[V8] 87.5 4KQ

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What is interesting is the ETKA doesn't show the 4KQ with anything 
other than the 2.2 JT (I think) engine. I guess it's possible a few 
test cars from europe made it over here. Does the car have the digital 
dash?

----- Original Message -----
From: Carter Johnson <carterjohnson3 at yahoo.com>
Date: Friday, September 16, 2005 8:07 am
Subject: [V8] 87.5 4KQ

> 
> 
> Hmm - this sounds mysteriously like one of the
> "mythical" 2.3 4KQ's, which on the records exist, but
> no one has ever seen one that I know of.  
> 
> Kneale's proposal that it was a swap is more likely,
> given that it's fairly easy and the 2.3's are not
> rare.  More likely than out of a GT, it probably came
> out of a 5000/90, since the 87.5 GT's are very rare.
> 
> Carter
> 
> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:45:01 -0400
> From: Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Need some audi expertise
> To: "John Bysinger" <john at bysinger.net>,
> <v8 at audifans.com>
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> <4.1.20050915184212.01005290 at pop.powerc.net>
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> 
> Sounds like someone installed a Coupe GT engine. 
> Leatherette 
> upholstery
> (leather only on the seat faces, I believe) was an
> option for 4kqs.  Or 
> it
> may be a European version.   I'd want to go through
> the paperwork to
> determine that it's actually 80K miles.  If there's no
> rust, that would 
> be
> a good price, I'd think.
> 
> 
> At 03:07 PM 9/15/2005 -0700, John Bysinger wrote:
> >So a friend of mine who's a long time VW fanatic but
> never owned an 
> audi
> >(but was instrumental in convincing me to buy my V8.)
> has an 
> opportunity to
> >buy an audi from a friend of his boss.
> >
> >It's an 87.5 Audi 4000 quattro, has the 2.3l and is
> black on black 
> leather,
> >and only 80k miles.  It's a one owner car with all
> records as well.
> >
> >He's being told that this car in black/black with the
> 2.3l is quite 
> rare (I
> >guess a 2.2l was standard?), but the guy is only
> asking $1200 for the 
> car...
> >
> >Like the saying goes, if it's too good to be true, it
> usually is...  
> so is
> >this a good deal and he should jump on it, or is it
> going to be a 
> money pit
> >for him?
> >
> >-John
> >'90 V8Q
> >
> 
> W. Carter Johnson
> University of Rhode Island
> 401-874-4947 office
> 401-789-3217 home
> 
> 
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