[V8] Dirt and Dirt

[Ed Kellock]

And the car howled around the track pretty much all damn day if I remember
correctly.

That was back when I had my 1st 91 Avant.  I take my "new" '91 Avant camping
out that way now at Pueblo Reservoir.

I wonder how well I can tie down the cooler...

I know Leo can still lean into those corners.

Ed


On 6/28/06, Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
>
> Nope.  As a matter of fact, I don't think I ever had to replace a CV
> Boot on that V8 for the 140k+ miles I drove it :-)
>
> Did have to replace the left rear wheel bearing after someone (not
> me) dropped a wheel (off the tarmac) at the Pueblo Motorsports Track
> that week.  I believe you were there, Ed.  Man, that thing howled all
> the way back to Michigan.
>
> Ingo
>
> On Jun 28, 2006, at 12:56 PM, Ed Kellock wrote:
>
> > Ask Ingo if he tore anything on his Papyrus V8 that day...
> >
> > http://hometown.aol.com/Quattringo/index.html
> >
> > about 2/3 of the way down the page.
> >
> > I don't think there's anything specific to Audis or V8s relative to
> > dirt
> > roads and torn cv's.  I've taken all mine up Pike's Peak numerous
> > times and
> > driven dirt roads whenever I felt like it or needed to, even one
> > especially
> > nasty one.  I think it's all about wheel placement and speed.  If
> > Those
> > boots are a bit higher up in the car than other things.  Unless you
> > bounce
> > down on something or flip something up into one, you're more likely to
> > scrape hard metal than tear a cv boot.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> > On 6/28/06, Greg Furstenwerth <slicerdicer at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> I asked in a different topic about it guess I should have just
> >> created a
> >> new topic.
> >>
> >> Anyway I am wondering what the problems can be of driving the V8 on a
> >> dirt road I tend to say off of them. I was told by a friend that
> >> going
> >> on dirt roads can damage them pretty good in regards to the
> >> cvboots. He
> >> tore his on a S6 and was going really slow. Please advise on any
> >> btdt of
> >> damage and if not what you have done please. There is some pretty
> >> cool
> >> dirt roads around here that go to the river I would like to take my
> >> puppies to but am afraid :)
> >>
> >> 93 V8Q, North Bend WA
>