clbarclay
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posted on 19/4/05 at 04:13 PM |
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Audi potentioal
I currently have 2 audi 100's kicking about, one with 5 cylinder deisel and the other is 4 cylinder petrol. What is the potential for use as mid
donor cars?
Are the gearboxs any good (think there both only 4 speed)? Is there anything else on the car worth having?
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JonBowden
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posted on 19/4/05 at 04:51 PM |
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I like the idea of using the audi 'box.
I have an Audi A6 (basically an Audi 100). I like it very much but the two litre engine is pretty poor. It is the same as in my old golf and that
wasn't great.
I think a V6 might be a better idea.
PS, I'm sure all the manual Audi 100s had 5 speed 'boxes.
Jon
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clbarclay
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posted on 19/4/05 at 04:56 PM |
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I'm not sure about the petrol, but the deisel is definantly a 4. The deisel is a very old 100 avant, not turbo, not sure if it has PAS and a
shade of brown that went out of fashion with watel and dorb walls.
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JonBowden
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posted on 19/4/05 at 05:02 PM |
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If you're breaking them, then many Audi parts are quite expendive - A new side light (Non Audi source) cost me £30. All the electrical bits like
window motors might be saleable.
If you are taking it apart, the later models and the A6 had explosive tensioners on the front seatbelts.
Jon
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JonBowden
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posted on 19/4/05 at 05:07 PM |
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Forgot to mention, the gearboxes have non-removeable bellhousings - making fitting a different engine a bit harder. There don't seem to be many
other bits useable on a kit or homebuild car
Jon
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gys
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posted on 19/4/05 at 09:42 PM |
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Audi has engines with more than sufficient potential, although none of above mentioned catch the eye.
As long as you can fit another Audi engines to the gearbox, I would not mind the non-removeable bellhousing.
[Edited on 19/4/05 by gys]
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Fred W B
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posted on 20/4/05 at 05:45 AM |
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I have been told that audi 100's are the gear box to have , compared to the ones fitted to the 500's, as the boxes are smaller.
Cheers
Fred WB
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