Sorry, but both of you are wrong here. - Quattros do not have bigger valves than the FWD cars. A 1988 5000 Turbo Quattro has the EXACT same engine as a 1988 5000 Turbo FWD. - The majority of quattros out there are not Turbo. I have owned an 88 Audi 90 Sport Quattro and an 86 Audi 4000 Quattro - none had turbo. My current Audi is an 87 Audi 5000S Quattro with a smooth as silk 2.3L 130hp 5 banger.
At 19:32 12/12/98 EST, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >In a message dated 98-12-12 19:26:31 EST, Modl6971@AOL.COM writes: > ><< On the 5 cyl engines, there are tons of them in the junkyards not getting > sold because they don't break. And they are cheap because of it, around $500. > Stick with 86 or newer. Use the Quattro engines because they have bigger > valves, more torque. I believe there are 1990 or newer 20 valve engines too, > that's the way to go. 135 to 150 HP stock sure is nice. >> > >FWIW, the Quattro engine is the turbo engine. > >chris > > -- David Marshall -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KSQ -- -- 85 VW Cabriolet, 88 2.0L VW Syncro 16" Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Volkswagen/Audi Parts http://parts.volkswagen.org -- -- mailto:david@volkswagen.org - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- |
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