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Re: Chrysler LH AWD
>On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, Lorens Kulla wrote:
>
>> 1991 200Q
>> 1995 LHS ( wish it were an AUDI)
>> 1985 4000SQ
>
>Lorens' .sig reminded me that I have had this thought in the back of my
>head for quite a while now.
>
>Since the drivetrain of the Chrysler LH car has the engine longitudinally
>mounted in front of the front axle (ala Audi), and since the chassis is
>one of the best handling 4-door sedans on the market (a little known
>secret since most of their customers don't drive like that anyway) and
>since the body of every variant is drop dead gorgeous, I thought that it
>would be a perfect candidate for an Audi Quattro drivetrain implant. I
>had thought of adding an Audi V-6 quattro drivetrain, since the I-5
>prolly wouldn't fit. Twin turbo it, and add the shifter and clutch
>pedal, and you would have an awesome AWD sedan! Not that I don't like
>Audi styling, but the LH car is just so nicely done... and its handling,
>with a set of decent shocks, springs, and wheels/tires, is incredible.
>
>haha... more dreaming I guess.
>
>Later, ----------------------------------------------------------
>Graydon D. Stuckey '85 Mazda RX7 GS, no toys
>graydon@apollo.gmi.edu '86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, has toys
>Flint, Michigan USA '89 Thunderbird SC, lotsa toys
Actually....
I'd sort of thought about that after I got this Intrepid ES with the
AutoStick and the performance suspension. What a car it would be with AWD!
But they all also need a better ABS system. Too soft a pedal for my
tastes. But, since this is a company car, maybe after it hits 70K and they
are looking to get rid of it a project might be born.
The twin turbo V6 would be the ticket, if durability is proven. This 214
hp 3.5L V6 runs, but impresses me much less than the smooth Audi V6 that
was in my wife's old '93 90S...which, by the way, was replaced with a grand
Caravan ES, which only needs more power (3.8L of not much), AWD (finally
available a year too late) and four wheel discs and the aforementioned
better ABS). Too many projects already....
Steve
Stephen A. Marinello, Ph.D.
Corporate Engineer, R & D
Newpark Resources, Inc.
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