'85 3B coupe quattro IC options?

[JShadzi at aol.com]

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Fitting a big IC gets pretty tough in the early chassis cars (as others have
said), in the t89 cars there are big bumper options that help.  If you can't
touch the hood latch, things get really tough, you are relegated to the lower
bumper area or in front of the radiator.  I don't really like the idea of
blocking air flow (and heating it) going to the radiator, I say you move the
oil cooler higher behind the grill and find some room on the lower passenger
side where the stock IC is.  I've seen some pretty big IC's there, custom and
some that are available ready to go, 2bennett has a "bolt in" IC they offer
for that location, tho' its not cheap. You're going to have to get creative,
that's for sure  =)

HTH,
Javad

In a message dated 9/29/2002 6:47:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
quattro at centurytel.net writes:


>
> With my urQ that is getting a AAN 20VT engine, I am sort of thinking
> something similar to this
> http://www.cascadeautosport.com/images/projectcars/urq/a001.jpg though
> he actually extended the front core support about 2" We have done some
> research and I think that an intercooler will fit behind the grill
> without a whole lot of problems.
>
> Javad also has a front mount intercooler, thought it is on an 80, the
> engine compartment and front end is not the much different.
> http://www.80tq.com/images/engine_compartment.jpg
>
> I think with the correct intercooler core the stock grill could even be
> used with very little modification.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Jim Green
> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 5:46 PM
> To: Mihnea Cotet; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: '85 3B coupe quattro IC options?
>
>
> --- Mihnea Cotet <mik at info.fundp.ac.be> wrote:
> > Gang,
> >
> >
> > Now that I know I need a new MAF sensor, I can
> > concentrate on what seems to
> > be the final homework on the 3B coupe quattro...
> > fitting an IC..
> >
> > So, not many options are open to me and they are:
> >
> > -20v urq style - not preferable because I need the
> > room where the IC will
> > sit for the oil cooler, it's already there and I
> > don't want custom stuff on
> > the oil cooler for the moment
> > -Treser "behind the grill" IC - there is possibly
> > one for sale in France
> > but I'm still waiting for an answer
> > -S2/RS2 setup with the S2 front core support.
> >
> > Any other "behind the grill" options are simply not
> > options to me due to
> > the fact that I found out that I need my hood latch
> > to be there for
> > technical inspections...
>
>