Engine compatibility WK vs WX

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Hi there,

 

A young man is offering me a WK engine, as well as his 1981 5000 Turbo, a
car they family own since new. The car is 25 km from here, so it could be a
cheap way of putting back my urQ on the road for the next ice lapping
session, February 24th. 

 

I will see the car this week end, so is it worth it as a swappable engine ?
Is the turbo the same ? ETKA is no use because many type 43 parts are NLA in
the ETKA 6 version. I can see that I will have to swap the IM and the CIS,
but the remainder of the engine looks very similar, down to the 2 filter oil
setup.

 

I do know that the camshaft of this engine is similar to the WR Euro 200 hp
engine, so I'll make sure to grab them as an upgrade for me or Brady or
anyone else. 

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Louis-Alain

1983 Quattro, spelt with a capital Q