RE: HELP!  Need more low end power!

TM t44tq at mindspring.com
Tue Jun 25 09:17:26 EDT 2002


Yeah, a turbo swap would put an UrQ into either a Street Prepared class
or
Street Touring X. Any increase in boost pressure puts you into Street
Modified,
or beyond, like what James said, depending on if you went so far as to
gut the
interior, install through-firewall roll cage, etc.

Taka

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Subject: Re: HELP!  Need more low end power!


A K24 would bump him into another class??
Javad

In a message dated Mon, 24 Jun 2002 6:25:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
<James at ringsperformance.com> writes:

>All the upgrades you have mentioned will bump you into E-modified, with

>the open-wheel race cars. You'll really get hammered then. If you are
>looking for a competitive car, get a GTI. If you just want to make your

>urq faster, have at it and enjoy.
>
>cu, James Marriott
>Snake River Region HS champ, 1997
>'84 4kq beater, 217k, for sale (BUY IT!)
>'87 4kq (alias "late-B2 90q") with rare ersatz NG engine, 184k '89 200q

>(MC1, ProconTen/no bag, 1.8 blah blah), 142k Boise, ID, USA    
>http://www.webpak.net/~marriott/ www.ringsperformance.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <audi90sq at yahoo.com>
>To: "quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>; "urq" <urq at audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 9:49 AM
>Subject: HELP! Need more low end power!
>
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>> OK.  I just auto-x'ed my stock UrQ last night for the
>> first time, and got my ass handed to me!  I knew this
>> car was bad at the low end, but this was rediculous!
>> I currently have plans to put an MC fuel and ignition
>> system on my stock block (so I can get some knock
>> sensing and better boost control), but what else can I
>> do to get more low end?  Is there something I can do
>> to a K-26 to get it to spool quicker than stock.  I
>> have heard the K-24 will do this ,but heat soaks to
>> fast.  I would love to hear some opinions on how to
>> make a 10v with better low end (without breaking my
>> budget).  I will pobably auto-x this car more than I
>> will track it.  Any ideas?  Thanks.
>>
>> Eric Harten
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