RE: what road to hoe(long but sweet)

["PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@msn.com>]

>why don't you just buy an old stock engine and sell the car?  then go
>out and buy a 200Q20V and ned it up to 400 bhp.  probably the most
>painless thing to do.  i am assuming that you are not a guru at doing
>engine transplants.. if you are, forgive me...
I am doing it for the same reason you don't like your V-8 on the track.  They 
are too big to really scream.  Think about this.  With 400hp I would be in the 
same territory (hp to weight) as a 911 turbo.  Granted this chassis is not a 
911 turbo but I can build it to a very capable chassis that will not cost me 
90k.  I am hardly an engine swapping guru but I think that it will not be as 
difficult as it is tedious and time consuming.  Luckily I have some extra time 
this Summer and a very capable helper.  I also am fortunate enough to have 
transportation for some time so I am not desperate for wheels.   I am looking 
forward to this project and I hope to be back on the road in the next couple 
of months.

>congrats in advance on the upcoming wedding!
Thanks I am looking forward to that too!!

>psssst!  douglas has 10 (yes, 10) A4s looking for good homes.  you hafta
>promise not to play submarine jock again.
I thought about that option but I still have to get rid of a good car and will 
have to put some real money into it to get any return on it.

Pat Martin
864000csq  glub glub.  All the mods don't mean squat when the engine is filled 
with h20 
Presently driving 82 chevy conversion van that is very tired 
95 subaru legacy, Still running. Luckily my fiancée is smarter than I. 
Bothell, Wa.