entertaining a 20vt conversion

Huw Powell audi at mediaone.net
Fri Feb 8 16:58:37 EST 2002


>  Someone locally is selling their totaled '91 200 20vt.

> started contemplating the pros and cons of transplanting a 20vt motor into
> my '85 urq. Realizing I would be working on one of the rarest Audis in the US
> and may cause irreversable changes to the car hasn't gone without thought.
>  Having said that I am interested in opinions concerning both technical issues
> like wiring in the newer, more complicated engine management system as well as
> purest opinions regarding modifications to an '85 urq. I think from a
> mechanical aspect the motor bolts right in and that the big headache would be
> getting it to work electrically.

do it....

One issue you might want to examine (and get info from those more
knowledgable than I) is that you are getting the bits out of a "big
bodied" car and putting them in a "small bodied" car - some of the
plumbing may require creativity or $$.

do it....

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Huw Powell

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http://www.humanthoughts.org/



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