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meatwad/beefcake · 04-04-2006, 08:16 PM

freshly ported and rebuilt 4.2 heads. A guy I know with a well-calibrated g-tech pro saw an indicated 50hp increase with porting and a valve job on his early ABH 4.2. But he cut a spare head in half to see the wall thickness and spent 200 hours working on them, lol. Any shop that does VW porting can do a fiarly good job, however.

Money well spent if your sled has over 100k on it.

We were going to have the cams reground to 267 - copying the CAT cam specs, but decided to go turbo. Will let you guys know how that turns out ;P

Dan McBoost · 04-04-2006, 10:00 PM

JimR · 04-05-2006, 06:12 AM

ex-a8drifter · 04-05-2006, 08:22 AM

JMN · 04-06-2006, 05:33 AM

meatwad/beefcake · 04-07-2006, 10:06 AM

ought to wake that **** up real nice.

JMN · 04-07-2006, 02:56 PM

04-04-2006, 10:00 PM	#2
Dan McBoost AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,758	Saw that on AWOT, nice work and welcome to the A8 forum. __________________ ______________________________ Dan Mac www.mcboost.com

04-05-2006, 06:12 AM	#3
JimR AudiWorld Uber User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 46,925	Re: "spent 200 hours working on them" - YIPES, but nice. __________________ JimR '07 A3 3.2q Lava Gray '99 A8 4.2q Pearl White '99 A6 Avant 2.8q Silver (My old car, son now drives) '06 Boxster S Guards Red (wife's wheels) Support the troops "Over the years, I have come to understand a critical difference between the world of fear and the world of freedom. In the former, the primary challenge is finding the inner strength to confront evil. In the latter, the primary challenge is finding the moral clarity to see evil."

04-05-2006, 08:22 AM	#4
ex-a8drifter AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,436	hmmmm....need new head gaskets, need TB service...maybe I will try it out! __________________ Gone: Now: <a href="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/77296/100_0270t.jpg"> My custom paddle shifter</a> <a href="http://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/128171.phtml"> * Washer Fluid Sensor Fix</a> <a href="http://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/104786.phtml"> Memory Seat Set Procedure</a> Current Rides: 2005 BMW 525i - 18" Polished Breyton Flame Wheels Past Rides: 02 S2000 New Formula Red/Blk 97 A8Q Pearl/Blk ..201K miles! 98 S70 Teal/Tan here was a rough transition : -) 92 300zx Black/Tan 92 240sx Juniper Grn/Tan 89 Probe GT (first car) White/Red (yuck!)

04-06-2006, 05:33 AM	#5
JMN AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 192	That is very interesting, please keep is informed on how it worke out. __________________ 1997 Audi A8Q. Just trying to keep the miles down. '05= $2.5k

04-07-2006, 10:06 AM	#6
meatwad/beefcake Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,470	a good vw shop with 16v experience should port and valve grind the pair for $1200-$1500 ought to wake that **** up real nice. __________________

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04-07-2006, 02:56 PM	#7
JMN AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 192	Mine needs more of a hand of God slap to the rear, but I think that would help __________________ 1997 Audi A8Q. Just trying to keep the miles down. '05= $2.5k

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