[BiturboS4] morals and ethics...

[Kjos']

Right on Carter!!! You could have said "Just stick to the facts, man".

The mole

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From: "California Fields" <cfields72 at hotmail.com>
To: <biturbos4 at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [BiturboS4] morals and ethics...


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> Oh, and we're really at a loss here with a 344hp (stock) car that weighs
no
> more than the previous model and has a stiffer body and better
> tires/suspension (read sarcasm).  Looks to me like Audi took a step
forward.
> It will be just harder (or more expensive to modify now, that's all).
>
> Really, though, I haven't seen any *definitive* evidence that the
modifying
> crowd (moral or not) has been the cause of Audi ditching the twin turbo
> design.  That post the other day which gave a link to a survey was
thoughtful
> but not very significant or relevant. I mean, you couldn't draw a
conclusion
> as to whether modifying the cars actually caused the part failures.
>
> Plus, look at all the 1.8T engines out there! I know SOOO many teenage
kids
> that tweak the crap out of that engine in their VWs and Audis (everything
from
> ECU upgrades to turbo upgrades and NOs).  I read the 20v.turbo group and I
> rarely hear of any problems.
>
> VW/Audi has no plans to discontinue that engine that I know of.  So, mods
> aren't the driving force for change here. I think the 2.7T has more
inherent
> problems from the start and is much closer to it's limits in certain areas
> that Audi needed to move to a N/A engine.  Just my guess.
>
> Carter.
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> Carter Fields, San Francisco
> 2001.5, GIAC-X, Miltek 3" cat-back, Strat. shifter, Strat. DVs, A-pillar
boost
> gauge
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