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[Eric]

Edward Birch wrote:

>> Mike Alison wrote........
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>> >....loaded to the gunnals my car still out preformed my grandmothers
>> 2001 NEON......
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> NEON??  You compared your Audi to a "snap-together" "beer-can metal"
> NEON?
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> You, you.........go to your room!

Not to sound like a troll, but I wish our old Audi motors had a good a head design as the DOHC motors that used to come in the NEONs.  Yes the car is not much to talk about, but the motor is wonderful.  Hemispherical head with splayed valves.  Straight shot ports.  Full block girtle.  Unrelated to the motor, the first generation ACR trannies had the same ratios and final drive as the '83 GTI.

I do however have a slanted veiw of NEONs.  I have a good friend who builds NEONs and the closest thing to a stock I have ever been in or drove is a showroom stock NEON.  I have driven one of his individual throttle body NA cars that ran in the 12s (not with me driving) with a full interior.

I would love my 4kq to be half that fast when I get this turbo in.

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Eric Sanborn
'85 4kq - 225k+ (work in progress)
'8X VW Race Rabbit - EFI
'89 Honda CRX Si - 175k (Wife's car)
'88 Chevy Suburban - 190k (Our luxury SUV with bench seats and full vinyl interior)

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