[s-cars] Cheap? RS2 EMs on ebay

Sat Jul 22 18:51:45 EDT 2006

Exactly, Sean

The crux of the matter is how does it perform? Not where it came from.
How long before it cracks?
Perhaps the seller monitors the list for comments, or someone will send
them to him.

Tom

> Sean Douglas muses:

> Very interesting...
>
> Who wants to be the guinea pig?
>
> Sean
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dave Forgie
>> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 8:13 AM
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: [s-cars] Cheap? RS2 EMs on ebay
>>
>>
>> I think its truth in advertizing. Nowhere does it say
>> "Genuine Audi". It does
>> say "Cast Iron".  IIRC, and based on Ned's EM, the real RS2
>> EMs are not cast  iron but a nifty alloy of steel.  Based on
>> the "Cast Iron" upfront and the
>> price, I smell Chinese or Taiwanese knock-offs.
>>
>> Of course, I could be wrong.  In which case, buy two.
>>
>> Dave F.
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 13:14:41 -0600
> From: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at ae.ca>
> Subject: [s-cars]  May be parting out a '93 S4
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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> "Doc":  Personally, I am appalled that you (or anyone) would consider
> parting out a running S-car just because of a head problem (did you
> discuss the details of this problem with us?  All the AAN heads are
> probably cracked a bit by the sparkplug).  I think you should try to
> keep
> the car.  Using a non-stressed 7A 20v (non-turbo) head is a viable
> option:
>
> http://www.034motorsport.com/product_info.php? 
> cPath=28_63_73&products_id=360
>
> Please do not part out the car. Sell the car to someone who will  
> fix it
> if you
>  don't want to.
>
> Dave F.
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:38:15 -0500
> From: "Steve Marinello" <smarinello at entouch.net>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] May be parting out a '93 S4
> To: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at ae.ca>, <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Message-ID: <001501c6adc6$60afc660$0300a8c0 at yourat5qgaac3z>
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> On another '93 S4, my PITA brother-in-law who has had me looking,  
> twice, for
> an ECU for him, has now apparently decided to DONATE the car.  It  
> has some
> undefined cooling line/system problem that the dealwer in Westlake, CA
> wanted to charge him $990 to repair over a year ago.  So the car  
> has been
> sitting.  He finally decided to fix it, but it would not start so  
> he had it
> towed back the dealer (Yes, I told him about Ingolstadt West) where  
> they
> told him the ECU was toast.  Whether ot not it is, my only additional
> involvement with him will be to find out what he'd sell it for when he
> figures his tax deduction $$$.  The dealer has told him that if he  
> doesnt'
> fix it, no one would want it and it will just get junked.  He actually
> called a yard hoping to get something for it and they said they'd  
> charge him
> to pick it up.
>
> No one even wnats to consider the old cars, unless they already  
> know them...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at ae.ca>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:14 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] May be parting out a '93 S4
>
>
>> "Doc":  Personally, I am appalled that you (or anyone) would consider
>> parting out a running S-car just because of a head problem (did you
>> discuss the details of this problem with us?  All the AAN heads are
>> probably cracked a bit by the sparkplug).  I think you should try to
>> keep
>> the car.  Using a non-stressed 7A 20v (non-turbo) head is a viable
>> option:
>>
>> http://www.034motorsport.com/product_info.php? 
>> cPath=28_63_73&products_id=360
>>
>> Please do not part out the car. Sell the car to someone who will  
>> fix it
>> if you
>> don't want to.
>>
>> Dave F.
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> Message: 10
> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:30:50 -0500
> From: "Steve Marinello" <smarinello at entouch.net>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cheap? RS2 EMs on ebay
> To: "Sean Douglas" <quattro20v at telus.net>,	"'Dave Forgie'"
> 	<forgied at ae.ca>, <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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> IF, big IF, I had the time, I'd buy one and swap it out with one of  
> the
> originals on my avant and see what differces were apparent.  I'm still
> toying with the idea with no time at all...
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean Douglas" <quattro20v at telus.net>
> To: "'Dave Forgie'" <forgied at ae.ca>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 1:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cheap? RS2 EMs on ebay
>
>
>> Very interesting...
>>
>> Who wants to be the guinea pig?
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dave Forgie
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 8:13 AM
>>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>> Subject: [s-cars] Cheap? RS2 EMs on ebay
>>>
>>>
>>> I think its truth in advertizing. Nowhere does it say
>>> "Genuine Audi". It does
>>> say "Cast Iron".  IIRC, and based on Ned's EM, the real RS2
>>> EMs are not cast  iron but a nifty alloy of steel.  Based on
>>> the "Cast Iron" upfront and the
>>> price, I smell Chinese or Taiwanese knock-offs.
>>>
>>> Of course, I could be wrong.  In which case, buy two.
>>>
>>> Dave F.
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> S-CAR-List mailing list
>>> S-CAR-List at audifans.com
>>> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-> car-list
>>>
>>
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