[urq] '83 UrQuattro - Whats it worth?

[John Karasaki]

At 09:50 AM 6/19/03 -0400, ben swann wrote:
><snip>

>serious upfront investment, and at what return.  I know I can crank an
>easy 250-300 out of an MC which I'll rebuild for the car, and will
>already have two motors to choose from.

Ben,

No one can "crank an easy 250-300 hp out of an MC."  A few of the best Audi
tuners here in the NW that have instrumented and measured the heck out of
these cars aren't getting actual HP near that range.  My understanding is
that the CIS leans out before you get there and you really need EFI to see
250+ consistently with the MC engines.

Therefore, to get there is $$$ or time or both whether you go EFI MC or
20vt with Audi's EFI.

My suggestion is to make the car as fast and DEPENDABLE as you can for a
reasonable outlay of cash and enjoy it.  Unless you stole the car when you
bought it, you won't recover what you put into it, IMHO.

If anyone has the "holy grail" of MC, non-EFI power and can prove it,
please let me know!





>So just trying to get a take on how far I should go before I am just
>wasting my time and money, as I know I'll be personally satisfied with
>the car once wiring, dash and engine are upgraded and it shines with a
>fresh paint job.
>
>Also, is there any merit to retaining the factory paint or just paint
>it what evr color I would choose?  This one is a metallic blue/green,
>nice, but not necessarily the color of my choosing.
>
>Not looking for pie in the sky values, but realistic price one could
>get from a nicely restored '83 Ur Quattro.
>
>Ben
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Audifans urq mailing list
>Send posts to: mailto:urq at audifans.com
>Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/urq