SOunds like a great idea, but unfortunatly (actually fortunatly) the Audi quattro uses torsen differentials which is a totally different setup than the Syncro system. I Golf in Europe still is available in Syncro and this uses a VC... I have no idea if they are interchangable. At 04:11 PM 26/09/1999 -0500, Bob Berkemer wrote: >With all this discussion on the expense, repair and expected life of the >viscous coupling I was wondering if there is any part of the audi >quattro system that could work as a substitute. Are the two systems >similar? > >Bob > > -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- |
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