RE: Which Tuner??

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

Since I haven't had any modifications done to my car (91 200qw - the 't'
is redundant. A 200 is always a turbo), I can't say what it might do for
you, but I can tell you that it's soooo much more powerful (and feels
it) than the non-turbo 20v. Don't get me wrong: I like the 90q 20v, but
I like the way my 200 drives and looks better.

Do you mean TAP, not TOP? TAP has been getting little but grief on this
list. There's a list member with 4 Alfa pistons with holes in them
caused by a TAP ECU modification, but other people like it. IA (Ned
Ritchie) is a good company. Always willing to help and work with you. No
financial interest or anything - I just like Ned as a person :-)

Finally, $16,500 is not unreal for a 91 200qw. A one-owner, 24K mile
example sold for $21,600 here in Seattle a month ago or so. They are
significantly more expensive than the sedans due to the much lower
number imported.

Good luck in your search. Both 91 200 sedans and wagons for sale crop up
regularly.
- peter, peterhe@microsoft.com, issaquah, wa, usa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	jdw8@po.cwru.edu [SMTP:jdw8@po.cwru.edu]
>Sent:	Friday, November 08, 1996 9:34 AM
>To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	Which Tuner??
>
>Well, I haven't spent a lot of time researching this yet, so I thought
>I'd ask for some advice.  I'm looking into either a 90Q 20v or a 
>200TQw (Hi Scott!).  With either one, I'm going to rework the suspension
>and add some type of hp enhancement.  The suspension I've already decided
>on, Bilstein sports with H&R springs, and larger sway bars.  But I'm
>in the woods on the engine stuff.  Most of my experience is with VW's, 
>so I could use a bit of help.
>
>I noticed that IA doesn't sell a chip for the 90Q 20v.  Are there no 
>real gains to be made here?  TOP advertises +16 hp.  Is that hooey, or 
>is there a noticeable gain there?  (ie worth the $$$)  What about Joe
>Hoppen Motorsports?  Anything for the normally aspirated 20v from him?
>
>OK, onto the 200TQ, who's kit is the most complete and well thought out?
>I'm going to be going with the mild stage of +60 ish hp, cause I don't 
>want to be swapping out turbos etc.  Is IA the best or TOP, etc?  What 
>does each kit include?  How's durability affected?  And for a silly 
>question, what did it do to your gas mileage?
>
>Has anyone driven a stock 10v turbo and a 20v turbo back to back?
>Worth springing the several $1000's to go for the 20v?  I am aware that
>the 20v has 217 hp vs the 10v's 160, but seat of the pants, how different?
>
>Anybody know of any '91 200TQ wagons out there?  I've located one in NY, 
>but the asking price is unreal --> $16,500.  Ouch!
>
>Thanks!  Oh, BTW, I can probably get most if not all suspension products
>thru some of my VW suppliers, so let fly if you'd like quotes.
>
>				Josh
>
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