Wild Swap thoughts...

["Rob Lloyd" <rclloyd@ix.netcom.com>]

	O.K., with all the talk lately of swaps, I had a thought. How much work
would it be to physically put the engine from, say, a '93+ S4 into a '93+ 90
CS Quattro? Could you take bits from the earlier I5 powered 80/90 (such as
radiator and associated front end bodywork, engine mounts, etc.) and fit the
S4 I5 in the car? What actually is the difference between the S2/RS2 engine
and the S4? What about electronics? I have this gut feeling that there must
be parts out there to make this basically a bolt-on swap (granted, alot of
bolts, but still, I'm not afraid of wrenches...)
	I had this thought because of the serious lack of performance goddies for
the 12V V-6, and the fact that the S4 swap would be EPA/OBD2 (US) legal (as
opposed to the S2/RS2 engine swap, which would not be legal as it's an
earlier model...). Not to mention that my 90 is starting to get up there in
miles.
	Related question: Is the only difference between the front struts on the
early to late model 90's due to the increased weight of the V6 up front? If
so, would that mean you could use the early model 90 strut/spring kits on
the theoretical swapped S4-90?

O.K., put me in my place...

Rob Lloyd
'93 90 CSQ