[s-cars] Not really Friday LAF theatre, but I thought I would share....

[Mike Fitton]

So um...wanna trade?

-Cheers!
Mike


On 7/16/2010 8:58 AM, Peter Schulz wrote:
> S-heads:
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> Chuckle of the day....
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> Ever since we purchased the Mrs' Emerald/Ecru Avant 4 years ago, I always felt something was a bit off
> - it never accelerated as hard as her former 200q20v Avant, and only seemed to get up and go well over 4000 rpm.
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> In fact it felt like an NA motor esp compared to my MTM 1+ chipped Silver UrS6 Avant.
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> The other day I had a care package delivery (150k mile complete AAN) which I purchased as insurance against the blown head gasket on the Silver Avant (separate story).
> I had my friend help me to replace the serpentine belt on the Mrs' Avant, and he kept on commenting how the turbo seemed to have a larger than stock cold side.
>
> So we investigated...got out a shop mirror and....
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> yep, the Mrs' Avant has an RS2 turbo....albeit stock ECU, stock injectors and EM...
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> So now I need to figger out how to err...replace the "non standard" part with the proper "Rossatto bin'd" K24....
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> Not really sure that I want to give the Mrs' Avant the full RS2 treatment
>   esp in light of my recent issue with the HG on my Silver Avant which is currently awaiting a replacement head at EFI Express
> (current head had been replaced by dealer by the Avant's previous owner, and had already been planed, and can not be planed again ;-(...
> ...well that and the fact that it's got 247k miles on the original engine and head...
> and the fact she used to share with me that she had "blown off a mustang" in her 200q20v (mind you with child seats in the rear).
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> -Peter
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> -Peter Schulz
> Chelmsford Ma, USA
> http://www.naaclub.org/
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> 1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
> 1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
> 1991 90Q 20v Q Red
> 1991 90Q 20v Indigo
> 1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)
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