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RE: Ur quattro Hp U.S vs Euro
- To: quattro <quattro@swiss.ans.net>
- Subject: RE: Ur quattro Hp U.S vs Euro
- From: Dave Lawson <dlawson@ball.com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Sep 94 16:48:00 mdt
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- Reply-To: quattro
- Sender: quattro-owner
Hi,
>What differances were there to account for the 40 Hp that the U.S.
>models lost over the home market cars?
>I've owned an 83 for 5years and have yet to find an exact answer.
>From what I've read, different camshaft profile, stiffer wastgate spring, no
cat, different engine computer. The very early euro cars ran open loop, i.e.
no O2 sensor.
>BTW, my car was the first off the assembly line with the new style
>rear susp., fuse board, dual position diff locks, etc.
Did you used to live in Boulder, Colorado and work at Slipstream?
>Also, I have info on REBUILDING ur-Q hyd brake boosters.
I would like to know more about this.
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Dave Lawson dlawson@ball.com