Want to take 4KCSQ to 300HP Need guidance

[Tyson Varosyan]

Well, after a little more than a year since my '85 4ksq died due to fuel
distributor problems, I got sucked back into the Audi world. I scored a
pretty good deal for an '86 4kcsq in running condition. Pretty much the same
car, my old one was a bit nicer though. I figure now I have 2 cars and if
anything goes wrong with this one, I have a whole other one for parts...

Anyhow, over time I ran into a few posts, websites and the like of people
whom have taken their 4kq and 5kq cars to 250-300HP. Finding details on how
exactly people do this is hard. With as light as this sucker is, I bet it
would fly! My 3800lbs AWD Rice Rocket was the king on the road with little
under 400HP, I would take a 1000lbs weight loss over 100HP anyday!

I presume that the 5cyl 20v engine will be required. I hope that I will not
need a whole new block and that a new head will do the trick in that
department.

I would also LOVE to ditch this CIS system which I have learned to fear and
switch to something that I am much more familiar with, a MAP driven S-EFI.
>From what I think, I will need a MAP sensor, air temp sensor, barometer, an
ECU, injectors and fuel plumbing, Intake manifold and exhaust manifold. I
would LOVE to use something like the AEM EMS, but those things are a bit
pricey... If there is a more affordable way to go with using parts from
other Audi cars, I would like to do that.

Turbo is an obvious must. I do not even know what turbos Audi uses and if
they are any good. I have quite a bit of experience with the TD04 and TD05
layout and am familiar with the T3/T4 setup as well. I would like to have
something that I can work on and understand, but at the same time something
that works well.

I am concerned about the bottom end of the block, the clutch and tranny.
Will they be able to handle this kind of power? I know the Germans build
solid drive trains, so I hope to be OK in that department.

I have a welder, a cutter, I have made exhaust manifolds before etc, so I
think I want to get geared up to make this into one hell of a monster.

Whom has done this? Where do I go? What parts do I need?

Tyson Varosyan
Technical Manager, Uptime Technical Solutions LLC.
tyson at up-times.com
www.up-times.com
206-715-TECH (8324)

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