Re: European 1.8T vs US

[Greg Ames <tga@ma.ultranet.com>]

Did you ever get any answers on this one?  I'd be kind of curious (I hope
to buy a new 1.8T in the next month or so...

At 14:22 2/9/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>I have been trying to find a spec. for the stock power/torque of the
>European 1.8t A4 without sucsess. Before buying my '98 I was also looking
>into the
>Passat 1.8. The dealer salesdroid remarked that at their introduction
>to the car, the technician had said it was possible to change the power
>output of the engine (via the diagnostic connection to the Motronic computer)
>to the 'European' model, roughly 190hp. It would be no surprise to me if this
>were the case. However, I would like to see the hp/torque curves for the
>European
>level of tune, so I can compare them to the aftermarket ECU mods offered by
>the likes
>of TAP, et. al. The next step will be to find an Audi technician who is
>susceptable
>to bribery, there is no substitute for CHEAP power.
>
>Can anybody confirm or deny this story, or help with the power/torque
>specs????
>
>- -tom-
>tom wetherell 
>602+945.1275