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

[Aaron Gibson]

Hi again,

Sounds like the Turbo conversion scared you. Chuckle...chuckle....wink
wink! You are right about the Conversion being tough but hey I like a
challenge. I am completeing my 95 jetta 2.0 into 91 Vanagon conversion
and
that was no picnic. I see on 2bennets site that they charge $8500 to do
it so it must be a pain. I would love to sell my wife but I wont use the
proceeds to buy an S4. Why not just eat mac and cheese so I can make a 
big payment and have nothing to tinker with. Not an option for me.
thank you for your words of wisdom!

enjoying the lag,
Aaron

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