RE: aluminium blocks

[Eaton Dave <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>]

there is one certified aluminium block wr in new zealand which i know about.
a rare commodity, and the owner knows it....

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

	-----Original Message-----

	Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:07:47 GMT
	From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)

	In message <2518a13f.369bb73f@aol.com> JustaxPHX@aol.com writes:

	> It's too bad that my '85 doesn't have one of the handful of
aluminum blocks
	> that Audi is rumored to have installed in a few '85s in order to
meet the
	> FIA's homolgation requirements ... in fact, if anyone has one, I'm
willing to
	> trade my trunk lid for it and might even throw in some cash to
boot!

	Earlier.  All of the aluminium engines had been fitted and sold
before
	Sport production began.  Look in 1982 and early 1983 cars.