Intercooler fitment, etc. on possible turbo conversion

[Denis]

Well that s it.
You got a fibree hood ?

Denis

----- Original Message -----
From: Marc Swanson <mswanson at sonitrol.net>
To: Denis Julien <sparkplugvw at hotmail.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Intercooler fitment, etc. on possible turbo conversion


>
> > Then I threw out the possibility of doing an MC conversion.  I know this
has
> > been done many times, but am looking for caveats, or if it is doable
with
> > really not much trouble.  I know I'd need to relocated the battery, and
have
> > recall of some tie-rod issue, but the biggest hurdle that may be a
> > show-stopper is where/how to intall the intercooler?  I don't think he
would
> > want to nix the AC.
>
>
> as Denis mentioned, the best way IMHO to allow for fitting a nice big
> FMIC is to cut out the stock core support and make a new one with
> provisions for holding your IC of choice.
>
> Here are a few pics of how i did mine.  I did nix the AC on my car, but
> if it was important you could probably fit it using this setup:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yqvp9
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2uec2
>
>
> > I appreciate any information on BTDT costs - time and labor as well as
> > lessons learned.
>
> It is hard to do one cheap if you've never BTDT before.  I spent way
> more than I expected the first time around.  Now that I'm working on a
> 20vt swap for the same car I'm actually _under_ budget now that I know
> where to save money on projects like this.
>
> How much you spend depends on which route you want to go (stock IC or
> custom?  Stock CIS or EFI?).  For a bone stock MC conversion using as
> many factory components as possible, I'd say it could be done for under
> $1000 quite easily.
>
> If you want to go with megasquirt you could probably come in around the
> same number, since you could use the stock ignition system and just pick
> up the bare motor rather than a whole parts car or CIS wiring harness.
> Sensors and stuff are pretty cheap.  If you are handy with fabrication
> then it is all time on a swap like this, not a whole lot of $$.
>
> Personally I'm a fan of 034 especially if you've never installed a
> custom EFI system before.   You can't beat the user base or support
> specific to 5 cylinder apps.
>
> Things like custom intercoolers, exhaust headers, big turbos, etc etc
> are what start to make a swap like this expensive.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> --
> -Marc
> 87' 4ktq
> 88' 90q
> www.mswanson.com/audi
>
>