Strut tower brace/wheel upgrade/intake mod

[Huw Powell]

> Hello all, new lister with some questions on easy/cheap upgrades for an 82
> 4ks. 
> 
> 1       I intend to purchase a strut tower brace as soon as possible.

I recommend the type 89 unit - cheap, simple, cool looking... Marc has
one on his 4kqt.  Not sure if it will clear the battery though.

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/strut-brace-90.htm

> 2       I would like to put some larger wheels on this car, at the very
> least upgrading to the slightly larger rims found on later models.  If I
> can add some width as well, that would be great, but I'm not sure I'm up
> to a 5-lug conversion at this time.

As was said earlier, stick with your 4x100 setup - VW rims are easy,
also try imparts.com (?), they often have wheels on special for about
$80 each that will work.  That's where I got my coupe wheels.

> 
> 3       I was also pondering the air intake situation.  This may be a
> hare-brained scheme, but it seems possible to build a scoop augmented with
> a fan so that air would be pulled into the intake at low speeds and start,

it is harebrained :-)

If you want to pressurize the intake air you should drive the fan with
exhaust gas or a belt off the crankshaft.  Otherwise some nice 3" or so
ductwork works well.

If your car is the 4 cyl, btw, you probably have some VW-oriented
options for hopping it up that are a lot cheaper than for the 5 cyl
engines.  Look into it...

>   (Obviously I have
> spent _way_ too long looking at Huw Powell's website... ;) )

That explains a lot.  You're probably beyond help now...

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/

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