[s-cars] (Fwd) Re: Reversed IM

[auditude at cox.net]

I had the wrong date on my pc, so I'm resending so this message appears in the browseable archives as
current.  Apologies for the duplicate.

Thanks,

Ken

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From:           	Self <auditude at cox.net>
To:             	s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject:        	Re: Reversed IM
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Date sent:      	Fri, 8 Feb 2002 01:57:31 -0700

Regarding that pic, the engine, and the car that it's in:

Does that appear to be not the original engine, if that is an ur-q?
The valve cover appears to be one with direct ignition.  Were the
20vt ur-q's fitted with AAN/ADU/ABY style direct ignition, or were
they fitted with physical ignition distributors like a 3B?

I would like to know if there were any ur-q's with 20vt with direct
ignition from the factory.  I'm trying to determine if that manifold
would fit on a car with a distributor.  It is said to fit an S2/RS2
and ur-q 20vt.  I know the first two are direct ignition, but I
though the RR/ur-q 20vt had a distributor.

If that's true, and that pic is an ur-q (how can you tell? it looks
like the core support has a bend in it, and I thought the Type 85's
are fairly straight), then perhaps it has either been converted to
direct ignition with the other valve cover, or the whole motor has
been swapped to that style.

Does that makes sense?

Thanks,

Ken

Steve Eiche seiche at cellport.com wrote:
>
> Rich,
> No Audi came from the factory with this manifold.  A few aftermarket
> companies make/made intakes like these (MTM, TS Tuning) and the prices
> are/were in the $900-$1500 range.  It could be an Audi Sport piece
> (SMS?), but I've never seen another one exactly like it. This is the
> hot setup if you use a front mounted IC in an ur q, S2 or RS2 as it
> removes about 3' of lag inducing plumbing from the stock
> configuration. Although the manifold is a bolt-on, the IC and
> corresponding plumbing is not.  This manifold is not compatible with
> the AAN S4/S6 cars, but they alreadly have a good manifold design
> anyway.  HTH!
>
> FWI, from the looks of it, that engine is mounted in an '86 or so Euro
> ur q (ATF hyd. system, ABS).
>
> Steve Eiche
>
>
>
> Here is a pic of the turned around intake manifold. Anybody know what
> model it comes from? http://www.geocities.com/rictan302/IM.jpg
>
> Rich
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