RE: 1990 90 engine type(s)?

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

I'll give it a stab:

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>From: 	conner@ra.cfm.ohio-state.edu[SMTP:conner@ra.cfm.ohio-state.edu]
>Sent: 	Saturday, March 02, 1996 3:18 PM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	1990 90 engine type(s)?
>
>Hi, especially to those who are familiar with the 1990 90, 5 speed FWD.
>I'll be looking at one of these for sale tomorrow and wonder if there
>was
>more than one engine available for this car.

Yes.

>It shows a five cylinder 2.3 liter with 130 - 164 hp.
>Which cars had the higher output engine?

The 20v quattro models.

>Was the higher output a 20V or turbo?

20v.

>Was the higher output only on quattro versions?

Yes.

>The seller seems to know little about the car...selling it for a friend
>or
>something like that.  It has 120k miles on it and they are asking
>$5000.
>Any tips re: options to look for and how to identify them would be
>appreciated.
>You could reply directly rather than to the whole list.
>Thanks,
>David Conner        maintaining:  87 5KS   (95k mi)
>Columbus, Ohio                    89 100   (70k mi) 

I'd take a look at Edmunds' web site for used cars
(http://www.enews.com/magazines/edmunds/) and look at the specs and what
was available in terms of options back then.

- peter, peterhe@microsoft.com, redmond, wa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626