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Re: What is the output of a Audi 80 3A Engine?



On Sun, 8 Nov 1998 21:30:53 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

>> [ 1984cc 4-cyl 10.5:1 108 hp, 121 lb-ft ]
>> What more than the I-5 in my Coupe GT.  Why have the I-5 then?
>
>Yeah, but you're comparing a 1988-1990 2.0L 4 cylinder with high compression
>to an earlier (1981-84) 2.1L 5-cylinder with low-compression.  The post-1987
>NA 10V 2.3L 5-cylinders with high compression makes 130 hp.

The Euro models of the NA 2.3 10V I5 engine puts out between 138 and
133 hp (older car = more powerful engine). The last I5-equipped cars
had the 133 hp engine. When was the change between solid and hydraulic
lifters?

ES