

| Subject: | Re: I love my Audi 2.0L engine |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Tue, 25 Aug 1998 17:47:32 -0700 |
I will be assembling a kit with step by step instructions. Hopefully it
will be ready by October - just in time for a winter project!
At 13:06 8/25/98 -0700, Terry Buchanan wrote:
>I want one-ah thoooooose!!
>
>Can someone over at Kyles shop or The Bus Depot put together a kit for
>one of those thingys?
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 18:53:20 -0700
>From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>Subject: I love my Audi 2.0L engine!
>
>I must admit that the Audi 80 4 cylinder that I installed in my Double
>Cab
>is terrific. All the power is at lower RPMs than the boxer. This
>actually
>pushes you into the seat if you step on it when taking off. I can now
>spin
>gravel which is pretty amazing for a Syncro! Fuel economy is great! On
>my
>8 hour trip to Vancouver I got 12L / 100km driving a constant 110km/h
>and
>passing everyone when I could and gunning it up the hills - this is also
>
>with the canopy which sticks upa good 25cm above the roof line.
>Temprature
>is lower than the wasserboxer with the needle below the red LED all the
>time. Driving a constant 90km/h on the level this figure goes down to
>10L
>/ 100km with no change in the temp. Timing is set to 8 deg BTDC and CO
>is
>at 1.5% at 950rpm idle - no cat!. Ron's Parts Inc said that my setup is
>
>good for a conservate 125hp at 5200 rpm and torque is 130@2600 rpm. I
>was
>also amazed at the amount of people who are interested in my swap at the
>
>Great Canadian VW Show on Sunday! Lots of questions and lot of very
>amazed
>people!
>
>-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org --
> -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ --
> -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab --
> -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org --
> -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING PMAIL --
>
>
-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org --
-- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ --
-- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab --
-- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org --
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