[V8] 4000 variants (NV8C)

[Ed Kellock]

It's a regular 'ole 4000 quattro.  There was a model designated "5+5".
It was an '81 or so model only.  It was a 2 door FWD with a 5-cyl
engine with a 5-speed tranny, which at the time was a new combo.

Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Bysinger" <john at bysinger.net>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] 4000 variants (NV8C)


> OK, he went and looked at the 4000 today (pix url below) And it
looks like
> it's not a 2.3l but seems to be in good shape.  It is a 5+5 quattro
though,
> maybe that's where the 'rare' came from... not sure.
>
> http://doog.org/?c=2&dir=./^photos/friends/steve/4000CS  (on my home
dsl,
> might be a little slow)
>
> -John
> '90V8Q
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]On
Behalf
> Of sdewitt at stx.rr.com
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 12:48 PM
> To: diemarthadie at aol.com
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] 4000 variants (NV8C)
>
>
> Those were made from 80 to 82 maybe 83 as I recall. Also know as the
> 5+5 (5speed 5 cylinder). They are somewhat rare, but not unseen.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: diemarthadie at aol.com
> Date: Friday, September 16, 2005 2:35 pm
> Subject: [V8] 4000 variants (NV8C)
>
> > there's another interesting 4000 variant... an '83 coupe :)
> > only one I ever saw, and only one my friend the audi mechanic ever
> > saw (he owned it).
> > standard 4000 chassis, but a 2 door version of the 4000 body.
non-
> > quattro.maybe it's common but not in the philly area?
> > standard 2.2L engine
> >
> > john
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sdewitt at stx.rr.com
> > To: Carter Johnson <carterjohnson3 at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> > Sent: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:55:29 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [V8] 87.5 4KQ
> >
> >
> > 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>
> > > Message-ID:
> > > <4.1.20050915184212.01005290 at pop.powerc.net>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> > >
> > > 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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