quattro Digest, Vol 40, Issue 3

[Steve Sears]

Ben,
I did the heat/bend modification to the driver's side wheel well liner in my 
5ktq:
http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/23847/img_3711_1_1.jpg
http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/23847/img_3713_2_1.jpg
It may not be as pretty as getting an actual urS part grafted in, but it 
takes no time at all to do.
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Phillips" <Scottp at ippe.com>
> Subject: RE: UrQ Intercooler Solutions
> To: <urq at audifans.com>, <quattro at audifans.com>
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> Ben..
>
> Here's the link to a site that did it for the S4: 
> http://web.archive.org/web/20041102151906/www.urs4.com/technical/miscellaneous/frankenliner/frankenliner.html
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] 
> On Behalf Of Ben Swann
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:12 AM
> To: cody at 5000tq.com
> Cc: urq at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: UrQ Intercooler Solutions
>
> Air-water option is not a consideration.  This is to be a street/Grand 
> Touring
> Quattro with some track time.  Water squirt (outside the intercooler) will
> solve heat soak and work fine should I decide to run down a straight ? 
> mile
> track.  NOS/H2O inj. Is for another discussion, but in consideration.
>
>
>
> I am looking for what will fit into the '83 Ur Quattro - apparently this 
> has
> not been done much, as I have not seen any solutions yet except for 
> radical
> sport quattro setups and some extreme examples where the bumper/core 
> support
> has been completely cut out and reconfigured.
>
>
>
> The one you show looks nice Cody, and I have some units that are similar 
> in
> dimension.  However, unlike the A4 and model 90s, the core support is not
> removeable without cutting and there is no room there.
>
>
>
> I may need to do some cut and reconfig. But would like this to be minimal. 
> It
> almost seems that solution may lend itself to 2 short high-flow units run 
> in
> series or parallel and located in appropriate places.  If you are familiar
> with this car you know that even the smaller stock unit is really crammed 
> in
> there making things difficult to access as it is literally squeezed 
> between
> the alternator, oil cooler/filter(s) downpipe and turbo.  You don't even 
> have
> room to get your hand between the intake hoses for service and inspection.
>
>
>
> I like the idea of extending a unit fore of the wheel - same 
> position/vicinity
> as stock, only the unit is longer.  The 944 inlet/outlet are very simlar 
> as
> the stock unit which is about 16" long.  The 944 unit is about 22" 
> overall.
> The spoiler is good for use in directing the flow ala ram-air.
>
>
>
> Ben