Parts Interchangeabilty -- 83 CGT to 86 CGT

[Ti Kan]

b1biker writes:
> I have an 83 CGT that was recently wrecked. I am currently looking at an 86
> CGT. How much parts interchageability will be viable.

Depends on what sort of things you're looking to swap.  Some things
swap right in, some don't.

> Or to take another direction, what kind of problems will I encounter if I
> try to put the I-5 into FWD 84 4KS.

This is much more difficult.  The I5 engine mounts differently than
the I4.  The tranny is different, the radiator is in a different
location, 5-cylinder fuel and ignition systems are different than
that of the 4-cylinder, the tach is different, etc, etc.  It's all
the little things.  If you have a complete I5 donor car to pull things
from, then it's doable, but not easy.  It would be far less trouble to
get an I5 car to begin with...

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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