Re: WR-engine into ´86 Coupé quattro

[Mihnea Cotet]

At 18:17 29/05/2002 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I'm soon going to transplant a WR-engine (from UrQ/TQC) into my ´86 Coupé
>quattro. I'm using the complete wiring harness and vacuum-system, the
>intercooler, the ECU and downpipe from the UrQ as well.
>
>Is there anything special to watch out for? I've heard that my tie-rod has
>to be bent to fit, is this a problem? Should I use the UrQ tie-rod instead?
>
>Is there anything else I should get before I get started?

You will indeed need to slightly bend the Right front tie-rod in order to
clear the wastegate, but other than that there are no particular issues in
doing a KV/KX/JT > WR conversion... the point is that you'll be having an
engine with VERY low compression (7:1) that will have lots of lag... you'll
be better swapping a K24 with the watercooling circuit while you're there
but IMHO, the best coupe quattro turbo swap is the MB (or 1B/2B from an
euro 200 turbo) because it has a much higher compression ratio (8.6:1) and
that engine with a K24 turbo and an ECU modification for 2.2 Bar absolute
pressure is absolutely great! I was going to do that conversion on my coupe
quattro as well but I chose the 20vt 3B conversion route because I found a
complete 200q20v for the same price as a complete engine with the harness
and ECU (about 1200 Euros)...

Just a thought,


Mihnea

'85 Coupe quattro, due for a 20vt conversion for this summer, as well as
new shocks, Eibach springs and lots of other mods including Porsche brakes
in the front
'90 200q20v 20vt donor, at the moment with a broken distributor gear :(((

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