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

[jim green]

For some reason (must provide the flame mail) I'm
going to chime in between margaritas.  That never
ending quest for power will get the best of you
eventually.  When I did my conversion I asked the same
question, why am I doing this for an extra 10 or 15
HP?  The NG engine is snappier, but at 6000 ft it does
loose lots of its guts, not to mention it completely
dies at 9000 ft. up the passes.  This is why turbo
cars rule in these parts.  I am running 9 lbs of boost
on my MC swap right now with the stock 90q fuel
system.  Essentially the swap was the same except for
the intercooler mounting that requires only a few
extra hours to cut out.  I've raced TT Quattros neck
and neck, couldn't pass em, but kept up with them. 
Congratulations on the extra power, don't listen to
me, I'm one of those guys who always has to tear stuff
apart and try to make it better.

Jim Green,
'89 90tq Louisville, CO

>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).




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