Ur quattro intercooler

[Patrick Martin]

Ran mine for 5 years without one.  Works just fine.  I like it better now
that I have one, but it was nice to at least finish the project and take a
breath before tackling that project.

Pat Martin
86 4kcsq turbo, 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Bilstein, MC and loving it.  Drilled and
stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with AVS Intermediates turning it,  K&N and
uh....
98 A6q Avant
95 S6 Avant, Bye Bye beater
87 5kt stick, the beater that is going bye bye


----- Original Message -----
From: "derek" <4ktq at myrealbox.com>
To: <jrbooth3 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 10:50 AM
Subject: Ur quattro intercooler


> John,
>
> The Urq intercooler has the advantage of more-or-less bolting right up.
I'm
> not able to comment on it's efficiency versus the 5kt unit but it does
> reduce the number of bends in the intake by about 180 degrees.  You will
> have to fabricate some brackets to mount it to but that's not hard.  I can
> send you pics of mine as an example.  I have used both the Urq and 5kt
> coolers in swaps.  The 5kt piece is a pain in the arse to fit and even
> harder to make look good.  The last time I used one the whole frontend
stuck
> out a couple inches, needed hoodpins, lost a lot of sheetmetal around the
> headlights, and it still barely fit.
>
> It's also possible to run without an intercooler (stock boost levels) just
> to get the car running untill you design a more custom intercooler.  I did
> this for a couple months and friends of mine have run that way for longer
> without serious issues.
>
> HTH
> -Derek
> '86 4ktq - '84 Rabbit ABA
>
>