[V8] 90 V8 vs 89 200TQ

[Ron Wainwright]

John, if you wanna talk to the owner, or the builder I
can get you into contact with both.
I seen the 200/V8 in person..fantastic car!

 & on the whole V8 VS 200 issue...for me, & I do own
both a 91 200 20v Sedan & 200 20v Avant. & I usta own
a 90 200tqA & I loved that car! I've all so owned/own
my fair share of V8's...both 5spd's (presently) &
Autos (formaly), 3.6 cars & 4.2's, I gotta say they
are 2 different animals.
 While the 200's are more brutal power wise, the V8 is
like a wolf in sheeps clothing. 
 Which do I love the most...well hands down it's my V8
5spd's. But my V8's are far from normal!

 But on my 200 20v Sedan I plan on fitting a V8 front
clip on it..but still keeping the 20vt motor. But
thats a whole nother thread. 

 But the question was.....I think you should do it!
You can all ways get another V8.

 Ron

--- John Gourley <azaudi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Re:   Question for you who have or have had both a
> V8 quattro and a 89-90
> 200TQ.
> 
> 
> Thanks a bunch to all you guys and your answers and
> comments about my
> question, whether to put my V8 quattro on the road,
> or drop the engine into
> my 89 200TQ
> 
> Reading Tony and Kneale's comments about the V8
> having additional stiffening
> throughout, a factory strut brace, more sound
> deadening, and a wider
> track............I can see where the V8 would be a 
> nicer driving and
> handling car.   Also a great cruiser for our local
> wide open and long
> straights on Interstate 10, with little traffic
> 
> Ron, I did see the article on the V8 into a 200
> conversion at
> germanautoconnection..thanks
> 
> John Gourley wrote:
> > The title had
> > been signed over to suit Minnesota requirements
> but Arizona MVD wants
> > another signature, my problem is tracking down the
> previous owner.
> 
> I am not a lawyer, but to what would they compare
> the new signature?
> (That is, if someone named Thomas Jefferson signed
> it as George Washington,
> who'd know it wasn't signed by George himself?) Just
> asking. ;)
> 
> --
> Kent McLean
> 
> 
> Kent, I owe you a better explanation regarding the
> title.  The lady from
> Minnesota who had owned the Audi, moved to
> Scottsdale, AZ, and soon after,
> for a reason I don't know, sold the V8 to a guy in
> the Scottsdale area.  She
> signed the title over to him...the steering rack
> started leaking before he
> got around to changing the title to his name.  That
> is where I came in.  He
> had the V8 listed in craigslist.  He promised me he
> had a clear title and I
> ended up making a deal with him for $200.  I drove
> to Scottsdale (I am 50
> miles east of Tucson, AZ ).... loaded the Audi, took
> it to motor vehicles
> for an inspection and title change.  The lady had
> signed the front of the
> Minnesota title, printed her name on the back but
> did not sign the back.  At
> Arizona motor vehicles they said it had to be signed
> on the back as well as
> the front.
> The next day I contacted Minnesota motor vehicles
> and they advised me the
> signing on the back was for dealers ONLY...private
> parties print their name
> but don't sign.   So the lady had done it properly,
> according to Minnesota
> rules.   That was not good enough for Arizona.  I
> talked with them later and
> explained all of this but it was like talking to a
> brick wall...they would
> not budge and go along with Minnesota title laws.
> So I am still trying to track down the lady...if I
> can find her, I can then
> have her apply for a duplicate title (since as far
> as ANY motor vehicle dept
> is concerned it is still in her name) and then have
> her sign the duplicate
> title to suit Arizona MVD
> 
> 
> At the moment I am leaning towards dropping the V8
> into the lighter 200 and
> having a hotrod!  If I kept the V8 intact and put it
> on the road.....I KNOW
> my wife would fall in love with the V8 and how it
> drives........BUT she
> would want to stay with the automatic.    I am NOT
> an automatic guy.
> The decision partly depends on my luck getting a
> valid title for the
> V8.........and then LOTS of thinking!
> 
> thanks again guys....your help and expertise is
> really appreciated
> 
> John Gourley
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