Re: Differences, 84-87 4000Q's

["Ben Howell" <bhowell@rmii.com>]

> 
> Okay, here goes to the best of my knowledge, so I'm probably wrong on
all
> accounts!

Always so negative! It's not good for the soul....or so I am told. :)


> 
> 84 had a different locking differential mechanisim than 85,86,and 87. 
Other
> than a complete redesign for 85, the car remained unchanged (c:

 84's also had the 4.11 gearing.


> 
> 85 introduced the new body but retained the S badging.  For 1986, audi
ran a
> limited edition of the cars, both Coupe and 4000Quattro, with white
wheels,
> red leather in the coupe Case and black cloth in the quattro case (there
were
> other interiors, these are prominant.)

  The red leather was in both the coupe and the 4kcsq's. That was a CE run
for 86' to celebrate Audi's 100th birthday. In 87' the ran a CE run of
4kcsq's that had the black "Quattro" seats. The white wheels came on both
coupe and 4kcsq's IF the car was white. If the car was not white, then it
got silver wheels. 



> However, Audi deemed it neccesary to
> add a C to all the quattros (except the rare One TQC.)  This continued
into
> 87, although there were technically no changes between the CS and the S.
 The
> S was no longer available in 1986.

 The one thing that I have noticed and I don't know if it's fact or not,
but ALL the 85's (a.k.a "S"'s) I have seen do not have lug covers on the
stock "floor drain" wheels, but the 86 and 87's (a.k.a. "CS"'s) did. I
guess that could be called a change.


>  There are some who claim that there are
> 1987 4000 Quattros with the 2.3 motor (15 more hp).  and different
badging.
>  This claim, however, is unsubtanciated by both Audi and all literature
I
> have seen pertaining to the topic, and I did research!!  But I degress.

 Oh no...here we go again with this one! :) I suggest that you point your
browser at: 

  http://people.delphi.com/audidudi/AoAltr1.jpg

  that should put your mind at ease on this one. :) Thanks to Jeff for
putting that up.

Laters, Ben
bhowell@rmi.net
Lakewood, CO (for one more week)
83' UrQ #346 PT2B
87' 4KCSQ (tuneless STILL!!!!!)
89' 200Q (Eiche ECU)


> 
> 
> Carter Johnson
> Kwattro@aol.com
> 86 4000CS quattro
> 86 Coupe GT
> 86 GTI