Re: Bast*rdized '88 Audi 5kt...

["Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

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From: OorQue@aol.com <OorQue@aol.com>


>This afternoon, I test-drove a very strange Audi indeed.  According to the
>registration, trunk lid and VIN, it's a 1988 5000 turbo but when you open
the
>hood, the turbo is nowhere to be found ... as it turns out, the turbo died
>and the seller -- he claims to be the original owner, btw -- decided it was
>too costly to rebuild or replace.
>
>So, he had his mechanic remove the turbo, plug all of the oil/coolant
>openings in the head and block, and install a non-turbo intake manifold and
>exhaust system from a parts car.  Needless to say, it's slug.

Hey, they're all...uh..._not_ turbos,  without turbos, I'm afraid....the
turbo cam is an _upgrade_, remember...and the MC's static compression is
7.8:1, vs. 8.5:1 for the KZ...but the my WU has only  8.2:1, and 100 bhp,
before the Home Depot hop-up.

And before cam belt cover/valve cover/distributer RF shield painting, of
course.

Steve Bigelow
Ottawa ON
1984 5000s "Audrey" with new blower motor today...hoo-rah!