[s-cars] Re:AAN CR vs 3B vs gaskets

[Mihnea Cotet]

I beg to differ Scott, I know of at least 5 AAN motors fitted from the 
factory with paper (no fiber there) headgaskets, I've even helped with the 
metal gasket swap, and so can I give you a few email addresses of people in 
the UK who have BTDT too.

Mihnea

At 16:30 2/02/2004 -0500, QSHIPQ at aol.com wrote:
>Minhea:
>Just so you know, the AAN was the intro of the metal head gasket for audi 
>20vt (read ALL AAN motor cars had metal head gaskets from the 
>factory).  So, I don't think the below is true.  The 3B was the only 20vt 
>to run the fibre head gasket, and it was also rated at 9.3:1.  I doubt 
>that changing the 3B to the metal gasket does a darn thing to the CR 
>(beyond normal production tolerance).  Then again the fibre head gasket 
>for the 3B has been superceded to the metal head gasket at audi, and even 
>the aftermarket has switched to metal head gaskets.
>
>SJ
>
>
>In a message dated 2/2/2004 10:55:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>mik at info.fundp.ac.be writes:
>
> > Yes the AAN has 9.3:1, but only when it has a paper head
> > gasket.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Mihnea