Would NG engine mate to 4KQ tranny/chassis?

[L DC]

Cody, how did you know??

Indeed, would the intake manifold from JT engine mate to the NG head?

What about the exhaust manifold...I think that would be pushing it huh?

I notice that the NG, automatic, non-quattro, has a simple and what appears to be a single down-pipe unlike the JT engine, which has 3-pipe down-pipe mating to the cat.

And Cody, yes I found this 1991 Audi 80, NG engine, automatic, non-quattro, at a local junk-yard with a speedo reading slightly over 54K miles and from the looks of it, appears original. The engine is very clean with many parts still factory-fresh and shiny like the fuel pressure regulator and fuel lines.

My JT-engine still pulls hard and strong, but would be cool having a fresher motor lined up. BTW, I drove the red QSW to New Heaven, CT. over the past Christmas holidays from FL and back and performed awesome, specially in the snow!!

-Regards,

-Louis


--- On Mon, 1/31/11, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> From: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
> Subject: Re: Would NG engine mate to 4KQ tranny/chassis?
> To: audi at humanspeakers.com, "L DC" <ldc007usa at yahoo.com>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Date: Monday, January 31, 2011, 9:28 PM
> I knew Huw was the man for this one,
> but one comment inline.
> 
> >> I would like to know if a 1991 Audi 80, NG engine,
> non-quattro and
> >> automatic would mate to an Audi 4KQ tranny and
> chassis.
> > 
> > Yes.  But the intake will be a bear, you really
> want an NF motor, same
> > 2.3 high compression etc., but the same intake
> manifold as the 4kq.
> 
> Since Louis already has a 4kq/Quantum engine in the car
> couldn't he just re-use his existing intake manifold?
> Knowing Louis I'd take a guess and say that he found said
> '91 80 either in a junk yard or for sale locally and is
> looking at making the best use of it's parts while upgrading
> one of the Quantum's (aka 4kq Avant). In other words, a swap
> of opportunity rather than a specific hunt for an upgrade.
> 
> -Cody
> 
> 
>