RE: Switching from the k24 to the k26 on the dual knock motor

[glen powell <gpowell@acacianet.com>]

That's not a fair comparison! I would expect very different results with a
hybrid turbo combined with the other excellent mods that you made at
the same time. The stock K26 is ancient technology.....

With the K24 on the KUQEFH it pulls like krazy to redline and beyond.
I do plan to test a hybrid sometime soon, and based on what I hear here,
I bet it will outperform the K24. However, based on a direct swap of the 
K26 to a K24 on ur-qs, the K24 is by far the better performer, even on
the track, as was the best single upgrade I had done on the ur-q up till
the KUQEFH complete engine upgrade. Others here that use their ur-qs
on the street as well as on the track can confirm this.

-glen

<My experieces have been exactly the opposite of glen's.  I went from the little k24 [stock] to a k26/27 hybrid.  I found the k24 to <serve perfectly the purpose Audi had in putting it on the car---nil turbo lag, made the stock turbo 5 motor feel like a nic
<e NA V6 or small [very small:) block V8].  Power progression was quite good up to around 4k and then, well, nothing.

<With the new turbo [at the time I also added 2 piece manifold, did a little head work
<snip>

HTH

Bruce