[s-cars] Looking for 92 spec build date and features info

[David Forgie]

MMmm...cyclamen.  Not sure if this link will work or not but is a photo of Gabe's car (when it was a show car back in January 92 Vancouver International Car Show):

http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/picture.php?albumid=61424&pictureid=108177

Dave F. 

----- Original Message -----
From: Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010 4:51 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Looking for 92 spec build date and features info
To: David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca>, s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com, Steve Mills <s.b.mills at gmail.com>
Cc: S-CAR list <s-car-list at audifans.com>

> Yeah, but all that's secondary Dave, to the fact that Gabe's car 
> is Cyclamen!
> 
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 92 UrS4
> 08 Q7 3.6
> via BlackBerry®
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca>
> Sender: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:33:12 
> To: Steve Mills<s.b.mills at gmail.com>
> Cc: s-car-list<s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Looking for 92 spec build date and 
> features info
> 
> Nope. Never knew that.  I know of a few of those cars in 
> Canada but did not know
> the Emre's was one of the same group of early build "show" 
> cars.  That would explain
> some things.  His VIN was NN09nnnn (Feb 92 build) so I 
> assumed it was part of the 
> normal US delivery.  Gabriel C.'s (local to me, lskolnick 
> on quattroworld) was one of
> show cars (for Audi Canada) and has the tuna can. But his was an 
> 11/91 build date car.
> 
> Dave F.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Mills <s.b.mills at gmail.com>
> Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010 4:23 pm
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Looking for 92 spec build date and 
> features info
> To: David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca>
> Cc: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> 
> > And I guess you don't remember that his was an auto show car, 
> > brought over early to promote the then new C4 model.
> > 
> > On Nov 14, 2010, at 6:37 PM, David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca> 
> wrote:> 
> > > Steve:  I guess you don't remember Emre Washburn 
> > (YumyJaeger) on AudiWorld (and sometimes,
> > > here.)  His 92 S4 had the "tuna can" cam sensor in a 
> > can.  SO, they are out there in North America,
> > >  probably not many, but some.  (BTW - I need to 
> send 
> > you a hitch email).
> > > 
> > > Dave F. 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Steve Mills <s.b.mills at gmail.com>
> > > Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010 3:26 pm
> > > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Looking for 92 spec build date and 
> > features info
> > > To: David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca>
> > > Cc: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > 
> > > > Dave-
> > > > 
> > > > I've never seen or heard of a "tuna can" car in NA- I 
> > believe 
> > > > builds early enough to have it were Europe only, since 
> they 
> > got 
> > > > the AAN earlier. 
> > > > 
> > > > On Nov 14, 2010, at 2:41 PM, David Forgie 
> > <forgied at shaw.ca> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > The 92 spec cars are the ones with the elm wood trim, 
> trip 
> > > > computer, quattro rear defrost script, rear
> > > > > sway bar, etc.  I am looking for info two features 
> > that 
> > > > came and went (came):
> > > > > 
> > > > > 1. The early 92 spec cars came with the cam position 
> > sensor in 
> > > > a vestigial distributor ("tuna 
> > > > > can"), as shown here: 
> > > > > http://12v.org/urs/TunaCan_Hall_Effect_Distributor.jpg
> > > > > 
> > > > > I think the breakpoint for the change to behind the cam 
> > > > sprocket was mid-February 1992 but I am
> > > > > not sure.  I am looking for VINs, build-dates and 
> > > > location of the cam sensor info if you can share it
> > > > > with me (please).
> > > > > 
> > > > > 2. The strut bar that came in the 1993 Model year also 
> > started 
> > > > to be installed on the 1992 MY cars,
> > > > > I think starting in April, maybe March.  I am 
> looking 
> > for 
> > > > VINs, build dates and presence/absense of
> > > > > this bar on the 92 spec cars.  
> > > > > 
> > > > > Email me directly (or answer online),
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Dave F. 
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