[V8] Missed it! Dammit!

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

I pondered that as well, however the 928 S4 motor is much wider that the engine compartment on the type 44, making it next to impossible to place between the shocks towers, unless it's moved forward quite a bit.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger M. Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at adelphia.net> 
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:29 am 
Subject: Re: [V8] Missed it! Dammit! 
To: 'Andrew Schlueter' <andyschlueter at 4techwork.com> 
Cc: v8 at audifans.com 

> Well, of course in the past I have pondered this. In fact my 
> wrench (at the 
> time) and I actually proposed to do a conversion putting a Porsche 928 
> engine into my '89 200 Quattro Avant. Decided back then, that it was 
> possible, but probably would be VERY expensive. 
> 
> Now, having had the experience of The Black Mariah with her 2.5 
> bar chip, 
> there is no reason for having a V8 in the Type 44 Avant. Just 
> chip the ecu, 
> port, polish and, oh what the hell, tweak the cams and put in a 
> slightlylarger downpipe and no V8 Quattro in the world will run 
> with it...at least 
> more than once. 
> 
> Roger 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Andrew Schlueter [mailto:andyschlueter at 4techwork.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:27 AM 
> To: Roger M. Woodbury 
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com 
> Subject: RE: [V8] Missed it! Dammit! 
> 
> how about a 3.6 v8 in a '91 200 avant? 
> 
> Now that would be slick 
> 
> 
> Andrew W. Schlueter 
> '90 Audi V8 Quattro 
> www.westmotorsports.biz 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On 
> BehalfOf Roger M. Woodbury 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:13 AM 
> To: v8 at audifans.com 
> Subject: [V8] Missed it! Dammit! 
> 
> Well, I dunno. Maybe I did, and maybe I didn't. 
> 
> You see, I have had to come to the realization that The Black 
> Mariah is 
> nearing the end of her lifecycle. Unless I cheat mightily, The Black 
> Mariah will not pass Maine state inspection next summer. In order for 
> her to pass inspection, she will have to have new rear abs 
> sensors, new 
> UFO's, and the cursedIneverwantedoneandRalphNadercangotohell 
> airbag will 
> have to be restored so that warning light is out. In addition there 
> will need to be new tires and probably rear bearings and perhaps a 
> bunchof other stuff. 
> Perhaps as much as two grand will need to be lavished on her to get 
> through inspection, and I will not be doing that. The car will have 
> around 200,000 miles at that point....176,500 and counting right now. 
> Right now, she runs like a top, but I know that old age is lurking 
> rightaround the next sprint to 6000 rpm. 
> 
> So, I was perusing the used car ads, and eBay auction listings as I 
> always do, and low and behold: there in Naples Florida at the Audi 
> dealer was a 
> '91 200 Avant that had seventy thousand some miles! It was RED. But 
> that might be OK, if it was burgundy and not Loseyourlicense Tornado 
> Red. 
> 
> "How much?", you ask, now sitting on the edge of your seat. 
> 
> FIVE grand. 
> 
> If it is a perfect world, I am a month away from buying another 
> car at a 
> minmum, but this could have been THE one...I would like another 200 
> 20-valve Avant....so I called anyway..... 
> 
> Yep! It is sold! 
> 
> Sigh. 
> 
> So, now, I will continue the hunt, and maybe I'll find a V8 
> instead....hmmmmm. But for my purposes, I think the Avant is a better 
> car, although there is nothing like a V8.... 
> 
> Roger 
> 
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