

| Subject: | Re: Are Eurovan 5 cyls the same as Audi 5 cyls |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Mon, 5 Apr 1999 20:26:51 -0700 |
That's the plan! :) At 03:13 06/04/1999 +0200, Per Lindgren wrote: >Kent Christensen wrote: > >> I don't know for sure, but I'd be extremely surprised if the >> engines are the same. Engine block yes, state of tune, not >> likely I'd say. An engine for a truck is likely tuned for >> torque at low rpms, while the engine for the autobahn >> cruiser Audi is more than likely tuned more for top-end >> power. This is just logic-based speculation, but I'd think >> finding an actual Audi engine instead might be as simple as >> working this all out. > >Kent, I believe the main reason David was interested in the Eurovan >engine was because of its 2,5 liter displacement. You just cant get that >from an Audi engine. Of course it is modified for truck use, and so is >the VR6 in the Eurovan too. Most of it os probably in the form of >different manifolds and different engine management, anyway. David >should be able to mix the Audi 2,3T with the Eurovan 2,5 especially >after you see all the different stuff he dropped into the engine bay of >his Rabbit Pickup. > >PerL >88 Syncro >Arendal, Norway > > -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KSQ, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab, WANTED: VW / Bombardier Iltis -- -- 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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