[V6-12v] A6 2.8 to 4.2 conversion

[John H. Clemson]

The RS6 is an awsome car.
I just tried it (got it in October) out in the snow, and while it is not a
disaster, let's just say I am real glad to have the 1993 100csq Avant still
around with 115k miles on it.  The RS has too much power and the wrong tires for
6 plus inches of snow.  I have a feeling that even an inch would be interesting.

My wife's S6 Avant has the latest Michelin Pilot Sports on it, and it does very
well in the snow.  The 2002 S6 rotors warp after about 12k miles of driving and
so far have been replaced under warrantee each time.

The 4.2 Allroad seems like an interesting car.  Ah, decisions, decisions!!!

James Whitehouse wrote:

> Yeah, although anything can be done, you're totally right when you say 'at a
> price', which was my original caveat to the project. I have a friend who was
> a bit of a boy racer in his youth and kept on modding this mini, to eke more
> and more performance out of it, which he did. However, when he looked back
> at what he'd spent in terms of both time and money, he worked out he could
> have afforded a car which was designed to do that speed in the first place
> and probably stayed on the road through most of it too. Now your situation
> is a little different, because the A6 Quattro is a fairly highly rated car
> in terms of speed and braking anyway, so a little extra power won't hurt at
> all, but you do have to realistically work out what it'll cost, and then
> decide if you aren't better off buying the S6 - what was the reason for not
> buying that again? I didn't understand, or maybe all your message didn't
> come through... Turbo charging is an interesting option. Aw hell, just
> re-mortgage the house and go buy a nice RS6!
>
> Not as much fun as modding though, I'll agree ;)
>
> On 25/1/05 5:16 pm, "brandon&trenna adams" <quattrorunner at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Anything can be done. I saw Jay Lenno had a huge V8 turbo placed into a 69
> > toronado and changed it to rear wheel drive using new corvette
> > underpinnings. Only Jay Lenno could afford to do this though. He was trying
> > to build a car as cool as theBently Continental or something for less $. I
> > doubt he did it for less.
> > If this project costs more than $5000 including the cost of a good newer
> > engine, It's too much $ for this car. Ican get an allroad with third seat
> > and place a couple ko4 turbos, chip it, and be happy with 300+ hp.
> > The real need to do this is stupid to be honest. My wife won't allow me to
> > back in age for the car, keeping the 95.5 s6 out. We insist on the third
> > seat, I insist on more power. (I had a 91 20020v before) And I need to stay
> > with a quattro (once you go quattro...)
> > So, What about a compressor of some type? I realize the problems with the
> > ecu tuning of this car. Could I use Javads fueler to supplement fuel needs?
> > If so,I could get a supercharger or have some headers made and add a turbo
> > or two turbos. What are the thoughts on my quest for power in a car not
> > intended for it?
> > Thanks, BA
>
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JHC