Re: Audi-Chev conversions

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Sun, 14 Sep 1997, Ramana Lagemann wrote:

> EFI  - (Haltec, prolly the best on the market) $1800

Ramana,

	I guess you can have the 1800, but I personally don't think you 
can do it for less than 2500, unless you build _EVERYTHING_ yourself.   
BTDT.

> I get about $5400...

I can still do a pretty awesome engine swap for that amount...  :-)

> W/ the EFI- you can have the best emissions, driveability, economy _all_
> of the time, no matter what rpm, unlike the stock CIS, (which is also an
> advantage of the NorthStar) because you can tune for pretty much every
> RPM, if you so desire, plus you can tune the EFI for specific
> situations, like track events or autoX's, etc... throw in some overboost
> here, advance the timing there... 

I definitely agree with you on the EFI, and I've found it makes a world 
of difference on my 5KCSTQ.

> The only reason I entered into the fray w/ my comments was because I
> beleive that this thread was started in regards to a 4K, not a 5K... I,
> as you, do not consider the 5K an apt racer/autoX'r....

I see, I think the original thread was in reference to the 5K seris, but 
I may be wrong.

> Also, what you aren't paying for in cash for parts, you most definitely
> will be paying for in time. Again, it is very much so a "hack" job. You

True, there will be alot of time.

> Also, w/ the 10VT, if you decide you want more power, it is an option,
> unlike the NorthStar...

Hmmm, the Horthstar makes 300 hp as it sits in the big Caddy.   With a 
less restrictive exhaust system, we'd be getting 350hp easy (that's a 
terrible system on the caddy!)   With a little bit of porting in the 
heads, you could easily get up to 400-450.   Bigger cams would then get 
you anything you want up to probably 550-600hp.   A seriously built 
Northstar could probably produce much more than that.

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey 
'89 Thunderbird SuperCoupe
'86 Audi 5000 CS Quattro
'86 Mazda RX7 GXL 2+2
'85 Mazda RX7 GS