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MUS911 · 04-07-2005, 05:04 AM

finally the pics, great car man !!!

StanAE86 · 04-07-2005, 12:59 PM

gobs3z: You have a good point about opening the exhaust first, but I really want to keep everything stock as possible. This is my daily driver and I'm 31 years old. I don't want a loud car unless it's on the track. I know that exhaust is the key restrictor in turbo cars, but maybe Brembo or something can chime in with Audi-specific experience: do you think chipping without anything else would be wasteful? Obviously, I probably won't get the full gains possible, but I think it should still be worth it? APR's first stage doesn't even include exhaust:

http://www.goapr.com/Audi/vehicles/s4.html

I'm not really planning on spending much on the car. It needs to remain smooth, quiet and reliable. I figure a chip and maybe wheels, if they will look okay without lowering. Otherwise, just a chip. For a daily driver, everything is perfect...well, the suspension could be tighter, but it's a good compromise for ride...

I haven't heard that the S4's turbos are "delicate", but I have heard that some cars needed new turbos by the 80k range. I assume fairly "rigorous" use though. I'm fairly light footed, except with passing and merging onto a freeway and I cool down the turbos if I've been on the throttle hard right before my destination...otherwise, I try to "granny-drive" before I get to where my destination is. I am looking for a decent turbo timer though...I want to make sure it will be able to work without keeping me from arming the alarm though...I have to start research the S4 boards....any recommendations for where I should go to get more information? S-Cars.org?

Thanks everyone...and thanks for the compliments...I purposely did not shoot pictures of the rear bumper. Prior owner was from San Francisco where "bumpers are for bumping". If I re-spray it, I'll get a before and after shot...otherwise, you'll never see the bumper in any picture!!

gobs3z · 04-07-2005, 02:16 PM

Here's S4 forums, they're always willing to help http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?days=all&id=550

Where's everso when you need him, haha. I'm really happy to see that you obviously care about your car and are doing research, and going with the quiet ride with perfomance is a great idea. I have an APR exhaust on my car and it's very quiet, the only time you hear it is when you are at high rpms and let off the throttle to let the engine deccelerate the car, and even then it's quiet. It has 3 baffles in the muffler. But then i just saw how much the turbo back cost from APR which is about $2500. But they have a cat-back which they call stealth that goes for $949 and the description is

The Stealth exhaust helps to maintain the S4's subdued character. While louder than stock, it is not too loud to attract attention.

But after reading APR's chip diagnostic it looks like they get 318hp/382lb-ft without an exhaust. If you can get that without an exhaust i'de say go for it. Good luck, hope i helped ya.

StanAE86 · 04-09-2005, 08:09 PM

Hey, any of you S4 owners have a turbo timer in the car? I've been looking, but I can't find anyone that makes a harness for it...HKS, GReddy, Apexi'...call me lazy. I don't want to splice, cut and solder in a hard line to a turbo timer unless I absolutely have to...any help is appreciated...thanks.

sameerrao · 04-11-2005, 12:22 AM

Stan, You should get most of your questions answered at www.audiworld.com

StanAE86 · 04-16-2005, 06:28 PM

So, I'm jacking up the car to rotate the tires and what do I see?

Now, call me crazy, but 99% of me says that ain't stock...the prior owner was a university professor and didn't seem to know a lick about cars at all. CarFax confirmed he was the only owner, so...how the heck did that rear bar get underneath??

Schwalbe · 04-17-2005, 12:03 AM

You are lucky Stan to have found this great black B5 S4 with low mileage. I congratulate you about your nice purchase and keep us informed on your next modifications.

You made the good choice. //S4

SilviaEvo · 04-17-2005, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by StanAE86

So, I'm jacking up the car to rotate the tires and what do I see?

Now, call me crazy, but 99% of me says that ain't stock...the prior owner was a university professor and didn't seem to know a lick about cars at all. CarFax confirmed he was the only owner, so...how the heck did that rear bar get underneath??

when they go into dealer shops to get tuneups sometimes the personnel ask if the owner wants any modifications that is good for the car. usually the people that dont know what the hell they are talking about say yes. (i know because my parents have done it) :roll: