *                                      - Roger
> > Milliken              *
> >
> *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
> 
> 
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. 
> http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
> _______________________________________________
> 200q20v mailing list
> 200q20v at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/200q20v
> 

_______________________________________________
200q20v mailing list
200q20v at audifans.com
http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/200q20v
 >>