[s-cars] Saw my first A5

[Theodore Chen]

the K04 turbo failures might be more due to getting bigger turbos and cranking up the boost even more.

the 2.7T is a very nice engine.  i have a B5 S4 avant myself.  i've also driven the B5 1.8T, and i agree that engine is much less refined.  however, the B5 1.8T also handles noticeably better, likely because there's less hardware under the hood.

i'm more bothered by the fact that the new S4 reportedly won't come to the US as an avant.  i had thought that a B8 S4 avant would be an excellent replacement for my B5.

----- Original Message ----
From: "djdawson2 at aol.com" <djdawson2 at aol.com>
To: t44tqtro at gmail.com
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Sent: Monday, July 7, 2008 1:58:04 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Saw my first A5

Well, I like Audis that have turbos... so an RS4 engine swap doesn't appeal much to me.

I have an A4 1.8t with APR's Stage 3 kit.? It is a lot of fun, and does make some very decent power.? I recently picked up an '01 S4.? Since we're talking about the same car with 2 different engines, I can say that the 2.7t is very appealing, as it is smooth as silk, where the 1.8t is sort of buzzy/noisey.? Considering that the A/S5 weighs in at nearly 4000lbs, I don't see a 2.0t as a really good transplant option.? It'll be harder to make it scoot than the UrS is.

I'm not sure what you mean by the K04 turbo issues... maybe I'm uninformed.

Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
To: djdawson2 at aol.com
Cc: larrycleung at gmail.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 2:23 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Saw my first A5


I'd rather look at RS4 engine swap or the opposite direction and put a 2.0T modified in there.

I don't really see why anyone would want a 2.7T swap. Are the turbo issues solved with going to K04 turbos?

Taka



On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 3:15 PM, <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:

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? ;-)



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