turbo Coupe GT's and semi-fantasy ramblings

[auditude at get.net]

Audifans,

Having gotten another Coupe GT to add to the collection of
Audi's I have, the turbo Coupe GT thread interests me.

For years now I have been collecting parts and information
regarding an MC engine swap into a 4ksq.  I still haven't
started the actual swapping process itself, but it's
approaching.

The Coupe GT that I bought is my second red '86, I crashed the
previous one.  I love the look of the Coupe GT's and as far as
type 85's in general, I love the cubby holes in the dash and
the plentiful door pockets, and other features.  Driving the
"new" Coupe GT home 400 miles was a refresher in how smoothly
they shift and rev.  I remember the only thing lacking was
more power.

In my "mid-level" (attainable but not necessarily practical)
fantasy world, I would have three turbo Audi's, the 5kcstq,
the 4kstq, and the Coupe GT.  My theory is that one of them
will get standalone engine management, so I will have two
(nearly?) complete MAC11 setups to use.  Since the Coupe GT is
not quattro, it would get one of the lesser-powerful setups.
IOW, standalone on either the 5kcstq or 4kstq.

I'm thinking the 5kcstq has more room for custom 20v heads and
race-type manifolds, plus it's bigger and more stable at
speed, so it might make the most sense for EFI.  One potential
reason to put the standalone engine management and 20v head on
the 4kstq is because there is no existing MAC11 setup to
"waste" by replacing with standalone (as in the 5kcstq's case,
more work basically).  An argument to running the highest-end
stuff on the smaller 4kstq would be that it would be more of a
"sports car concept", i.e. light and powerful.

I guess I'm wondering how "wasteful" it is to put a MC-1 into
a Coupe GT rather than a 4ksq.  The Coupe GT is so much more
sporty looking and aggressive.  It has more of the image that
would need to be backed up with decent power, compared to the
4ksq which isn't all that exciting-looking to the uninitiated.

My standalone engine management computer is basically back-
ordered, or more accurately put on the back burner while the
manufacturer works on bigger projects.  Supposedly sometime
later this year, up to 6 months or more.  I'm content to wait,
as long as it eventually comes.

I didn't have too much of a point to all this, just that I
like the idea of a turbo Coupe GT.

If you haven't noticed, I enjoy discussing this type of stuff,
even if I end up doing more discussing than actual doing,
which has been the case at times.  My purpose for posting is
as much for discussion as it is for planning activities.

Later,

Ken
'88 5kcstq
'85 4ksq
'86 Coupe GT
'87 5kt parts
'94 SL2