3B conversion impressions

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Way to go Mihnea!!!

Next time I go to Belgium you have to take me to a spin between Leonidas
tastings.

Cheers,

Carlos.


>From: Mihnea Cotet
>To: quattro at audifans.com, newt at newtsplace.com
>Subject: 3B conversion impressions
>Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 00:00:38 +0200
>
>Hey gang!
>
>Today I went for a 30km drive with the beast and it drives
>beautifully...
>I've added a pair of chips in the ECU in order to lower the fuel
>consumption somehow and it's superb! 1.5-1.7 Bar overboost pressure
>in 4th
>and in 5th is absolutely insane!!!! The throttle response has got
>nothing
>to do with the old KV engine and when you want the power, you got
>it!
>Accelerating from 100km/h to 160 km/h (60 to 100 mph) is sooooo
>quick that
>I'd better invest in a radar detector pretty soon :))))
>
>I've noticed some stumbling after a spirited acceleration,
>especially the
>idle gets messy but I think this is chip related so tomorrow I'll
>swap the
>stock chips back in (:((((((( )and go for another testing
>session.... Now I
>can't wait till I have the nice MTM chips in the ECU and the urq IC
>because
>now the ECU doesn't really like the high intake temps it gets after
>a few
>accelerations...
>
>I'll let you all know how this works out and I'll also post the
>pictures on
>my newtsplace hosting (thanks Nate!!!!) as soon as they are scanned!
>
>
>Later,
>
>
>Mihnea, more than happy 20vt driver!
>
>
>'85 Coupe quattro, 3B converted, awaiting Bilsteins/H&Rs and Porsche
>brakes

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