[s-cars] Saw my first A5

[LL - NY]

Actually, the axle runs through a line that would go through the bell
housing/flywheel region, so there is no intersection with the engine block
itself. It's a question of whether or not it'll bolt up to the bellhousing,
which is pretty much an as things were situation all over again....

LL -NY

On 7/7/08, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> hmm, i wonder how well that will work with the new MLP chassis.  the engine
> and transmission are behind the front axle now.  i don't know if the 2.7T
> will bolt up.
>
> might be easier to add turbos to the 3.2 FSI.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "djdawson2 at aol.com" <djdawson2 at aol.com>
> To: larrycleung at gmail.com
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>
> Sent: Monday, July 7, 2008 12:15:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Saw my first A5
>
>
> Well, I guess I'll have to stand by my original comments...
>
> The A or S5 6 speed will make a perfect project car for a 2.7tt transplant
> in 6 or 7 years when they only bring $15k in the market.
>
>
> I'll wait? ;-)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>
> To: djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com>
>
> Cc: davekase at pdqlocks.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 1:10 pm
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Saw my first A5
>
>
> As Taka pointed out, the plumbing is easier, and the apparent intent is
> that it'll nestle between the cylinder banks.? That being said, I'd prefer a
> turbo myself, more fuel efficient and more tunable, although I'm willing to
> bet that's part of the reason Audi wouldn't want to go that route.?
>
> FWIW, the same column said that the RS4 will retain the V8, possibly blown.
>
> LL - NY
>
>
> On 7/7/08, djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
> Yep, I have an '01 S4 too... nobody should be able to complain about stock
> configuration throttle?response from that engine design.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com>
> To: djdawson2 at aol.com
> Cc: larrycleung at gmail.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Saw my first A5
>
>
> They have the lag dialed out these days. My '01 S4 has no detectable lag. A
> big difference after driving an S2 for a year.?
> ?
> I concur. A supercharger ain't the way to go.?
> ?
> Kase?
> ?
> djdawson2 at aol.com wrote:?
> > Hmm... you'd think they would stick to their core competency.? If there's
> one thing Audi has always done well, it is building good turbo engines.? Why
> not continue that theme?? Superchargers are heat factories... not sure why
> they'd want to go in that direction, unless the market just can't deal with
> a little lag.?
> >?
> >?
> > -----Original Message-----?
> > From: LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>?
> > To: djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com>?
> > Cc: t44tqtro at gmail.com; s-car-list at audifans.com?
> > Sent: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:59 am?
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Saw my first A5?
> >?
> >?
> > Audi is going back to blowers now (the neu-S4 will be a single SC V6) but
> the belt driven kind. > (Autoweek 30 June 2008)?
> >?
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