Re: 4KQ upgrades, turbo, brakes, ect...

["Mark L. Chang" <mchang@ece.nwu.edu>]

On Wed, 5 May 1999, TIEMANN JAMESC wrote:

> Has anybody on the list swapped in a 10v turbo motor into a 4KQ? I'm
> trying to see just how big of a deal this would be -- I would guess about
> 80-100 hours (about a month+ of full weekends) And also to find out about
> the snags in the installation.

Many people have.  For a kind of guide to what has happened on the list,
goto my web page at http://www.ece.nwu.edu/~mchang/audi/tech ... some
archives of what people have said on the subject, as well as links to
those that have homepages (mirrored with permission on some).

> Brakes - With a bigger motor I will need bigger brakes. (Going down twisty
> colorado mountian roads and all...) I have heard about putting 5K fronts
> on the 4K. Has anyone done this? Is there a bigger/better solution? (using
> stock parts, not necessarly audi, as opposed to brembos or something
> painfully expensive)

I believe you are thinking about putting G60s on your 4kq.  You need
uprights from a 90 or brackets that Todd Candey no longer makes.  Visit
that web page above for more threads on the subject.

Alternatives:
1) Big Reds.  Need big wheels and lots of money.
2) Porsche Boxster brakes and A8 rotors (?)... check archives for this
one... someone was working on 'em.

> As I am of the opinion that the late 4KQ's are the prettiest Audi's made
> (Hey, It's my opinion...) I would really like to make a severe hotrod out
> of one. I like stealth.

I second that opinion.

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