V8 Coupe, etc.

[LL - NY]

I dunno, by the numbers, the 4KQ certainly was nothing special (I had to
REALLY flog mine to beat a 2nd gen Taurus (3.8 L) out of the tollbooths from
NY to Mass on the Mass Pike once), but it was actually one of the more
satisfying drives I've owned. It just seemed soooo balanced, while still
being a useful vehicle (although sucky trunk). Are their better drives out
there? Yup, but as an overall package, it was actually pretty damned good.

LL - NY

On 12/3/07, Mark J. Besso <mbspeed at maxboostracing.com> wrote:
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> My 4KQ was one of the slowest cars I've ever owned and certainly wasn't
> the
> best handling.  It was without a doubt the most capable vehicle though!
> There was no road, no weather condition, nothing that could prevent that
> car
> from being used.  The only thing it couldn't survive was a head-on
> collision
> with a Honda Prelude.  I probably would've been installing the V8 in that
> car if it hadn't been demolished.  When I parted with that car it had over
> 350K miles on it and the engine had never had anything more than
> maintenance
> done.  I had to replace the clutch once, but that was only because the
> throw-out bearing seized to the tube it was supposed to slide on.  I was
> all
> set to buy Paul Krasusky's 4KQ when I happened to hear about the '91
> Coupe.
>
> I got to see Mark Swanson's bi-turbo V8 Coupe at SFest a few months
> ago.  I
> took a few pictures of it too: http://5000tq.com/audifanspics/S-Fest-2007
> It sounded fantastic, but I've decided not to go the bi-turbo route with
> mine.  The plan is to start off with the stock 3.6l V8 with a stand-alone
> FI
> system and a high-flow exhaust system.  If that doesn't seem quick enough
> then I'd look to a belt-driven supercharger system like the ones that are
> so
> popular with the Mustang 5.0 crowd.
>
> Anyone really interested in the details of the V8 Coupe project should
> contact Jay at Rabe Motorsports: http://www.rabemotorsports.com  He's the
> man-with-the-plan....so to speak.  I have all these dreams, but it will be
> his fabrication skills and mechanical knowledge that makes it all happen.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
> p.s. Huw/Larry -- thanks for correcting me on the stock wheel offset.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Huw Powell [mailto:audi at humanspeakers.com]
> Subject: Re: Wheel fitment question
>
>
> > My latest car/wheel/engine combo involves a 1991 Coupe Quattro that's
> going
> > to get 17x7" TSW wheels with 25mm offset and 204/40-WR17 tires.  In the
> > spring it'll receive the engine from a 1990 V8Q!
>
> Cool.  Are you gonna twin-turbo it?
>
> --
> Huw Powell
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