It's official, a 2.3 4000 quattro is amazing....

[urquattro]

This is cool to see ... my congratulations to you Brendan!

I have always felt that the high compression NF/NG engine is all too often
overlooked in favor of the turbos.  In stock trim the NF/NG doesn't have
that much less HP than the MC ... and there's no worries about turbo lag.
Sure the MC can go over 200HP ... but it does take work ... and as you wrote
it sounds the NF/NG is a much simpler transplant ... especially into the 4kQ
... no special airbox mods, no bent tie rods ... no figuring out the core
support and where to mount the IC ...

Enjoy!
Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)


> "Wow" is one word for the engine transplant.
>
> To sum up, I (a very general "I") took a 2.3 NF-code engine from an 88
5000
> quattro, had it rebuilt, and reassembled it. Then I threw it into my 4kq
> and started it up. What a difference!
> The car is like a bullet, and revs freely up to redline (not that I've hit
> it much around town). I love the feel of unlimited torque, and once I
> replace the exhaust with something a little less civil, I think this car
> will be a rocket.
>
> This engine literally just "drops in" with no harness or drivetrain
> modifications, and is a great mod for the person who doesn't want to deal
> with those lame issues involved in a turbo transplant (can't wait for the
> flame mail).