[V8] Black interiors?

[Ed Kellock]

Now, you're talkin...  There's some more power to be had from the ABH.
Right Ron?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Woodbury [mailto:rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:50 AM
> To: 'Ed Kellock'; 'Kent McLean'; v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [V8] Black interiors?
> 
> 
> 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
> > '91 200 TQA, with mods 
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