For the swappers-S6 engine

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Even with 240hp, not worth the effort IMO.  240hp only goes so far, and once you are adjusted to that (trust me, it don't take long to get real bored with 240hp), then what?  I have been on the other end of the phone many times with 3.6, and even 4.2l V8 guys looking for more power, nothing can be done within any reasonable amount of money.  I have spent plenty of time behind the wheel of a 3.6 V8 5-speed, granted, its a tank of a car, but that motor has to be revved, the point is, its making most of its power higher up in the rev-range, which doesn't make up for "turbo-lag" most people seem so scared of.

My point is that the V8 is not necessarily any better than a ECU'd MC motor, and for the expense, not worth it.  Throw in EFI, a bigger turbo, etc, and its no contest.  An I5 turbo swap is not that tough, snip a little sheetmetal here for the IC, etc, much less work than fabricating new mounts to fit the motor.  For mystique and uniqueness, yes, it has value there, but if you are looking for power, the I5 turbo is very hard to beat.  

Javad
80tq


> The 3.6 as found in the Audi V8 made 240hp stock.  The 4.2 was something
> like 278hp.  In the A8, the 3.7 made 270hp whereas the 4.2 got 300hp in
> the 4-valve version and 310hp in the 5-valve, and 360hp in the 5-Valve S8.
> These are US models' numbers.
> 
> The Audi V8 engines are not lacking in torque.  They are normally fitted
> to fairly massive cars, in virtually all cases via slushboxes which make the
> acceleration numbers less than what you might expect.  In a lighter car
> with a manual tranny, the V8 should be quite the beast, albeit not very
> tunable without high costs.
> 
> SJM's web site http://www.sjmautotechnik.com has some hp/torque curves
> of various engines (under Audi Performance Data).  Check it out.
> 
> -Ti
> 01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> 80 4000 2.0
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