[s-cars] Saw my first A5

[Taka Mizutani]

2.7T engines with K03s seem to cook turbos a lot. My question was whether a
swap from K03 to K04 fixes the problem permanently or if it is an inherent
design flaw.

Until these tiny turbos, I've never really had any issues with turbo
quattros.

I don't really see the point of a 2.7T swap in an A5- the 3.2 is the same
power output without turbos. If you're going to do a big turbo swap, I'd
actually wait until the FI version comes out and do something with the FI
engine rather than a complete engine swap.

Anyway, good luck trying to get a 2.7T to talk to the rest of the systems in
an A5.

Taka


On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 4:58 PM, <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:

> 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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