2.8 V6 questions

[Per Lindgren]

There was a German gentleman, who used to post at the Vanagon list back
when I owned one, who installed an Audi V6 in his van some 5 years ago.
He also had a website with lots of tips and pictures, but since I cant
remember his name nor his web site address, it's not much help. Try to
search the Vanagon list archives at http://gerry.vanagon.com

PerL
87 Cq

Aaron Gibson wrote:

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>Hi,
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>The Vanagon engine is not a transverse engine to start with. Its a flat
>pancake motor just like the old bugs but with water cooling. If I went
>with the VR6 it would have to sit at 15 degrees,but the Audi V6 would
>sit at 0 degrees. Also Ti stated that the Audi V6 makes more torque
>becouse of the intake manifold. Correct me if I'm wrong but isnt that
>what I want? Most trucks as I recall have
>more torque than HP. Actaully the original motor is 98 hp and around 130
>ft lbs. Just my thoughts.
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>Regards,
>Aaron
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>Ti Kan wrote:
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>>auditodd at attbi.com writes:
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>>>No, if you want a V6, go with the VW VR6.
>>>In stock form it's just as powerful as the Audi V6.
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>>Yes, horsepower rating is identical, except that the Audi 12V V6 makes more
>>torque in stock form, thanks to its dual-path intake manifold design.
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>>>AND the VR6 has much more performance potentional.
>>>I wish there was an easy way to drop a VR6 into my '93 90S.
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>>There are more ready-made VR6 aftermarket hop-up stuff, true.
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>>However there is nothing *inherent* in the Audi V6 design that makes
>>it less performant than the VR6.  The VR6 got its reputation for
>>being strong, not because it's better than the Audi V6, but because
>>it comes equipped on much lighter VW cars.  If you had a way of
>>shoehorning the Audi 12V V6 into a Golf, it'd be stronger than a
>>Golf VR6, stock vs. stock.  This is all quite academic, however.
>>The Audi engine was designed for longitudinal mounting and fits
>>the intended applications well.  The VR6 and its compact dimensions
>>was designed for transverse mount in VWs originally made for the
>>transverse 4-cylinder.  The right engine in the appropriate chassis
>>is far more important than any other nitty gritty when it comes to
>>transplants.  You have to make the thing fit and run right before
>>you think about aftermarket hot rodding.
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>>For a Vanagon, I think a VR6 is going to be the more appropriate choice.
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>>-Ti
>>2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
>>2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
>>1984 5000S turbo
>>1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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