V-8 Conversions

[Ray Rollins]

How about a Northstar to Type 89 or 44. 300hp 32valves 4 or 4.6 leters,
lightweight/compact, can be controlled with a cheep Holly computer and there
is an adapter to connect it to the Quattro drivetrain. I have been thinking
about this swap for a while.

Ray


>From: "Alexander van Gerbig" <Audi_80 at email.msn.com>
>Reply-To: "Alexander van Gerbig" <Audi_80 at msn.com>
>To: "Frank Jasper" <frankjasper at imt.net>, <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: V-8 Conversions
>Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:51:36 -0500
>
>     I have continuously and slowly been gathering as much info on the
>TYP89
>V8 4.2 swap as I can.  I have a good basis to know that it won't be a
>simple
>swap, but I have enough info to know where most of the problem areas are.
>There is the one 90q3.6 in Germany, talked to that owner a few times, wish
>I
>could speak German fluently, would make life easier as the English
>conversing is a little hard.  There is a rally car in Germany that is a
>90q4.2, but I can't find who owns that or who built it, it's a pretty well
>hacked away car for rallying.  I have seen that one picture of the Shokan
>CQ
>4.2 they have on the site, but have yet to run up there to see it in
>person,
>don't even know if they are pursuing that anymore.  The big issue is having
>mounting bracket fabricated, everything else is child's play compared to
>that.
>
>     Though with the 200q20v in the state it's in, hiding in the corner at
>a
>shop in NY, and if I ever gain access to the insurance money then the 3B
>may
>find it's way into my 90q this summer, but many factors involved in that
>decision.  There aren't many 4.2 engines that I have seen for reasonable
>prices, tons of 3.6's though.  I'd love to get my hands on an A8 4.2
>engine,
>or better yet an S8 4.2.  90q40v has a nice ring to it:)
>
>Cheers,
>
>Alexander van Gerbig
>'91 200q20v (Crunched)
>'90 90q20v (Sport)
>'88 80t (R.I.P)
>
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