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So there are many variants of the Audi v8. I posses an ABZ I can provide information if you would like. I have also decided not to use it in favor of an Chev LS4.
Funny, I had a dream last night of a guy that was trying to sell me an air cooled 911 engine. One which he developed a fix for cracks in the heads (even though this is not an issue with those engines).
This reminded me of an air cooled 2.7 that I rebuilt 15 years ago. I spent 10K then, on parts alone for an engine that make only 200hp weighed 500lb and continued to cost thousand on fuel injection part to keep running. I spent more time working on it than driving it.
That said, this is why we swap out Porsche engines. I do not know from experience but it seams the M96 also is plagued with issues.
The Audi V8 appeared to be a natural for rear mid-engine swaps. They are very compact longitudinally, bolt directly to many Porsche and Audi gearboxes and are relatively light weight (340lb bare).
I hope I'm wrong but unfortunately it appears that many parts are no longer available and on line talk of working on them has fallen silent 15-20 years ago. I am not a machinist and can't make my own parts so I have moved on to the LS engine which will be a more difficult swap but it will always have parts availability and serviceability at least in North America.
You can have mine if you pay shipping.
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