drhaller

I did some web research this past weekend to see if I could find cars other than our Audi's that use the ZF HP 24 transmission. This is what I found.

I realize that every application of the HP 24 could have different internal design and specifications. I'm posting this out of interest and to spark <i>hope</i> that a chipped 2.7T will not be too powerful for the "tip".

I also have a couple of direct inquiries into ZF about the capacity of the ZF 5 HP 24 unit and will post them once I receive any answers.

It looks encouraging especially if you look at the supercharged XJ-6 numbers :-).

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http://www.automagazine.be/une/00/0020/uneNl2.htm
2001 BMW X5, 4828 lbs. (oink!), 4.4l V8, <b>282hp/324 ft.lbs.</b>

http://website.lineone.net/~motormec/e32.html
http://www.edit.ne.jp/~takahara/manual/rb/0130147.html (M70 engine with 750il)
1994 BMW 750il, 4167 lbs., 5.0l V12, <b>296hp/332 ft.lbs.</b>

http://www.alldata.com/consumer/TSB/30/96300204.html (4 speed HP 24)
1996 Jaguar XJ-6, 4080 lbs.,
engine 1, 4.0l I6, <b>245hp/289 ft.lbs.</b> (normally aspirated)
engine 2, 4.0l I6, <b>322hp/378 ft.lbs.</b> (supercharged)

2001 Audi S8, 4068 lbs., <b>360 hp/317 ft.lbs.</b>

2001 S4/Audi A6 2.7T, 3800+ lbs., <b>250 hp/258 ft.lbs.</b> (OEM)

2001 S4/Audi A6 2.7T, 3800+ lbs., <b>>305 hp/>350 ft.lbs.</b> (chipped)

/dan<ul><li><a href="http://www.zf-group.de/">ZF Group</a></li></ul>

Bollinger

Plus, I saw an article (I can't find it now) in a Land Rover magazined about some supercharged 560HP Range Rover which used the ZF HP 24.

Note that technically, HP doesn't matter, its just peak revs and peak torque that matters. Where the peak torque occurs doesn't matter to the tranny.