This project is back and I'm happy to say not a 3.6L any more.
The new engine is a 4.2L ABH code from a 92 V8Quattro. The engine has port work, ~11.5:1 CR and less then 5k on the rebuilt bottom end. The car will still have the 6-speed TDI gear box which with ~340Hp and ~340-380 ft-lbs (chipped when installed in car) should be good.
The brakes for the car are a little on the large size, but with an RS2+ power level plant I think RS2+ size brakes are a good idea.
Front brake system will consist of Porsche 928GTS Big blacks, Mercedes ML55 AMG front 345mm by 32mm rotors, and a custom made steel adapter similar to RS2.
The rear Brakes will consist of 312mm by 25mm A8 (D2 97-99 US) front rotors with Porsche 996 C4 rear Black mono's on custom steel brackets. This system will delete E-brake for the time being just to get the car back moving. The final system will have some kind of secondary caliper and a hydraulic E-brake system, 100% independent of the standard system.
Fronts
Rears
The together (yes that is a 12oz pop can
)
My current plan is to get it back to a rolling chassis (currently it has no drive train, suspension and only a minor interior) and bring it home from where it's stored currently 100 miles away.
The car will be run on a stock 3.6L ECU with ABT chipset and larger 19lb injectors (a ~11% increase over stock) with an Adjustable FPR and a set of these feeding the engine
I'll be rebuilding this car as funds allow, which on a college students budget isn't much. Lucky for me I work in a machine shop so I get free machine time to do things like press the bushings in/out and such. Goal is to get it running on this engine for now and then get a few other things done, before deciding the next course of action. It's not like a performance built 4.2L will be slow, this basically is filling the Porsche 928 GT lust I have. Worked on a family friends 928 GT for years (as part of a pit crew), V8's are addicting.
The new engine is a 4.2L ABH code from a 92 V8Quattro. The engine has port work, ~11.5:1 CR and less then 5k on the rebuilt bottom end. The car will still have the 6-speed TDI gear box which with ~340Hp and ~340-380 ft-lbs (chipped when installed in car) should be good.
The brakes for the car are a little on the large size, but with an RS2+ power level plant I think RS2+ size brakes are a good idea.
Front brake system will consist of Porsche 928GTS Big blacks, Mercedes ML55 AMG front 345mm by 32mm rotors, and a custom made steel adapter similar to RS2.
The rear Brakes will consist of 312mm by 25mm A8 (D2 97-99 US) front rotors with Porsche 996 C4 rear Black mono's on custom steel brackets. This system will delete E-brake for the time being just to get the car back moving. The final system will have some kind of secondary caliper and a hydraulic E-brake system, 100% independent of the standard system.
Fronts
Rears
The together (yes that is a 12oz pop can
)My current plan is to get it back to a rolling chassis (currently it has no drive train, suspension and only a minor interior) and bring it home from where it's stored currently 100 miles away.
The car will be run on a stock 3.6L ECU with ABT chipset and larger 19lb injectors (a ~11% increase over stock) with an Adjustable FPR and a set of these feeding the engine
I'll be rebuilding this car as funds allow, which on a college students budget isn't much. Lucky for me I work in a machine shop so I get free machine time to do things like press the bushings in/out and such. Goal is to get it running on this engine for now and then get a few other things done, before deciding the next course of action. It's not like a performance built 4.2L will be slow, this basically is filling the Porsche 928 GT lust I have. Worked on a family friends 928 GT for years (as part of a pit crew), V8's are addicting.
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