Re: A4 Race Question

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Dan Sinclair writes:
> > The super touring A4 race cars do have 4-valve (rather than 5-valve) heads.
> > 296hp sounds about right.  Remember, these are normally-aspirated cars,
> > no turbos here.  296hp from a 2.0 liter NA four is pretty respectable.
> Pretty respectable?  It's pretty close to "blood from a turnip" if you ask
> me :)  So when are they going to start releasing that engine variant as an
> option in the A4???  I'm sure it wouldn't ever show up in the U.S.
> regardless...damn European only....:)

These are race engines, not street engines.  They make 296hp but it's
all at some stratospheric RPMs.  Ignoring the fact that these engines
have some pretty exotic and expensive bits in it that makes it not
feasible for production, you'll not going to like the way it drives on
the street...

As to a "variant" of that engine for street use?  Well that variant is
the standard and venerable corporate VW/Audi 4-cylinder :).

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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