Another 4ktq is born!

[ed armstrong]

Good job ! My 90tq should be done soon. Well, it is
done but a few things need to be buttoned up....

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> Hello all...
>
> I'm pleased to report that the MC-1 turbo swap into
> my 86 4kq took place this last weekend.
>
> After wrestling to get the engine on the
> transmission and tracing down all the miscellaneous
> connections that had to be made, the engine fired to
> life at around 10:30 on Monday morning (yes, I took
> off work to make time for the swap).
>
> Right now, the car is running fine (sans intercooler
> for right now) but is experiencing ISV issues that
> are causing idle problems.  The thing sounds damn
> cool with just the downpipe and open exhaust though.
>  I love hearing the turbo wind up... Looks like I'll
> be spending the rest of the upcoming days buttoning
> the car up so I can test drive it and get an exhaust
> on it.
>
> I posted some pics through an MSN group.  See below
> for the link.  You'll notice some parts sourced from
> MSwanson and some ideas pirated from others that
> have done the swap.  Imitation is flattery, right?
>
> http://groups.msn.com/Audi4ktq
>
> Click on the pictures menu on the left to see the
> albums.  They only let me have 3 mb of space, so
> there are limited pics up until the test running of
> the engine. All comments are welcome...
>
> I'd like to thank everyone who helped me with all my
> piddly questions on this project: Chris Semple (MC
> kit), Monsieur Swanson (on-call tech support),
> Javad, Jim Green, Jeff Hemmerlin, Dave Spriggs
> (always right), Huw as well as some that I might
> have forgotten.  The list has been a greatly
> appreciated, helpful resource during this project.
>
> Big thanks also goes out to fellow lister Derek Leep
> who flew in from Seattle to help with the project
> and to rate Cincinnati's Indian food.  Derek had
> done the swap to his 4kq a year ago and was the
> "answer man" in the months leading up to the project
> as well as the wiring master during the swap. The
> project wouldn't have gone very far without his
> help, careful documentation and attention to detail.
>
> It occurs to me that although a good deal of the
> project can be considered complete, this is probably
> just the beginning...
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Elliott Bavely
>
> 86 4ktq (finally)
> 83 CGT
> 81 Coupe ITB
> 88 80 Fwd
> 83 GTI FSP
> 83 GTI 16V
> 90 VW Cabriole


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-ed

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