Got an '88 80 4cyl for almost free, now what? Also 5ktq updat e.

[Alan Pritchard]

Well, in the uk it is slightly different, cgt-132 bhp, 90q-136bhp and
80-115bhp, but it still seems quicker, maybe it is just a better torque to
weight ratio.....

-----Original Message-----
From: Huw Powell [mailto:audi at humanspeakers.com]
Sent: 26 June 2003 09:26
To: Alan Pritchard
Cc: Ti Kan; John Forbes; Audifans Q-list
Subject: Re: Got an '88 80 4cyl for almost free, now what? Also 5ktq
updat e.



> True enough... first time i took the 1990 80 fwd out for a spin i was
> shocked, it felt quicker than my 90q and my old cgt....
> how does that work eh??
> and to confirm that, a friend of mine bought a late model 8v 80 for cheap.
> his words were "it pulls like a train". And he has driven a lot of
cars.....

Yup.  My coupe WE engine was 100 HP.  the 2.2 liter jobs were 110 for
the coupe and 115 for the 4kq (better exhaust manifold).  The 1985 4 cyl
corresponding to that 110/115?  Friggin' 100 hp.  Unfair... the 20 valve
n/a engine should have come out in 1985, and built for 10 years.

>  > The engine is not too bad as it is.
>
> True... it has always irked me, that the 4 cylinder Audi (VW?) motors
> seem to get more hp/cc than the fives.  until you pressurize the intake,
> at least.

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