i have been searching for possible upgrades to this engine and it seems everyone agrees that there is nothing performance-wise worth doing to this engine, but that the 30v has aftermarket upgrades. i do not know anything about this engine or this car for that matter, but having come from a fully built evo IX i cannot accept the idea of not being able to modify my car. my question is that since the 30v is upgradeable and the 12v is not are the heads of these engines interchangeable along with the ecu? i mean if it is just the head that makes the difference can i swap it out and then continue modifying? i have the car and i dont really wanna trade it for another, but i also must modify the slowness of it... anyone that knows more about this please chime in

 

also i have a 1997 a4 2.8 quattro and i understand this is a total noob question, but do i for sure have a 12v? sorry the car did not come with an owners manual and i do not know enough about this car to tell what engine it has... is there an obvious look to the engine that will tell me which one it is or does the year it was made give it away?

 

I know im not helping much but how did you come from a built evo ix to a 2.8 slow? And i think there is a supercharger for the 2.8 12v but dont quote me on it.

 

twas time for a change lol and i was originally looking at bmws but picked this up instead... i hope that there is a supercharger for it i dont wanna have to go buy another car can anyone tell me if there is for sure a supercharger? yea i had the evo forever and it was a little too built and not a good daily driver so i was wanting a change.

 

Heads aren't interchangeable. You could swap the engine for a 30v (or 1.8T or 2.7T), but it's cheaper to sell it and buy a car with one of those engines. Motodyne had a blower for the 12v but their reputation was pretty bad from the responses of those who bought it and it's not considered reputable.

A 12v engine has small valve covers and plugs below them. A 30v has plugs centered in the valve covers and the side covers say "5V" on them to denote the 5 valves per cylinder design.

 

thanks for the info... pity motodyne has a bad rep the kit looks nice and i would love to do the upgrade... guess im gonna have to start looking for a faster A4

 

there's nothing to do to it... its not worth it. get a 1.8, or another car entirely.

 

Buy a 1.8T if your sticking to a4, or s4, but more maintenance, etc etc.

 

yea i have plenty of experience with a maintenance ***** lol i dont mind that so much the s4 looks like the car i want

 

If you're buying an S4 I'd make sure you have an engine hoist, a lift, a second car, lots of money, and/or friends/family with the aforementioned items.