[V8] Transverse V8

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

Use a manual box from a eurovan. the engine bolts right up!

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeremy Ward <jward at mti-interactive.com>
Date: Thursday, January 6, 2005 4:28 pm
Subject: Re: [V8] Transverse V8

> I hope that's a driving school ;-)
> 
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> From: Korn, Bob <Bob.Korn at Fike.com>
> To: Jeremy Ward <jward at mti-interactive.com>; Coleman, David 
> <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>; scott_matus at yahoo.com 
> <scott_matus at yahoo.com>CC: v8 at audifans.com <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thu Jan 06 14:27:03 2005
> Subject: RE: [V8] Transverse V8
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> I see a lot of Dead cones!  NICE!
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [v8-bounces at audifans.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:12 PM
> To: Coleman, David; scott_matus at yahoo.com
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [V8] Transverse V8
> 
> That's how I was thinking about doing the VW caddy (rabbit) 
> pickup. 
> http://www.scirocco16v.com/misc_gallery/waterfest2000_043.jpeg
> 
> Question is, which FWD 5-spd tranny would you use on the PT motor? 
> I
> was thinking the radiator would obviously stay up front (long rad 
> hoses,plenty of phosphate-free fluid), no power steering (the 
> front end would
> be pretty light anyway), who needs AC on da project car...  Fuel 
> tank? -
> try to stick with the stock setup, or place a fuel cell somewhere?
> Would it be dangerous to place it in the gaping hole up front, in the
> event of a head on collision?
> 
> Someone needs to write a letter to Jesse James and see how many of 
> us we
> can get on an episode of Monster Garage :-)  Or perhaps we need 
> our own
> Discovery Channel show called "Sprockets"; we could dress like Dieter
> and have our own monkey! Heh heh :-)
> 
> Dave, I like the idea of finding the 4.2 which *would* free up a 
> 3.6 for
> the scirocco...
> 
> - Jeremy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coleman, David [David.Coleman at blackrock.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 12:55 PM
> To: Jeremy Ward; scott_matus at yahoo.com
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [V8] Transverse V8
> 
> > I buddy at work says the F 308 and 328(?) are transversely mounted
> 
> I  was thinking FWD.  The Caddy and Taurus all I know of, but 
> either way
> it's looking like the PT won't work sideways due to all the stuff 
> that'dbe in the way of the VW's r/s drive axle.
> 
> I'm going to make a trip to my local Audi/VW yard to scout out 
> possiblealternatives for powering the VW with my tired old V8:
> 
> 1) Adapt a logitudinally-mounted FWD 4k transmission
> 2) Cannabalize a 4kq to adapt rear suspension and always-locked 
> trans to
> RWD scirocco
> 3) Transfer driveline of 4kq to quattro scirocco
> 4) Shut the hell up and find a 4.2 for my '91 v8 first.
> 
> -Dave
> 
> PS: I really do have to do something with this scirocco, and if I 
> have a
> slightly worn out 3.6 V8 sitting around, it seems like fate.  One
> suggestion I really thought was crazy, yet not out of line given the
> outside-the-box thinking already was to put a FWD trans and 3.6 V8 all
> in the middle/back.   Then I'd have a nice big trunk up front...
> 
> 
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> > [v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy Ward
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> > Sent: Thu Jan 06 12:16:27 2005
> > Subject: [V8] Transverse V8
> > 
> > The early '90s Ford Taurus SHO had a Yamaha V8.
> >  
> > Scott.
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