[V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons

Ed Kellock ekellock at gmail.com
Wed Jan 7 08:32:55 PST 2009 

Oh, 5spds.  I have one of those too, in case it's not in your db.  A 91,
Opal Mica w/ grey leather, 145k, awaiting 4.2 transplant.

Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wainwright
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 6:42 AM
> To: mendezwerks at gmail.com
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> 
> 
> Excellent... both cars are added to my 5sp who's who.
> Few other questions on the second one.. what color is the 
> interior? & whats the mileage?  The 4.2 conversion is an ABH motor?
> 
>  & any pics of these cars?
> 
>  Ron
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 1/7/09, mendezwerks at gmail.com 
> <mendezwerks at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: mendezwerks at gmail.com <mendezwerks at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> > To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> > Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 8:06 AM
> > Ok, my first V8 (155K) came out of New York. Fully up to
> > date on maintenance, timing belt not due until 190K. Pearl 
> white with 
> > grey leather, all original on the inside. This V8 has lived on the 
> > lower east coast most of it life and then ended up in Manor 
> ville, NY. 
> > Some guy by the name of Ken, he is a professor at some 
> college in the 
> > New York area.
> > 
> > 
> > The second V8 is out of the west coast, pearl white with connoly 
> > interior. Was bought new in Nevada by some big time Judge. 
> The car was 
> > then sold to a couple in the same state and was primarily driven by 
> > the wife, it was sold in the late 90'S to an Author in the 
> bay area. 
> > While the author had it, I believe he was the one that put all the 
> > work into it.
> > 4.2 swap
> > Koni shocks
> > Stainless steel brake lines
> > Bunch of new suspension pieces front and rear
> > I bought it from some guy named Paul in Alameda Ca who
> > bought the car from the author and had it for about a year.
> > I did not run a car fax on it, I just tried to put the
> > puzzle together from what information I could get out of the
> > Audi data base and maintenance records that were in the
> > car.
> > 
> > And that's my story on these two V8's.
> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> > 
> > Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:45:42
> > To: Mendezwerks Mendezwerks<mendezwerks at gmail.com>
> > Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
> > Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> > 
> > 
> > Lets get some info on both these rare beasts!
> > 
> >  Ron Mit 5sp 4.2
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Mendezwerks Mendezwerks <mendezwerks at gmail.com> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Mendezwerks Mendezwerks
> > <mendezwerks at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> > > To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> > > Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 5:39 PM
> > > I just can't seem to find one for sale. I have
> > found a
> > > couple of 93's but
> > > nothing north of 93. I have two V8's with factory
> > 5
> > > spds that I just cant
> > > keep because my wife can not drive them, so I must now
> > get
> > > rid of one.
> > > Thanks for the info.
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Ron Wainwright 
> <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> 
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > One lister I send parts to has a 94. Other than
> > that I
> > > do not know anyone
> > > > else.
> > > >  But I'm sure there more on the forume.
> > > >
> > > >  Ron
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Mendezwerks Mendezwerks
> > > <mendezwerks at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > From: Mendezwerks Mendezwerks
> > > <mendezwerks at gmail.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> > > > > To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> > > > > Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 5:26 PM
> > > >  > Now That we are on the subject of
> > V8's.
> > > > > Has anyone seen or knows of any 1994 Audi
> > > V8's that are
> > > > > currently owned by
> > > > > any of the members or for sale?
> > > > > Let me know, thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > MendezWerks
> > > > > Chicago/Winfield
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Ron
> > Wainwright
> > > > > <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Kent McLean
> > > > > <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > From: Kent McLean
> > > <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and
> > Cons
> > > > > > > To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> > > > > > > Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> > > > > > > Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009,
> > 5:51 AM
> > > > > > > Ron Wainwright wrote:
> > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Kent
> > McLean
> > > > > > > <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >> Although I would be
> > temped by
> > > the V8 in
> > > > > CT that
> > > > > > > >> was all
> > > > > > > >> re-done and for sale not
> > long
> > > ago (and
> > > > > may be
> > > > > > > still)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  Allen's Blk 92 Auto?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No. The '90? that was
> > converted to
> > > a 5-speed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  That was actualy a NY car with Conn
> > tags.
> > > Pics were
> > > > > erlie into the owners
> > > > > > ownership ;-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  But that car was sold & is now in
> > > Vermont.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  Ron
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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