Re: Inquiry: Info on 4000Q+Turbo mod(long)

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

At 03:02 PM 2/19/96 -0800, you wrote:

>There are two 4k turbo quattro conversions that I know about in the Seattle
>area.  One is an '86 or '87 with a '91 200q 20v turbo engine--this one was a
>LOT of work, simplified only by having a complete donor car available.  BTW,
>this thing also has an IA chip in it.  For the most part, this car looks
>stock, slightly lowered with the Sachs suspension kit.
>
>The other is a real one-off.  The engine block is the original one--normally
>aspirated, so it doesn't have the oil-squirters to cool the pistons.  I
>believe the 5k turbo was simply bolted onto the original manifold--i.e. no
>wastegate.  This was accomplished by using a pop-off valve on the intake
>manifold to control pressure.  This has the benefit of keeping the turbo
>spooled up.  I don't recall how he increased fuel flow or managed ignition.
>The developer on this one was heavily involved in the 20v conversion above.
>BTW, this car IS in an emission monitored area.
>
Linus,

You're talking about Alex Neckas' and Al Swackhammer's (in that order) cars.
Al's car has a turbo engine out of an early ('81 I believe) 5000 in it as
well as the turbo fuel management hardware complete with IA magic.  He
didn't just bolt on a turbo and drive off.  Alex's car has a 20V turbo
engine in it.  A tight fit - no A/C, no power steering - but plenty of power
in a stealth package.  Both cars have a lot of thought and work in them.
They're well sorted, but are ever evolving as their owners think up ways to
push the envelope.  Couldn't run across two nicer guys either.

The bolt on turbo job I was refering to was done by a guy who moved to
Eastern Oregon from California.  No turbo computer hardware, no oil
squirters, just a cheap mod that has a lot of go but no one knows for how long.

But the way, as I've said before, there are more stealth cars up here than
you might think.  AVS is backlogged 2 month on conversions if that tells you
anything.  There is a lot of talent here in the Northwest.  Maybe it's that
pioneering spirit...


Regards,

John Karasaki

The Karasaki's, proud owners of AUDI automobiles

1981 Coupe
1982 TQC
1984 5000S Wagon
1990 V8