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.
another appealing audi engine has popped up, this time an abh engine rather than an abz, but i'm unsure of the best way to approach getting an engine. what's the better investment in the end anyway? getting this engine with no accessories, no computer, no starter, and missing who knows what else and use it for mock up before searching for bits to get it to run? or perhaps shelling out enough money to buy a complete car from which i can pull any bits i need?
either way i look at it, the final setup will need a custom ecu since i'm looking to bolt on a very large borg warner variable geometry turbo, and i don't think any audi v8 ecu is set up to deal with that.:devilish: otherwise, i dunno whether a cheap engine now would lead to me pulling out all my hair in the long run.
another appealing audi engine has popped up, this time an abh engine rather than an abz, but i'm unsure of the best way to approach getting an engine. what's the better investment in the end anyway? getting this engine with no accessories, no computer, no starter, and missing who knows what else and use it for mock up before searching for bits to get it to run? or perhaps shelling out enough money to buy a complete car from which i can pull any bits i need?
either way i look at it, the final setup will need a custom ecu since i'm looking to bolt on a very large borg warner variable geometry turbo, and i don't think any audi v8 ecu is set up to deal with that.:devilish: otherwise, i dunno whether a cheap engine now would lead to me pulling out all my hair in the long run.