Motor swap

[jesper moreau]

there are several 80's, 90's, and coups out there with 4.2 and 3.6l V8's.
plenty of room! 5 speed tranny swap is usually involved. here is a thread on
a conversion. enjoy!!!

On 11/29/05, Grant <gfl1 at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> Good point. Sounds logical (but I dont know).
> I did see a pic today of a v8 stuffed in an old audi 80. I dont know
> what was done to accomplish it. See the v8 development list on
> audiworld.
> I copied your insight to the list.
>
> Grant
> On Nov 29, 2005, at 8:25 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>
> > Grant <gfl1 at optonline.net> wrote:
> >> audi needed to re-do the 4.2 engine with a timing chain rather than
> >> belt to make it shorter so it would fit in the '04 S4. So the question
> >> is "is the 90s engine bay longer than the 2004 A4'S?". I would doubt
> >> it, and therefore I'd say this will be hard. But again, I don't
> >> actually know anything here.
> >>
> >> I would approch this very carefully. Yea, the motor should mate to the
> >> tranny. Yera, with convincing the electronics should interface. But
> >> the mechanical fitment may be hugely difficult.
> >>
> > The 90 came with a 5 cylinder at some point, right? So wouldn't that
> > mean the engine bay would have to be a little longer than the A4,
> > which came with a 4 cylinder as the 'longest' engine.....
> >
> >  Dan D
> >  '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> >  Central NJ USA
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Jesper Moreau
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