2.7T v 4.2 A6

[Kent McLean]

"Tyson Varosyan" <tigran at tigran.com> wrote:
> I would hope that Audi would find a way to build a lighter-weight stronger
> belt rather than revert to a chain drive.

I don't think belt strength is that big an issue.  I'd rather see an
easy-to-replace belt, more along the lines of the serpentine belt
on the V6. Make it a half hour job to replace, not a half day affair.
And don't make it drive the water pump -- failures are too costly.
Make the water pump electrical, so it only pumps when needed.

My two cents as a very amateur mechanical engineer. :)

Kent
'94 100 S Avant
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" has a new home