Installing a 2.2 ltr 5 cyl turbo into a 84' 4000 S Quattro. "HELP!!"

[Bob]

RF tie rod clears turbo (not WG)... battery needs to relocate for WG..

Marc Swanson wrote:

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> >              Maybe a stupid question but i do got to ask, I have just
> > acquired a complete 5000T and need to know besides the engine and computer,
> > What else is involved in transplanting a turbo motor into an non turbo
> > 4000s?
>
> You'll need to bend the RF tie rod to clear the wastegate, cut out the
> battery tray and move it to the turnk, and mess with the airbox if you intend
> to run the turbo fuel system.  Many people lately have been using the 4kq
> fuel/ignition system with good results using the stock 5kt boost levels.  If
> you intend to "chip" the car or run non premium fuel I'd recommend either
> going with the 5kt fuel/ignition system (which is knock sensing while the 4kq
> is not) or going with efi.. see http://www.034efi.com.
>
> I have a few details of what I did at http://www.mswanson.com/audi.  lots of
> broken images.. I know....
>
> HTH
>
> -Marc-
> 87 4ktq
> 88 90q