Re: 951 swaps - back to reality

[John Larson <jdlarson@ix.netcom.com>]

I heartily concur with Scott. And wait 'til you get to that 40K timing
belt replacement, front end reseal, and water pump. We love 'em here at
the shop 'cause it keeps my partner busy for 2 days (at $64/hr) and the
parts are outrageous. Kiss 13 to 1500 bux good-bye, providing there
aren't any complications. Just the tool to set the belt is close to
$500.
John
QSHIPQ@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 6/15/99 4:02:14 PM Central Daylight Time,
> schulz@ed.ray.com writes:
> 
> > Tomas Leveckis wrote:
> >  >
> >  > would it be possible then to fit a 944 turbo engine (specifically the
> 1989
> >  > 2.5L turbo)
> >  > into a 90Q20V?????? i
> >  >
> >  Tom:
> >
> >  As the saying goes, given $$$ and time, anything is possible...
> >  No, it's not a bolt in and would require _ALOT_ of custom fabrication.
> >  Not to mention alot of custom wiring...to build an ersatz S2, one can
> >  always
> >  buy the factory S2 harness and install on a 3b turbo motor from
> >  a 1991 200 donor vehicle...
> >
> >  see Brandon's ersatz web page for the real technical details
> >  and tradeoffs: http://20v.org/s2
> >
> >
> >  Custom = $$$$
> >
> 
> Bingo.  Anything is possible, it's only money after all.  I'm a fan of the
> 951, but would talk any customer out of a 951 to quattro swap.  Why bother?
> The bux involved would be beyond reasonable, in fact, you could probably keep
> your CQ for the winter and buy a 951 for the summer, and still have money to
> tweek the 951, for the price of doing the 951 into the q.
> 
> Hopefully this was a dreamy thread that will find a realistic end.  Let's
> stick to the reasonable I5 to I5t please.  Given the number of actual swaps
> done on any of these lists, diving into the 951 motor tangent seems a bit
> more than premature.
> 
> My .02
> 
> Scott Justusson
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