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i realized the other day that my current chassis design allows me to use the exact same suspension geometry front and rear. everything can be the same apart from the wishbones due to the front wheels needing to be able to turn properly. what i figure, since i can use the same knuckles all...

i've been looking into that too. the auction just went beyond what i'd care to pay (and still without the reserve met), so it's back to searching for one with the abz engine. the tough thing is there are few wreckers in my area, and even fewer that sell foreign car parts.

might've found an audi that looks good, but it's the 40v v8, and the reserve on the auction isn't yet met. i suppose we'll see how it pans out over the next week of the auction.

thank you for reminding me of that detail! i forgot i could sell off extra parts i don't need, and there will be plenty of them. it may take some searching for a wrecked car. the only one i've found locally is up for 4 grand..... almost as much as i paid for my saab with full service...

i have been looking at it. still need to see a successful use of it with an audi v8 (though i think i understand how the abz coils would operate). it'd require me brushing up on my soldering skills.:book:

hehe i have hilly's thread with the esprit bookmarked. that's where i originally discovered the vems ecu. the nice thing is they now have one with a motronic connector designed to work with the audi harness based off of (i'm guessing) hilly's adapter. the only problem is it's obscenely...

i'm beginning to notice the little bits and components megasquirt requires. it looks like i'd either have to do some soldering (oh yippie) or get a daughtercard in order to have knock sensing and boost control, which, as far as i can tell, vems has onboard. i don't even know how megasquirt can...

exactly how expensive is the electromotive ecu? i'm starting to lean towards megasquirt for the price, and i know a few saab people who use it. they should be able to help with setting up for distributor ignition (considering the audi abh has two distributors) and boost control. i'll read...

i'm confusing myself! i've been researching engine management systems lately just to see what i'd need. if i buy that audi engine i'm currently looking into, i'd need to get an ecu too. even if i get an engine with the stock ecu, i'd still need something able to manage boost later on in the...

i'm concerned we're getting off my original topic here. the question is not whether or not to use an audi engine. i know i will in the end. the question is whether i'd be better off getting the cheap engine that may be missing certain parts, or shell out the money for an entire car that needs to...

comments regarded. my explanations: i'm younger than you think, and my brother wants to buy one (assuming he can afford it). i fully intend to have him in the passenger seat of the prototype and get him to wet his pants. i should probably talk to hilly about the audi block and gearboxes...

oh thanks.:tongue3: i am thinking though that even though the abh engine is an older design, the one i've found only has 6000 miles more than my saab does (yikes), and the distributor ignition is probably much easier to design a custom ecu for. no issues of expensive coils like the insanely...

i hear the same arguments coming again against the audi engine: it's more expensive. well, perhaps, but i'd really prefer it. one of the main goals of my car is to be able to stuff my 6' 9" brother in the passenger seat. with the ridiculously short audi engine in place (there's little space...

i've since recovered from the prospect of using an american engine in my custom design. in the end, the only one i would ever put in without feeling guilty was the dohc ford modular motor, but that would be even more expensive to take care of than the original audi v8 idea i had in mind...

i'm actually trying to remember why i did that now. if i remember, my chassis design books says to place the roll center anywhere from an inch below ground to three inches above, and that lower is better. i think possibly narrowing the front box where the suspension mounts would greatly...