[V6-12v] Audi 80 Quattro Wanted

[James Whitehouse]

Change of plan,

The time has come to get the Quattro model I've always wanted, since I can
now pick one of these of a similar year to my 80 ('92-93) up for the same
kind of price as the two Audi genuine cats the plan is to get a 2.8 V6
Quattro and swap the engines over (since I've just done quite a major amount
of work on my engine and it's running beautifully).

Anything to watch out for on the Quattros when buying? Any good sources for
used 80Qs in the UK that anyone knows of? Anyone had experience of the
engine swap (it'll be AAH for AAH) - do you have to change the clutch? I
think the engine mounts, etc are the same, and the ignition should all be
the same as far as I'm aware...

Cheers for any info...

James



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> From: v6-12v-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v6-12v-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of James Whitehouse
> Sent: 01 December 2006 20:25
> To: 'Audi list'
> Subject: [V6-12v] Catalytic Converters
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Replaced my original cats with aftermarket ones about 2 years ago. I was
> never happy with the sound these produced, making the car sound rattly,
> rather than that lovely V6 purr. Finally one of them has started blowing
> on
> a weld joint so it's time to replace them.
> 
> My car is an 80 non-Q, '92 model, which means two cats. The original Audi
> ones are prohibitively expensive, but you can adapt the 2 cat original
> arrangement by getting a downpipe from the later V6 (non Quattro) and
> using
> the single cat setup. This requires a custom Y-piece to be made to adapt
> the
> single cat to the two pipes to go into the centre box (unless you want to
> also purchase the single pipe version of this.
> 
> I'm prepared to do this, but was wondering whether anyone in the UK had
> had
> positive experiences with any aftermarket cats for the twin-cat V6
> engines?
> 
> Cheers,
> James
> 
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