That's what I figured!
That's what I figured!
Well, the good news is the car finished the rally! I put a ton of work into that car and at first I was simply hoping it wouldn't catch fire and burn to the ground on the 1st stage. When it completed the first few stages, I'm thinking well maybe, just maybe, it will make it through the entire Day 1. It did and that almost seemed like a win in itselfThen it goes on and finishes the entire rally with no mechanical problems.
The bad news is the car was slow! 13th in National Open 4WD category. The problem is it had to run with a restrictor and that absolutely killed the HP. Probably lucky if it had the horsepower of a stock road carAnd that magnified the lack of short gearing. So, I'm thinking there may be an entirely new engine in the car for its next event.
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Last edited by CurtEgerer; 06-06-2017 at 04:57 PM.
The fact that the engine made it though the rally is a good showing on your behalf.
What would be different in the engine build that would compensate for the restrictor? more torque at less RPM? ie. bigger bore and stroke?
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That's the problem. What do you do when there is a finite amount of 'air' available. One option is to go to a larger displacement 20-valve engine. The easy way is to change the gearing. It still has the stock long gearing. Since today's rally stages are basically short sprints, you can never seem to find the right gear with the car. The ratios are wrong and the final drive too long. It needs to be geared to have a top speed of about 100-110MPH and that might even make up for the current engine. That's what I'd do first, but luckily, I'm not writing the checks anymore!
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'. . . 1991 AUDI QUATTRO COUPE
-- Black with Tan leather seats and Tan carpeting, 17,000 miles, 4WD, 5-speed manual transmission.
Factory options include 8-way power adjustable front seats, 4 position memory for driver's seat, power sunroof, automatic climate control, cold weather package which included heated front seats, heated windshield washer nozzles, and heated door locks.
The Audi Quattro redefined rallying throughout the Group B era. It was the reason all other manufacturers had to up their game and develop all-wheel drive technology. The Audi Coupe Quattro shares much of the same technology from the original rally winning pedigree. In 1990, Audi doubled the number of valves of its DOHC inline 5-cylinder, 2.3 liter engine. This meant with 4 valves per cylinder it now had increased horsepower from 130bhp to 164bhp with 157ft-lb of torque. The engine even allows 7000 rpm before going into the red on the tachometer!
With limited mileage from new and in exceptional well maintained and cared for condition throughout, this Audi Coupe Quattro represents excellent value for money. Perfect for shows or as a future investment, this superb example is complete with books, service history, tools and jack . . .'
Asking = $27.5k
http://www.autosportdesigns.com/inve...tro-coupe-1991
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Autosport Designs, huh? Maybe a car to 'Buy Now'?
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Wow, that's top-of-the-galaxy money for a pedestrian 2nd generation quattroThose are non-Turbo cars with not much desirability. The Turbo S2 version was never imported to the USA.
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This one showed up yesterday at a Disney employee car show... never saw it before
Was on race tires and the owner displayed a bunch of photos of him track'n it at Calif. Speedway... maybe at an Audi club event...
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An '83 last week at Pike's Peak...
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