RE: 91 V8Q

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

The UFO brakes are internal caliper brakes - look for a funny looking
dish with slotted edges (kind of like a spoked wheel) covering the front
rotors. Check out the archives for more information.

The V8s are pretty cool cars. I'd go for a 5-speed if I could ever find
one though :-)
- peter, peterhe@microsoft.com, redmond, wa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626
  O-

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>From: 	EKellock@aol.com[SMTP:EKellock@aol.com]
>Sent: 	Monday, April 29, 1996 12:41 PM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	91 V8Q
>
>I'm fishing for opinions on what would be a fair price for a 91 V8Q.
> Black/black, 59K miles.  60K service done.  Doctor/dealer-owner owned.
> Auto.  Dealer asking $22,900.
>
>BTW, What size engine would this have?  I know the V8Q's started out
>with a
>3.6, but I thought I remembered them being enlarged to 4.0 or so.  ???
>
>I've read a lot references to brake conversions for V8Q's, but I
>haven't
>really seen anything on why or how.  (UFO brakes, whazzat?)  Is this
>applicable to all V8Q's?  The 91's?
>
>They seem to want my 5KCSTQ in trade pretty badly ($$$).  So even
>though I
>wasn't really looking, I'm tempted.
>
>TIA
>
>Ed Kellock
>Lansing, IA
>87 5KCSTQ
>87 CGT 2.3
>