Just curious: Has anyone converted a V8 to a 5cyl MC Engine?

[Todd Young]

The automatic in the early V8s uses a similar trans to the BMW 7 series
of the same era. A "good" transmission shop will know this.

Personally, if you are going to replace the Audi V8 with something
American, I think the Buick 3.8 turbo would be an ideal candidate. A
well built Vortec 4.3 liter V6 would be my second choice. I've got two
issues of some car magazine that covers building up a 4.3 Vortec. With a
carb they got 300hp, with a centrifugal blower added after that, they
got 450hp, on pump gas. I figure a 4.3 with a centrifugal blower would
probably fit under the hood.

Long ago, someone scanned the Audi V8 repair manual and created PDF
files, I still have a copy of that CDROM. It makes for some pretty
interesting reading, even if you don't own a V8.

If anyone is interested, I'd be happy to send one for my cost. I believe
postage for a CD is around $1 plus a $1 for the blank and my time. If
interested send me a quick email note and the $2 to the address in my
signature and I'll burn a copy and send one out.

auditude at cox.net wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The automatic V8 body has a HUGE center tunnel for the transmission.  My understand is that the manual V8 body doesn't have this same huge center tunnel.
> Just something to keep in mind if you are looking for a body to swap into.
> Later,
> Ken
>
> Dan Cordon cord4530 at uidaho.edu wrote:
> IIRC, the V8 cars share the unitbody and sub frames with the 91 200 20V
> TQ. (Or rather, the 91 shares the V8 stuff). Anyway, the sub frames are
> different between the two cars. Not just the frames, but where they
> mount to the body and everything. I have chassis dimension charts for
> the 5000/200 Q's, and the 91 200 20V TQ. It's odd, since the doors,
> hood, trunk, fenders, etc. all interchange. In fact, many of the
> sub-frame components interchange too, but the frames themselves mount
> differently.
> While on the subject, does anyone know where there's a V8 or 91 200 20V
> TQ unit body sitting around?
> --
> Dan Cordon
> Mechanical Engineer
> University of Idaho - Engine Research Facilit
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Todd Young
7079 Dawn Ave. E.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076