[urq] AAN or 3B swap

[Patrick Carlier]

I'm in exactly thesame situation.
AAN on a pallet , 3B tuckede in a corner in the attic .
Both good an complete engines .

I'l definitly take or at least try the aan route .
It has e aan has a micro v-belt pulley , wich makes it abt 1 inch shorter
then the 3B with it's traditional 3 belt pulley .
That inch makes room for a large front mounted intercooler  wich I took from 
some
honda small van .

The downside for many people of an aan swap is that he intake manifold needs 
to be
machined and welded to move the trottle body towards the front .
Otherwise it'll interfere with the radiator .
Not sure if the AC compressor and or alternator will clear the radiator .
Wiring will also need more work compared to a 3B swap .

I'll keep the list informed of progress .

Pat





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John" <johnkarasaki at msn.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 6:50 AM
Subject: [urq] AAN or 3B swap


> Ok.
>
> I think the last word on this was from Steve Eiche in 2004. He recommend 
> 3B. But ten years have passed, and list traffic is slow, so why not bring 
> it up again?
>
> The patient: fully gutted, soon to be newly painted early '83. By gutted I 
> mean, totally. All wiring, mesh, interior, everything gone. So this is a 
> total clean slate build.
>
> I have a low mile AAN on an engine stand And a high mileage but never 
> chipped, tracked and always maintained and babied 3B still in a fully 
> functioning, running car.
>
> I have an RS2 intake manifold for the AAN, too, but not the rest of the 
> intake piping for the AAN.
>
> What would you do?
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