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

[Brendan/Coolian]

>I just bought a 5000CSTQ and drove it home (VT) from New Jersey. When I
>first put my eyes on it I thought "what a watermelon on wheels". Well
>once I got on the highway and gave it the gas I was sold on the Turbo

Yes, but how much of your driving is on the highway? A 5ktq is a pig in the 
tight confines of a city (I know, because I bought one for my mother and 
drive it frequently).

>motor. It hauled butt all the way back and I got 30 miles to the gallon.
>Now to my question. How can a 2.3 natural even come close to the power
>of
>a 2.3 turbo? My intention is to use this motor for my 4000Q swap and I

No turbo-lag (yes, yes a stiffer wastegate spring and all that)...A nice, 
EASY swap (no turbo swap can say that, and if they do, they lie, forget 
what it was like, or are WAY more manly than the average guy)

>just want to make sure I'm not missing any better options. I have a 1990
>80Q and it seems peppy but not that peppy. Thank you for your help.

Sell both cars, get a 90q, put new parts on engine...be happy.
or
Sell both cars, your house and wife, and take out a loan on an S4....

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Brendan Barry
http://www.endosquid.com/audi
Boston, Massachusetts
1987 Audi 4000 quattro - "Suzanne"
* Red\Leather/Bitchy *
--Now using an NF-code Smurf engine--