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kcpaz · 06-21-2013, 12:17 PM

Yes, the tubular structure is the engine cradle. The transaxle is a 5 speed. The engines are only rated at around 300hp so there's no need for the extra 30-35 pounds of the 6 speed transaxle. Obviously the 5 speed bolts right on, but before you get too excited, as of right now, I don't have any plans of making a "kit" for this application. I'm not sure you will find very many people who would actually be interested in such a kit once faced with dollar figures. Horsepower for dollar, the Audi V8 is not the best option in my opinion. I can go into more detail about this if you'd like, but I'd rather start a new thread on this conversion and go into it there. The engine is the ABZ 4.2 which you can find in the 1997-1999 Audi A8. The engines are silly cheap, but the engine blocks are an "Alusil" design so most people view them as disposable and there is very little aftermarket support for them. For my application specifically though (I'm searching for a horsepower to weight ratio of no better than 8:1) it's perfect.

06-21-2013, 12:17 PM	#259
kcpaz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 266	Yes, the tubular structure is the engine cradle. The transaxle is a 5 speed. The engines are only rated at around 300hp so there's no need for the extra 30-35 pounds of the 6 speed transaxle. Obviously the 5 speed bolts right on, but before you get too excited, as of right now, I don't have any plans of making a "kit" for this application. I'm not sure you will find very many people who would actually be interested in such a kit once faced with dollar figures. Horsepower for dollar, the Audi V8 is not the best option in my opinion. I can go into more detail about this if you'd like, but I'd rather start a new thread on this conversion and go into it there. The engine is the ABZ 4.2 which you can find in the 1997-1999 Audi A8. The engines are silly cheap, but the engine blocks are an "Alusil" design so most people view them as disposable and there is very little aftermarket support for them. For my application specifically though (I'm searching for a horsepower to weight ratio of no better than 8:1) it's perfect. Last edited by kcpaz; 06-21-2013 at 12:19 PM.