Audi a8 4.2 1995- --Turbocharging?

[elis1322]

hi, i have an audi a8 4.2 liter v8 engine 220 kw ABZ i think and i have been wondering if it is possible to turbocharge this car,
here are the specs i got ahold of from wikipedia. i have never turbocharged a car and have little knowledge but i gotta start somewhere right,




4.2 V8 32v


4,172 cubic centimetres (254.6 cu in) 90° V8; bore x stroke: 84.5 by 93.0 millimetres (3.33 in × 3.66 in), stroke ratio: 0.91:1 – undersquare/long-stroke, 521.5 cc per cylinder; compression ratio: 10.3:1 (ABH: 10.8:1)

cast aluminium alloy; five main bearings, die-forged steel crankshaft

cast aluminium alloy; four valves per cylinder, 32 valves total, timing belt and simplex chain-driven (hybrid system) double overhead camshafts

common rail multi-point electronic sequential indirect fuel injection with eight intake manifold-sited fuel injectors; Bosch Motronic electronic engine

mass: 208 to 211 kilograms (459 to 465 lb) depending on variant

220 kilowatts (299 PS; 295 bhp) at 6,000 rpm; 400 newton metres (295 lbf⋅ft) at 3,000 rpm — ABZ, AKG, ARS, ASG

[markiii]

anything is possible, if youve never done it before though this is worth aread https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maximum-Boost-Turbocharge...

[anonymous-user]

you would be better off doing an engine swap as costs would be similar.