Date:         Thu, 5 Nov 1998 11:31:06 -0000
Reply-To:     Malcolm White <M.White@SNI.CO.UK>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Malcolm White <M.White@SNI.CO.UK>
Subject:      Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :<.)
Comments: To: "vanagon@vanagon.com" <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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>well, Audi introduced the 5 cyl in '78...and is still putting them in some
of
>their models (the turbocharged S4 has a 5 cyl, i believe...?) and audi
5000's
>(badged as 100, or 200) were made up thru '91....so...theres plenty of them
>around...

The S4 / S6 up to around 95.5 were 5 cylinder turbocharged 230bhp. The new
S4 (yet to be launched in US) is a 2.7 V6 bi-turbo( saw one on the road
yesterday).  I have a 94 S4 Avant pumping out 330bhp and 402lbft torque. Now
*that* would go nicely in my Vanagon :-) (for the first 2 miles anyway!)

Who makes adapters for the 5 cylinder to the manual box (not KEP, i
believe). I would love to do this conversion with maybe a regular 2.2 or
maybe the V6 but don't have the expertise to make up crossmembers, mounts,
exhausts etc. Are there any kits for the Audi engine swaps around (other
than KEPs 4 cyl Audi kit)?

Malcolm.