1.8t motor swap

[Aaron Gibson]

 Hello,

A friend and I bolted a 1.8t motor upto the 80-90Q transmission the other
day. I guess the best way to use it in another car would be to ditch the
stock ecu,and
use Javad's EFI system.  Seems way to easy!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ti Kan" <ti at amb.org>
To: "JOHN BANDY" <bandybrew1 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Paul R. Cole" <bdssprc at wavetech.net>; "Q- List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 3:51 AM
Subject: Re: 1.8t motor swap


> JOHN BANDY writes:
> > I agree with the old adage!! And yes a 3B motor would be ideal but the
> > price is not. My reasoning on the 1.8t is that it has efi, numerous
> > aftermarket goodies, lighter in weight(wouldn't we all like to make our
> > cars lighter), and are plentiful.
>
> What makes the 1.8T tick *is* the electronics.  However, transplanting
> that into a car not so equipped is going to be a very challenging
> undertaking.  The ECU has fingers into everything... even the instrument
> cluster.  Try sorting out that mess...!  It would be a lot more
> straightforward (comparatively speaking) to put a MC or 3B into the type
> 89 car, even if all you want is 225hp.  It's about effort and cost vs.
> the returns, and I'm afraid that a 1.8T swap isn't going to be as
> good as a MC or 3B in that sense.
>
> -Ti
> 01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> 80 4000 2.0
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