RE: 1.8T in Ur-q

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

> Pardon my rudeness, but what would be the point? It would require large
> amounts of adapting, and for no benefit that I can see. You can get
> 250-300bhp from a 10v ur-q, no? I don't think you could get that from a
> 1.8T without a bunch of trouble. Maybe slightly lighter, but I don't see
> the point.
> 
... I didn't notice anything particularly rude about your post ...

In any event there could be things to be gained by swapping the I5t for the
smaller 4 cylinder turbo.  As others have pointed out the engine weighs less
... but it is shorter as well.  Given the fact that the front driveshafts on
the ur-q necessarily come out of the tranny's bellhousing and the engine is
longitudinally mounted the conversion would lower the polar moment of
inertia for the car ... which would not be a bad thing ...

While I hate to say it, in this respect the BMW 325ix and Honda Vigor did
Audi one better by having the front drive go through the engine oil pan ...
I wouldn't trade any of my quattros for either of them though ...

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)