WTF? Olds Cutlass Ciera? (yes, Audi content)

[Craig D. Niederst]

That Ciera must have had some mods (can I put Ciera and mods in the same
sentence???). Our family had one in the late '80s, and it had absolutely no
power. Anything above 70 mph was a struggle. They did have a V6 version
(ours was a 4 banger), but I doubt it could give a 200tq20v a run.

Craig
'92 100S (92k)
'96 CGT (198k)

----- Original Message -----
From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 10:21 AM
Subject: WTF? Olds Cutlass Ciera? (yes, Audi content)


> So I'm driving along at a nice steady 75 mph and this guy in an
> Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera decides to race me so that I cannot pass
> him (he was going about 70 until this time).
>
> Well go figure- I don't know what was under the hood of that car,
> but in plain 5th gear acceleration, I could not pull away from him.
> This is with a chipped 200q20v. I don't get it. It's a freaking
> Cutlass Ciera! Can't have more than a 3.3L pushrod V-6 under the hood.
>
> We were even to about 110mph (on an empty road) with me not gaining
> really any ground whatsoever.
>
> Now I'm wondering if this guy had NOS plumbed into his car or
> something. I know those cars aren't that fast stock.
>
> I'll be doing some diagnostics today to see what the heck is going on.
>
> Disappointed,
> Taka
> '91 200q20v needing hybrid turbo, S6 ignition system, big IC,
> injectors, RS2 MAF, RS2 cams, 3" downpipe & exhaust and approx. 400hp.
> in order to beat a damn Cutlass Ciera!