The inline five's back.

[David Eaton]

talking to the local lead tech about an rs4 rebuild he is currently doing,
he said that audi had done a lot of work to make dropping the motor from the
latest cars a fast and simple operation.  he also said that this was the
best (and recommended) way to do a number of tasks where modern packaging
prevents easy access.  certainly he was talking nothing like 40 hours to
drop a motor.

after having been quite interested in the w8, the more information i get on
it, the less impressed i am.  it is significantly heavier, significantly
less powerful,  and only marginally smaller than the new audi v8 for
instance.  i think the audi engine guys will be feeling pretty pleased with
themselves...

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

 -----Original Message-----
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:04:55 -0500
From: Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net>
Subject: Re: The inline five's back.

Timing chains are great, but only when they're up front. This subject
came up at the annual NEQ meeting Saturday, over dinner.  Want to
take a guess at how many hours it took a -factory trained W8
specialist- at a dealership to remove a W8 from a Passat?(the only
way to get to said chain.)

FORTY HOURS(!)

Before anyone gets all uppity about chains being better than belts,
let's say there was a -reason- the tech was dropping the engine, and
it wasn't for s&g's.  Keep in mind how old the W8 is.  Ahhh, I hear
those wheels grinding upstairs already! :-)