[urq] 20V conversion

[Andrew B]

http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/es2/2004-February/000619.html

not the first guy, but scroll down a bit to find a pretty detailed
comparison.  The AAN is apparently the best way to go in almost all
aspects...of performance.  It appears installation is way more
detailed (and painful) but you start with better parts.  If you're
going to tear it down anyways, it seems that you could do either,
supposing you don't punch the 3b out too much.

On 6/27/05, Thatcher Hubbard <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the alternator may be on the opposite side on the AAN too.
> 
> As for the rods, I was pretty sure that I'd heard that some of the AAN
> engines came with forged rods and some came with cast, whereas all of
> the 3B engines came with forged, but I may have had that backwards.
> 
> "Best donor car" is tough to quantify.  Are you planning on just using
> the long block and going EFI for engine management, or actually
> transferring all of the harnesses and the ECU from a 20v car?  If
> you're planning on using the ECU, it's my opinion that the 3B would be
> easier.  It may end up being more about what's available and for what
> price though.
> 
> On 6/27/05, Pasqualoni, James E <james.pasqualoni at gs.com> wrote:
> > In addition, the AAN motor has distributorless ignition, whereas the 3B does
> > not...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> > Of Patrick Miller
> > Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 5:29 PM
> > To: urq at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: [urq] 20V conversion
> >
> > Other way around, Thatcher...the AAN rods are stronger than those of a 3B.
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