Re: 4000q hp

[AUDIDUDI@delphi.com]

>>> They can get at least 200 BHP out of the five cylinder by increasing its
>>> capacity, fitting new cams and poished, airflowed ports. On the five 
>>> cylinder 20 valve they were offering a 240 BHP conversion - of course
>>           ^^^^^^^^
>>  I've been curious about this for a while ... does anyone know how easily
>>  (if at all) this can be installed on a non-turbo 5000?  There's a nearby
>>  salvage yard that has one of these they're willing to sell cheaply,
>>  along with the intake and exhaust manifolds, etc.
> 
> Oh yeah? How much? and where?

I was quoted $5-700 depending upon how much other stuff (manifolds, wiring,
etc.) I wanted ... remember, though, this is for the head only as the block
itself was broken in the wreck and is worthless save for "organ donations."
 
> NO, DON'T TELL ME, I can't afford it / it ain't broke don't fix it / the
> mortgage needs paying / ...

Same here ... one nice thing about driving older cars is not having to make
monthly payments (of course, now that I think about it, I DO make a monthly
payment the only difference being that it goes to the local Audi dealer and
not to a bank.  :^(

> Seriously though, it will be a plumbing/wiring nightmare (you will need
> a different computer -- you want one for the 20V engine characteristics,
> and I strongly doubt the 10V family computer will properly operate the
> 20V engine...) You'll prolly hafta redo the entire air intake system,
> which will probably collide with all the brakes/steering/cooling crap
> currently sitting on the other side of the engine . . .

Actually, what I was hoping to do was install the 20V head on my 10V block
since it has less than 15k on a stock-spec rebuild done by my parents back
when they owned it.  Since this car is basically a daily-driver and I have
several other projects to finance/finish, I'm not interested in doing this
if it will involve a complete engine/computer/etc. swap ... for the moment,
anyway.  Looking at the drawings in my Bentley manual and the hulk resting
in the salvage yard got me wondering whether a "simple" head swap might be
feasible but I haven't done the research necessary to determine if it will
work or not ... does anyone have any experience with this?  I know it will
not be a straight "bolt-in" job but minor fabrication isn't a problem... 

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