engine weights

[Alan Kramer]

The 4.2 and 20vt are very close, but the v8 is lighter by like 25 lbs.  Yes,
it will bolt to the CQ tranny, but you'll hafta go to europe to get a
flywheel that will bolt to the 4.2 crank.  If you're worried about
intercooler plumbing being a challenge, then forget about the V8...it's
orders of magnitude more difficult than changing a NA 5 cyl to a turbo 5
cyl.  I have a friend putting a 4.2 in a CQ right now; I put his turboed 7A
in my CGT....  That took me 7 weekends 'til I was driving it...he's still
making parts like engine mounts and won't be done for a year at least.

Alan
'83 CGT 20vt
'86 4kcsq
'90 v8q
http://www.audi-quattro.org/~akramer/gt_main.htm


Can anyone tell me the weights of the 20v vs V8 4.2l?
Can the V8 be bolted to the CQ transmission or would
that need to be changed if doing a swap?
I'm just toying with the idea of a S2 conversion but
would like to reduce the weight and increase the HP
without adding all the intercooler plumbing etc.
Thanks in advance,
Mark
90 Coupe Quattro


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