Re: a4 1.8 turbo 20V coming to US

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

I thought the small turbo pretty much strangled the engine at around 
150bhp... That's what the write up in EC said a few months back and 
what Ned Ritchie confirmed when I talked to him.
- peter

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| From:  <ScharfR@aol.com>
| To:  <JGriff@ix.netcom.com>;  <eliot@u.washington.edu>
| Cc:  <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
| Subject: Re: a4 1.8 turbo 20V coming to US
| Date: Wednesday, January 17, 1996 3:01AM
|
| Horsepower on the Audi 1.8 L 5-valve Turbo is 150 (DIN) at 5700 rpm.  The
| amazing part, though, is the torque curve.  It peaks at 210 NM at only 1750
| rpm and then holds constant to 4600 rpm.  That's a lot of area under the
| curve.  These specs make it sound a lot like 4/5 of an S6 engine with 100% of
| the valves.
|
| The engine is currently in use in the A4 in Europe.  Tuners are already
| getting 200-230 hp with little hardware modification.  200+ hp is available
| wothout changing the turbo.  A bigger intercooler and new chip are the basic
| ingredients.  Audi has also announced a 210 hp version, ostensibly for use in
| the TTS roadster.
|