[V8] Black interiors?

[Roger Woodbury]

Well, since the engine will be out of the car anyway to be resealed, why not
just message that engine a tad.  Porting, polishing, some slightly higher
lift cams and a new chip for the ECU will provide a nice push...maybe 350
horsepower or so?  The European V8 race cars got more than five hundred so I
have heard, so 350 might not overstress everything that is there to connect
it all to the ground. 

You're right about the automatic, but the ZF automatic is ok.  But my wife
has just informed me that the use of the armrest for a humidor is out
because that is where she intends to park her makeup.

Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:15 PM
To: 'Kent McLean'; v8 at audifans.com
Cc: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com
Subject: RE: [V8] Black interiors?

Anything's possible.  But in this case, why?  All you really get is more
power.  I'm not sure anyone really gives a rip about having Tiptronic.
Seems like a lot of work for not much gain. 

Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Kent McLean
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:11 AM
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Cc: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] Black interiors?
> 
> 
> Roger Woodbury wrote:
> > The end result would be the ultimate V8 tourer, in as near new 
> > condition as possible.
> 
> Since Roger's smoke drifted my way, I'll join the fantasy.
> 
> What would it take (is it feasible?) to pull the engine and 
> Tiptronic from an A8 and drop it into a V8, keeping the V8's 
> Torsen diffs?
> 
> We need the Tiptronic for Roger's wife's sake, as she doesn't 
> like manuals, but (inhale deep, hold it, hold it, hold it, 
> let it out) can we substitute a 6-speed manual from a Euro A8?
> 
> Or did I inhale to much second hand smoke?
> 
> --
> Kent McLean
> '99 A4, V6 Tiptronic
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