[V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons

too many quattros thequattroking at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 9 22:17:28 PST 2009 

i drove that car THE DAY it was finished.  nice car.




Shayne

PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro


> From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 16:17:35 -0800 (PST)
> To: <bblake1055 at aol.com>
> Cc: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
> 
> I got you down in my book Bob.
> 
>  Ron
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 1/8/09, bblake1055 at aol.com <bblake1055 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> From: bblake1055 at aol.com <bblake1055 at aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
>> To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com, paul.intemann at ge.com
>> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
>> Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:04 PM
>> Hey Ron,
>> 
>> I've got Steve Bernarski 1993 5 spd that Keith had
>> converted.? Just turned 86,000 miles - Very clean car
>> 
>> Bob Blake
>> 
>> 90 V8 sold - Blue 202,000 miles
>> 91 V8 Pearl/Black 170,0000 miles
>> 92 V8 Black/Tan 121,000 miles
>> 93 V8 Dark Green/Tan 126,000 miles
>> 93 V8 5spd Pearl/Grey 86,000 miles
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
>> To: Intemann, Paul (GE Infra, Aviation, US)
>> <paul.intemann at ge.com>
>> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
>> Sent: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 6:54 pm
>> Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hey paul, how you likeing those headrests?
>> 
>>  & I all ready got you'r 91 Pearl/Grey V8 on my
>> list. When you gave me the info
>> the car had 117K.
>> 
>>  I just may have to rehash the list. There might be a few
>> more n00b 5sp owners
>> since I last did the poll.
>> 
>>  Ron
>> 
>> 
>> --- On Thu, 1/8/09, Intemann, Paul (GE Infra, Aviation, US)
>> <paul.intemann at ge.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> From: Intemann, Paul (GE Infra, Aviation, US)
>> <paul.intemann at ge.com>
>>> Subject: RE: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
>>> To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
>>> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
>>> Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:53 AM
>>> Hey Ron ... can't remember if I chimed in the last
>> time
>>> you asked for
>>> "info" but if I didn't here a couple
>>> (actually 3) you can add to your
>>> list:
>>> 
>>> '90 V8 auto (black with gray Connolly leather ...
>> 150K
>>> and waiting for
>>> timing belt)
>>> '91 V8 5-speed (pearl white with gray sports seats
>> ...
>>> 120K)
>>> '94 V8 auto (pearl white with gray
>> "standard"
>>> seats ... 140K and daily
>>> driver)
>>> 
>>> Bought the '94 two years ago for a transplant of
>> its
>>> 4.2 into the '91
>>> 5-speed ... but haven't been able to get myself to
>> go
>>> through with it as
>>> that would mean the death knell for the '94
>> chassis
>>> (and I am having a
>>> real hard time doing that to a somewhat rare car ...
>> so far
>>> I only know
>>> of Ed as being the owner of another '94 V8).
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> Cincinnati, Ohio
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>>> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Ron Wainwright
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:08 PM
>>> To: Ed Kellock
>>> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
>>> Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
>>> 
>>> You are 2nd on my list Ed :-)
>>> 
>>>  I have 25 listers who chimmed in when I asked the
>> question
>>> a bit ago.
>>> Some crazys have more than one... go figure.. LOL
>>> 
>>>  Ron
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Ed Kellock
>> <ekellock at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [V8] 4.2A6 Pros and Cons
>>>> To: v8 at audifans.com
>>>> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 11:32 AM 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
>> Mendezwerk
>> s
>>>>>>> <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
>> sol
>> d
>>> &
>>>> is now in
>>>>>>> Vermont.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>  Ron
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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