junkyard antics (multiple Qs)

[Shankenstein]

hey guys. I'm back from a fun fun fun day of scavving one of our 3 fine U-Auto-Pull-It's with a few questions.
1) Snagged a $9 valve cover. What paint schemes have y'all seen that work out (exterior is granny green) but I'm still undecided on what color intake and brakes will be. Red is too common, I'm thinkin blue or yellow. Opinions?

2) I actually ran into a '90 EX with the A4 motor with the tubular style headers (pretty sweet lookin for stock IMO). Trouble is, some of the stud nuts (lol...) are rounded and it's chopped off at the flex pipe. Can you use the downpipe from an A1 or A6? Also, will I need to extend the O2 wire and will that cause probs?

3) I really want to do the IM swap to the H23/A6 mod. All the vac and water hoses on my a1 are really intimidating to look at since i'm an amateur at engine mods. I saw the DIY but the pics are gone and I'm still confused as to if I need a new FITV, EACV, and ecu (for iab black box control). Any wisdom from the pros/p-nut gallery would help. THANKS!

[quickangel93]

hey guys. I'm back from a fun fun fun day of scavving one of our 3 fine U-Auto-Pull-It's with a few questions.
1) Snagged a $9 valve cover. What paint schemes have y'all seen that work out (exterior is granny green) but I'm still undecided on what color intake and brakes will be. Red is too common, I'm thinkin blue or yellow. Opinions?

2) I actually ran into a '90 EX with the A4 motor with the tubular style headers (pretty sweet lookin for stock IMO). Trouble is, some of the stud nuts (lol...) are rounded and it's chopped off at the flex pipe. Can you use the downpipe from an A1 or A6? Also, will I need to extend the O2 wire and will that cause probs?

3) I really want to do the IM swap to the H23/A6 mod. All the vac and water hoses on my a1 are really intimidating to look at since i'm an amateur at engine mods. I saw the DIY but the pics are gone and I'm still confused as to if I need a new FITV, EACV, and ecu (for iab black box control). Any wisdom from the pros/p-nut gallery would help. THANKS!

bronze.

a6 dp. yes u will need to relocate the o2.

just take pics, and when u put it together u really cant screw it up.

[Shankenstein]

goodies on the a6 downpipe, I think that'll be easier to find. THX!

-thought of another Q while I'm here. Does it matter on the IM whether it comes from an auto/manual? I'm auto and a car-part.com search just made me question it.

[CB7/KA8]

2169014... Does it matter on the IM whether it comes from an auto/manual?

It doesn't matter.

[Shankenstein]

so more fun today. i found a pretty nice (tho dead) 92EX with the A6 motor. I ganked the PT6 ecu out of it for like $30. I wanted the downpipe but they're ALL chopped at the flex pipe... Is it just better to get some crappy ebay headers or will the A4 ones fit on my A1 downpipe thats in the car now?
-also, the guys up there wanna charge me $30 for the IM which is ok BUT they want another 30 for the TB!!! That's craziness for junkyard parts since i'll hafta get another set if I can find an H23 in town here.
-last Q for today I promise. how do you get the camshaft out while the engine is together? would you take it out w/ the cam gear or remove all the springs and bars above it?
It's gonna be harder to get all these parts down here in Redneckville than it will be to put em in. =P not giving up tho!!!

[Father Time]

-last Q for today I promise. how do you get the camshaft out while the engine is together? would you take it out w/ the cam gear or remove all the springs and bars above it?

You have to take the valve train and cam caps off the get to the cam.

You can cut the timing belt off the dead motor or just slide it off the cam gear your choice. Remove the valve train The camshaft is secured to the cam gear by a bolt so the cam and cam gear will come off as one piece. You can take off the gear by removing that one bolt.