[urq] A2 Rally FI

[Bob]

Interesting. My friends car has a lot of these mods from the factory but 
is a much earlier car than may 1 '83. I guess there is no real rule of 
thumb for these things...


QSHIPQ at aol.com wrote:

>I have Bosch/Pierburg EFI listed in the May 1 1983 homog of the A2.   This 
>would coincide with the A2's with the dual rear wheel vents.  That  said, I 
>still have to dig around in the INV numbering, cuz Audisport used a  couple 
>bosch/Pierburg hybrid EFI's in the early cars (just as  Bosch/Pierburg hybrid CIS 
>was used prior to efi).  That said, the S1 was  homoged September 1 1983 with a 
>more atypical BoschLH-Jetronic fuel injection  system.
> 
>Brandon, in terms of the real toys (many carried forward to the S1), May 1  
>1983 saw things like the cuts in the bumper, lifting grill with hood, trans  
>tunnel modification to take the quick release trans, trailing arm reinforcements 
> for a-arms, and adjustable height springs/perches
> 
>HTH
> 
>Scott J
>In a message dated 2/1/2005 1:10:48 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
>bob at audisport.com writes:
>I actually have the A2 homologation papers... I  should read them and find 
>out. Ive browsed them before and I dont remember it  being real specific about 
>body stuff, just weight and overall production  chassis.
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>Brandon Rogers wrote:
>
>all very interesting....I do recall  seeing in the videos etc about how a
>small item malfunctioned, ausing her to  DNF...and man those turbo k-cars
>kick arse.
>
>So to expand on this rally  stuff...in terms of homologation , how did Audi
>homologate the A2?  I  can see how they homologated the alloy block, as
>suppposedly there are/were  some alloy blocked cars running around, but what
>about the body (wider  flares, taller spoiler) and what about the smaller
>motor (~2109cc vs 2144 cs  to give the car a lighter weight requirement)  And
>of course - back to  EFI - I guess it was legal to change the basic
>operation/architecture of the  motor setup - as the rally cars had EFI
>(obviously unlike production cars)  and they aslo had the big FMIC - again
>unlike production cars....I guess  there was some flexibility built into the
>rules....
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