V6 engine change from 12 to 30 valves

[Rob Andrews]

My bad!  I was thinking A4s...forgot we were talking A6s...
*note to self...learn to read*

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Stephen Kormilo
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 9:07 PM
> To: rob at robsaudiworld.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: V6 engine change from 12 to 30 valves
>
>
> At 05:56 PM 04/09/02 -0500, Rob Andrews wrote:
> >Unless you know something I don't...I dont think so....
> >of course this statement applies to US cars...not sure what
> other countries
> >got.
>
> Well, if you go to the Audiworld URL I gave and check the
> specs for 1998
> A6s, you will see that the sedan had the 30V, 200 hp V6, but the Avant
> still had the 12V, 172 hp engine.  These spec sheets appear
> to be exact
> copies of those supplied by Audi.
>
> >Actually SOME 97s had 30v...but not in the US.  97s in the
> us were 12v.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> > > Behalf Of Stephen Kormilo
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 12:53 PM
> > > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > > Subject: RE: V6 engine change from 12 to 30 valves
> > >
> > >
> > > At 12:14 PM 04/09/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >Reply-To: <rob at robsaudiworld.com>
> > > >From: "Rob Andrews" <randrews at sbcglobal.net>
> > > >To: "'Suffolk GameServer LAN'" <suffolk.associates at verizon.net>,
> > > >         <quattro at audifans.com>
> > > >Subject: RE: V6 engine change from 12 to 30 valves
> > > >Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 07:27:43 -0500
> > > >
> > > >98 and up had 30v
> > >
> > > Careful here!  IIRC the engine change from the 12V V6 to 30V
> > > took place a
> > > little later on the Avants.
> > >
> > > Check: http://www.audiworld.com/model/historical.html
> > >
> > > However, a '99 Avant V6 will be a 30V.  The plastic covers
> > > were different
> > > and should say 5V on the 30V cover.
> > >
>
> snip.....
>
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