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Yes, the Audi 5 is a great motor. Reliable, durable, smooth, etc. It is a little long and a little tall for the Vanagon engine compartment but they can be shoehorned in. Syncros have more room for them. Mark Drillock 87 Syncro w/ Audi 5 cyl, 4 years and 50k mostly trouble free miles.
Chris S wrote: > > The Audi 2.3L engine is rated at 130HP and 139 ft-lb of torque. These > engines came in '88-'92 Audi 5000, Audi 90 and Audi 80 models and are built > well. I recently sold my Audi 90 with about 360K miles on the engine. It's > engine has had only routine maintenance and ran wonderfully. I'd get about > 25 MPG cruising at 80 MPH. The car would cruise 90+ Mph all day which > translated to around 4000 RPM - as you see that's about where a 70 MPH > cruise puts you in the Vanagon. Considering the power 'requirements' of the > brick-like Vanagon I'd say the engine's powerband is ideally suited. The > inline-5 Audi engines are smooth, torquey and sound great! I think it would > make sense to put one of these into a Vanagon if one wouldn't have to raise > the rear decklid. I've seen entire Audi 5000s go for about $600 due to > lack of popularity or just get an engine: >.................... |
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