Ripp's 5000TQ.

[ScottyCBoy@aol.com]

Well I picked up the July issue of Turbo Magazine to see Ross's 87 5000QT.
 The car looks nice and by the tone of the article seems to perform just as
well but I am left with a few questions.

1.  The article states that the engine has a "stainless steel" crankshaft.
 My question is why stainless steel?  Does the car have a submarine
conversion kit on it or something?  Or does it blow headgaskets so often to
warrant the corrosion free material?  The factroy Forged steel crank is good
for like 700HP.  Sounds like a load of Hooey to me..  

2.  The "HEADS" have been ported and polished.  I never knew of a 5000TQ to
use two heads!!  Was this an early attempt by the factory to create a 20V by
welding two   
Ten valve head together??  Or is there a spare head in the trunk?  

3.  The throttle body was modified "to flow more direct air int the intake
manifold".  What is the difference between direct and indirect air??  I
figured air was air??

4.   The article states that "This guy "(Ned Ritche) "reverse-engineered
Audi".  Does Audi know about this??  I know Ned did computers and turbo's but
I had no idea that he reverse engineered an entire car company!!

5.  There is also some mumblings of an Audi Quattro wagon having a lower
first gear.  If it is an 016 Transmission then the only car that has a lower
first gear is a 5000 diesel..  Someone goofed there...

Interesting paint job also....  

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