handling

["The Stevens" <the_stevens@hotmail.com>]

Only a 'rodded 510 owner would complain about Audi handling! heh heh ;^)

>From: "Jason Gray" <jason510@worldnet.att.net>
>To: "Quattro List" <quattro@audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: Truck Intercooler?
>Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:04:34 -0800
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve Jensen <sjensen@mindspring.com>
>To: Quattro List <quattro@audifans.com>
>Date: Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:01 PM
>Subject: Truck Intercooler?
> >At the risk of ruining the Audi DNA structure, as well as being labelled 
>a
> >heretic, has anyone tried adapting a truck intercooler to an Audi turbo?  
>I
> >have no idea whether they are more/less efficient, but I know of a few
> >wrecking yards that are commercial truck only and was toying with the 
>idea
> >making a visit with a stock intercooler in hand.
> >And a larger truck intercoolers' gotta be more common than the 20vt
> >intercooler.
>
>
>
>   Truck intercoolers can be adapted into cars but they will usualy be too
>large and require that you cut and weld the tanks and core to get a 
>suitable
>fit. For a good web article descibing this process, check at
>http://www.autospeed.com/S_technical/show_free/section.html
>
>   BTW- I just yesterday purchased my first audi, an '87 4000cs quattro. I
>recently moved to alaska and wanted an AWD car for winter driving, couldnt
>stomache the thought of driving a older subaru so when I found my quattro
>for sale, I snapped it up.
>    The PO replaced all the suspension bushings, and shocks around 20K ago
>yet my initial impression of the 4000 I bought is that it handles kinda 
>like
>a boat, springs too soft and too much body roll. Any suggestions for cheap
>(junkyard?) springs and swaybars to liven up the handeling?
>
>Later-
>Jason K Gray
>Wasilla Alaska
>'87 4000csq
>'73 2-door datsun 510 (turbocharged)
>510 website http://home.att.net/~jason510/
>
>
>Those are not oil stains on my garage floor, they are bluebird droppings!
>
>

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