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

[Huw Powell]

> << ... especially since Brendan's car actually moves ... ;-)  >>

> Granted, I don't blatantly recommned anyone do what I have done, especially
> someone like Brendan who simply wanted more power with the most reasonable
> amount of investment. 

Brendan wanted the most bang for the buck, basically.

> For the record, however, the initial conversion consisted of about 3 months
> of planning and gathering parts, and 6 consecutive 8 hr days.  The car was
> out of comission for less that one week.

Brendan's took about 8 six man-hour shifts, for the work that involved
the car, including moving the battery and doing the center support, and
lots of cheez doodle and cigarette breaks.  Rebuilding the engine
consumed a similar amount of time, but waiting for things to be done and
finding the time for us to do the work made it spread out over a couple
of months.  Of course the car was up for that time.

> Sure, it really depends on what one is looking for, but to say that is it
> "more powerful" than a good MC motor running mild boost is a lofty assertion

and one that no one has made.

-- 
Huw Powell

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