[tech] Audi 1.8T in a MKII Rocco???

[nealtovsen@yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

>I'll bet you that my buddy and I will...

There it is: "my buddy and I"! You are quite
well-known for "connections" and finding "deals" that
are not generally accessible to the majority of us.
That's awesome for you, and I'd go for it if I were
you. However, *you* might be able to do it for $1500,
but can someone living in the VW-deprived parts of the
country with no hook-ups to auto salvage wholesalers
or race shops realistically pull it off? Doubtful.
IMHO, special expertise, years of developing
connections in an industry, and/or blind luck don't
factor into the "real" cost of something. If you're
willing to wait potentially forever for the right
price, anything is possible. 

Case in point: I would guess Dahlback built his GTI
for less than $500K (quite a steal!), but I would
think it would cost anybody else in the world double
that amount to accomplish it. Spending 25 years in the
rally industry driving and building 5-cyl turbo Audis
pays off when it comes time to build your own.

And if I wanted to be really mean <evil grin>, I'd ask
if this will be done soon/cheaply just like your
throttle-body 16v project! <chuckle> (Note: I've been
working on my G60 project for a year now, so the pot
is indeed calling the kettle black!!)

Just some perspective...

Neal

--- "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
wrote:
> Josh and all, I'll bet you that my buddy and I will
> get our programmable EMS
> 1.8T project together for less than $1500. It can be
> done. You just have to
> find the deals, barter stuff/services, fabricate
> your own bits, etc. To a
> large degree, that's how I've built my Scirocco.
> Cash has been only a minor
> part of all the transactions.
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
> Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
> ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
> 
> Check out our rally team's website!
> http://www.usrallyteam.com
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> Josh Able
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 3:43 PM
> > To: Neal Tovsen; Scott F. Williams; ATS - Patrick
> Bureau; _Scirocco
> > Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [tech] Audi 1.8T in a MKII Rocco???
> >
> >
> > along with another few grand for other parts...
> >
> > Josh Able
> 
> 


=====
~Neal

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