Re: 87 Quantum with 87 5kT motor

["Robert Lester" <lester@cyberportal.net>]

Craig, any info you can give me on your exhaust? it's time to replace mine
this month and am having a hard time finding upgrades (good ones). 
TIA
Bob Lester
86 QSW (teardrops, NOLOGIES,5k leather shift boot/knob,fuba)


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> From: Craig Spaeth <spaeth@gorge.net>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: 87 Quantum with 87 5kT motor
> Date: Thursday, December 31, 1998 6:38 PM
> 
> Hey all,
> I am new to the list and this is the first post, (probably of many). You
> may have heard of the car I just bought it is a VW Quantum Syncro (87)
with
> an 87 5k turbo motor in it. The set up goes like this: the motor was
bored
> 20 over with new pistons and cylinders, it is running a large Calloway
> intercooler w/fan  that is mounted in the front fender, 2 1/2 inch
> stainless steel exhaust, Haltech electronic fuel injection, VW
distributor
> 30-32 degrees total advance (w/vacum disconnected for turbo retard?!?),
it
> either has a eurogrind cam or an ABT billet cam, the car is running 15lbs
> of boost, there is a boost valve that works by bleeding off air before
the
> wastegate giving 6-15lbs of variation. The car is also decked out with
lots
> of Momo stuff and 3pc BBS wheels.
> 
> I live in WA state and bought the car in Long Island Ny, couldn't go much
> further for a car. I flew out and drove it home with my dad. The car ran
> good in NY (of course). About 4 hrs out of NY it developed a strong
> intermittent stumble around 1500 to 2500 rpm. Cleared up at about 5lbs of
> boost. Found that the fuel injectors were epoxied into the head and the
> epoxy looked cracked. Put in some wood shims behind fuel rail and this
> helped. The car is also quite hard to start when cold. This weekend I
tear
> into the belly of the beast. I will be pulling the intake manifold and
> fabricating some sort of plugs for the injectors to go into. I believe
the
> injectors are 0 280 150 802 Bosch injectors. Anyone know of an adapter to
> put these into this head? I also think it would be much smarter to run
the
> ignition from the turbo motor, what would this entail since they used the
> Quantum flywheel?
> 
> Sorry about the length of this. This car is really fast. A good chunk
> faster than a buddy of mines 83 Ur Quattro (that is from the seat of our
> pants not official). I hope I can get it reliable. Any shop
recommendations
> in the Portland or Seattle area that would look at such a thing?
> Any comments or warnings would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Craig Spaeth
> founder the Gorge VW club
> 57 23 Window deluxe bus
> 60 Double Cab bus
> 73 VW Thing
> 63 Rag top Bug
> 87 QSW w/5kT motor
> 
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