My "Oh what the hell...I post a build thread" thread

[stunner247]

So I've been lurking around this sight for the last 6 years but never made and intro so here's what I've been up to!

Some of you may know my current car front shows and stuff but I imagine most don't. Before I get to that car I'll start with a little Timeline.

I started with a completly stock silver 98 A4 back in 05. Before I sold the car in 08 it had:
APR Stg III
Carbonio Intake
EVOMS IC
Custom 2.5 turboback
Southbend/AWE Stg III Clutch
H-Sport sways
KW V3's
ECS 13.1 front brakes
034 track mounts

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I got the opportunity in 08 to pick up my friends black 98 with 63K, s4 bumper, s4 headlights, gt25, Eibach coils, GHL exhaust and some other stuff. Always wanted a black car so I couldn't pass it up.

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When I got the car I wanted to swap all the good stuff from the sliver car to the black car so my friend and I spent the next month swapping everything from one car to the other. I also wanted the black interior from the silver car so I swapped the complete interior front the windows down over too. Then the silver car was gone (sold to my friend who still has it)

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/The%20Car/IMG_0986.jpg

Now that all the swapping was done I decided to add some stuff. I got an AWE DTS, ER Comp IC, a new stereo, some 034 trans mounts, 034 coil cover. polished my intake manifold, and powder coated my valve cover

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Also got a JHM Shifter, linkage and knob...wow did that make a difference!

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Got an ECS rear brake upgrade to match the front

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Finally a Euro S4 rear bumper then It was off to H20 at the end of the year.

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Up next 2009 and the start of the real fun!

[coolgraymemo]

What type of wheels are those?

[Seerlah]

Also got a JHM Shifter, linkage and knob...wow did that make a difference!



If people only knew!

I also remember your car from this pic. Always loved those wheels and even asked you about them before. My one recommendation, get some type of side skirts.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/H20%2008/mycarath203.jpg

[stunner247]

What type of wheels are those?

Adr version II


If people only knew!

I also remember your car from this pic. Always loved those wheels and even asked you about them before. My one recommendation, get some type of side skirts.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/H20%2008/mycarath203.jpg

Oh there's more to come don't worry

[stunner247]

Alright so for 09 I got some Caractere side skirts and then held off for a while so that I could start getting parts for the engine build.

VAG Fair
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The APR Stg III kit was fun but I wanted something more so I grabbed a different engine and started building

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Block was bored to 82.5 and all internals were balanced and blueprinted by Justice Racing

Raceware main studs

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ABA forged crank with Calico Bearings

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Supertech pistons and Pauter rods

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New oil pump

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Ported and polished head
Supertech valves, high lift springs, Titanium retainers
Schrick 252/260 cams
Cat cam gear
new guides and stem seals
SCCH lightened and clearanced intermediate shaft
Autotech lightweight pulley

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Out with the old...
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In with the new
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[stunner247]

Put in an order with Mike Hood

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/turbo1.jpg
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HTA 3076
Ceramic coated exhaust housing
Ceramic coated Fullrace manifold and down pipe
44mm Tial waistgate

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034 fuel rail and pressure gauge
-6 an fuel lines
Seimens Deka 630cc's
044 intank pump
Aeromotive FPR set to 4bar

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ER Comp intercooler
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Fabbed up a open dump waistgate pipe
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FX 850 twin disk
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[thenj3]

awesome build dude. what will you be doing for tuning? how long did it take for the mani and dp to be made? i'll be purchasing one in the coming days.

[Grip99]

Nice build!! Im putting my FR mani in next Sat. Did you fab up your own intercooler piping turbo side?

[stunner247]

awesome build dude. what will you be doing for tuning? how long did it take for the mani and dp to be made? i'll be purchasing one in the coming days.

Thanks. If I remember correctly it took about 3-4 weeks for them to make it and ceramic coat everything. Running Eurodyne Maestro


Nice build!! Im putting my FR mani in next Sat. Did you fab up your own intercooler piping turbo side?

Thanks. No ER makes a pipe specifically for the Fullrace Mani location

[Grip99]

Great man thanks for the info...Going to look into that.

[stunner247]

No Prob

[stunner247]

So I finally got it running around Nov of 09...kind of. there was alot of trial and error to get the intake and MAF to cooperate. At the time I was running just a eurodyne 630 file with a lightning MAF cause Maestro was not available for the early cars yet. I had to clock the MAF to about 5 different positions and add some flow straiteners to get to the point that I could actually drive the damn thing [headbang] Needless to say, when Maestro finally came out and Tapp went to a V8 Maf, I made the switch.


I soon found out that the FX850 is a trans breaking machine. After I had about 500 miles on the engine I hammered it on night, slammed it into third and BOOM...bye bye third. I had a 2.8 trans laying around so I threw that in. That lasted about 1000 miles then I screwed first up launching. It would still drive but was making all kinds of nasty sounds.

Video of the last launch I did before the third trans went in. I figured I might as well try and blow it up since it was already Fckt


http://youtu.be/zC2KEjYiYy8

So I went with the old S4 drivetrain swap. (no pics though)
01E
Rear diff
Drive shaft
Axles
Aluminum uprights
Brakes
Front subframe
New 034 Track mounts
New JHM shifter setup

I figured I wasn't making a drag car and I needed something stronger so what the hell.

Got it back on the road just before it could make it's debut in the Forge tent a SOWO in 2010.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/SOWO%2010/sowoapr.jpg

Then it was off to the dyno at RAI to see what it would do...
...And it didn't do much[facepalm]

The best it would put down was 295 whp at 20psi. If I upped the boost, the power actually went down. You could also see that something was going on in the upper RPM range on the graph. I still didn't have my Maestro set up so there was little I could do to figure out what was wrong so I packed it up, went home and parked the car for a while... I was pissed.


http://youtu.be/7Nn1WMCTfg0
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/The%20Car/dynograph001.jpg

Soon after that I got my Maestro file and started playing with it. Got the car running better but not the way I thought it should run. I decided to take a break from tuning and pull everything back apart so that I could redo some of the things I had rushed when I originally put the engine in, and also to upgrade some stuff.

SPP Fan
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Deleted my ICM
TT bolt down coils
034 Coil harness
Re-ran my EVAP purge lines
IE dowel pins for the crank pully

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Facelift cowl cover

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/071.jpg

Re-routed and cleaned up my fuel lines

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/069.jpg

Heat wrapped my other lines

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I also plasti dipped my coolant res, power steering res, washer res
Powder coated my upper coolant pipe and cold side IC pipe

I was glad that I had torn it apart and done all of this because I found something out in the process. I decided to take a look at my cams to see if they were timed up correctly and found that I had a 4 window cam sensor installed instead of the correct single window. All of these damn running problems were because of my stupid a$$ when I put the motor together! Swapped the right sensor in and the difference was night and day.

[jaychen]

Sick, I remember seeing that launch and thinking that was one tough car!

Wish we had S4's that got parted out in AUS. Was chatting to a local wrecker the other day, in the 15yrs he has been wrecking euro cars, he has seen ONE B5 S4..

How is your MAF setup ?

[stunner247]

Sick, I remember seeing that launch and thinking that was one tough car!

Wish we had S4's that got parted out in AUS. Was chatting to a local wrecker the other day, in the 15yrs he has been wrecking euro cars, he has seen ONE B5 S4..

How is your MAF setup ?

Wow! One! Thats crazy
MAF is good now that I have the 4.2 instead of the lightning

[thenj3]

o shit i didn't realize that this build is quite a few years old. so have you got your tune and stuff down? dyno it recently?

[JumboBlack1.8]

Nice build.....looks solid

[jaychen]

Wow! One! Thats crazy
MAF is good now that I have the 4.2 instead of the lightning

I actually meant, HOW is your MAF set up? (photo)

[Grip99]

lol..I was talking to Mike Hood today and he couldnt remember when he sold you they mani and turbo.

Glad its running like it should. Any dyno numbers?

[stunner247]

o shit i didn't realize that this build is quite a few years old. so have you got your tune and stuff down? dyno it recently?

Yeah been building it for a while and just decided to share whats been happening. Got the tune pretty much dialed in as much as I can without some dyno time. I plan on getting on the dyno soon though to at least get a base line. have some more stuff in store including a change of engine management.


Nice build.....looks solid

Thanks


I actually meant, HOW is your MAF set up? (photo)

Don't have a pic but ill get one when I'm in there again

[M-Hood]

lol..I was talking to Mike Hood today and he couldnt remember when he sold you they mani and turbo.

Glad its running like it should. Any dyno numbers?

This build goes back a bit. lol

How is the car and how have things been Gunner?

[stunner247]

lol..I was talking to Mike Hood today and he couldnt remember when he sold you they mani and turbo.

Glad its running like it should. Any dyno numbers?

Yeah its been a little while. It was a display on Mike's website for a while. No dyno numbers right now other then the 295 when it was running like crap. Hope to get it on there soon


This build goes back a bit. lol

How is the car and how have things been Gunner?

Things have been going good. Cars running decent now. I had it out at the track once in October but only got one run in. It was the first time I had it at the track since the new motor went in so I pussed it off the line. Ran a 13.4 at 114.


http://youtu.be/UjDAFve2Dqk

[stunner247]

Last April I picked up some Artec Turbo P's in need of some help.

18x8 front
18x10 rear

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Got my boy to paint the centers the metallic Black from the new Audi's (don't remember the name of the color). He also colormatched the adapters for me...30's front, 15's rear

Installed new lips to replace the damaged ones

Had to clearance the wheels and the calipers to fit over my Stoptech's

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[donkeysaudi]

I'm liking the way your build is turning out. very nice[wrench]

[Grip99]

Gunner, what size is that SPP fan and is it wired to a switch?

You find it affective? This might be great for Humid/Hot NYC traffic....

-Pete

[stunner247]

I'm liking the way your build is turning out. very nice[wrench]

Thanks


Gunner, what size is that SPP fan and is it wired to a switch?

You find it affective? This might be great for Humid/Hot NYC traffic....

-Pete

It uses a 14in Spal fan and they give you an adapter plate to bolt in place of the old fan clutch. I have mine running through a manually adjustible thermostat controler that I got from Jegs http://www.jegs.com/i/Derale/259/16769/10002/-1 Allows me to pick what temp I want the fan to come on. I works well. My secondary fan crapped out so I'm running soley on the SPP one at the moment. The only time the temp started to creep up was when I was sitting in stopped traffic for 2 hours in 95 degree heat but it never got dangerously hot.

[Grip99]

Ahh link didnt work, but if its anything like the Afco racing electric fan switch then i know what your talking about.

Im thinking of picking up a Zirgo 16" dia , push/pull fan for the engine/oil cooler. I have to measure out the diameter. Also its 4in thick. Not sure it will clear the motor lol. 3630 cfm

But some how i think 14" is the right size and its 1/2 in thinner. 2,785 cfm

[stunner247]

Ahh link didnt work, but if its anything like the Afco racing electric fan switch then i know what your talking about.

Im thinking of picking up a Zirgo 16" dia , push/pull fan for the engine/oil cooler. I have to measure out the diameter. Also its 4in thick. Not sure it will clear the motor lol. 3630 cfm

But some how i think 14" is the right size and its 1/2 in thinner. 2,785 cfm

Yeah the Afco is basically the same thing.

2785 cfm with the 14in is more then enough. Mine flows 1038 and works pretty well but I need to get a new secondary fan too for peace of mind. You could probably get the 16in in that opening with a little trimming but the main concern is the depth. Don't know the exact thickness of mine but I would say that it's not more then 3in. I have about a 1/2 clearance between the back of the motor and the idler pully that the fan clutch used to be bolted to.

[stunner247]

Before the wheels went on I got some Canadian S4 bumper grills then got a Cupra lip After

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/The%20Car/the4thandsomevag048-1.jpg

Also decided the beef up the rear diff with some mounts

Apikol Race front mount
034 rear cross member with Stern bushings

(crappy cell pic)
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/009.jpg

[M-Hood]

Ahh link didnt work, but if its anything like the Afco racing electric fan switch then i know what your talking about.

Im thinking of picking up a Zirgo 16" dia , push/pull fan for the engine/oil cooler. I have to measure out the diameter. Also its 4in thick. Not sure it will clear the motor lol. 3630 cfm

But some how i think 14" is the right size and its 1/2 in thinner. 2,785 cfm

Has to be thinner then 3". You don't need a fan with a really high CFM.

This one is plenty. It is 16", 2.5" thick, 1610 CFM and only $99.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BCI-75014/

Pretty sure that is the one I have in my car, when I have it running for a few minutes my FMIC is cold to the touch.

I am using this controller or one just like it. I also have another relay wired before it so I can turn on both my fans with a switch inside the car.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HDA-3653/

[stunner247]

I am using this controller or one just like it. I also have another relay wired before it so I can turn on both my fans with a switch inside the car.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HDA-3653/

Mike, How do you have the relay set up? I'd like to do this one I get another fan.

[M-Hood]

Mike, How do you have the relay set up? I'd like to do this one I get another fan.

Pretty sure this is how I have the relay setup, but I can always check it if you need.

The 2nd relay acts like a bypass of the adjustable fan controller switch. So it gets the battery supply wire going to 87 and 85, 30 goes to 12v wire that goes from the fan switch to the fan. Spot 86 on the relay goes to the switch inside the car that just gets grounded. So when the switch is changed the ground triggers the relay which sends power directly to the fan or fans.

Might want to use a 4 plug relay, if you use a 5 plug the center spot (87a) will have power when the adjustable fan control switch powers the relay. Just make sure to tape up the relay really well or use a relay harness plug instead of just connectors.

[stunner247]

Gotcha, Thanks

[M-Hood]

Gotcha, Thanks

That is one way of doing it, I will have to take a look but pretty sure the following is how I actually did it using a 5 plug Bosch relay.


The 2nd relay goes on the wire going to the fan from the adjustable fan controller. You cut the line, put the end coming from the fan controller to spot 87A and the end coming from the fan to spot 30. You then run 12v from the battery to spot 87 and 85. You still put the ground wire coming from your switch in the car to spot 86 to activate the relay.

Doing it this way allows only 1 wire to power the fan at a time and you can turn the fan on any time even if the key is off. If you want the switch inside to only control the fans when the key is on then a wire from a ignition source needs to be ran to plug 85 on the 2nd relay instead of power from the battery, but you still want to keep 87 connected to the battery.

[Grip99]

That is one way of doing it, I will have to take a look but pretty sure the following is how I actually did it using a 5 plug Bosch relay.


The 2nd relay goes on the wire going to the fan from the adjustable fan controller. You cut the line, put the end coming from the fan controller to spot 87A and the end coming from the fan to spot 30. You then run 12v from the battery to spot 87 and 85. You still put the ground wire coming from your switch in the car to spot 86 to activate the relay.

Doing it this way allows only 1 wire to power the fan at a time and you can turn the fan on any time even if the key is off. If you want the switch inside to only control the fans when the key is on then a wire from a ignition source needs to be ran to plug 85 on the 2nd relay instead of power from the battery, but you still want to keep 87 connected to the battery.

Im not a fan of taking up my Ic's priceless GPO's, lol, but is there any way my standalone can control the fan? I was under the impression that it could and its possible to set it.

[M-Hood]

Im not a fan of taking up my Ic's priceless GPO's, lol, but is there any way my standalone can control the fan? I was under the impression that it could and its possible to set it.

I am sure it is possible since it is just a signal to activate the relay.

[stunner247]

Ok so I had the TT 4wire coils in and they were better then the stock AEB ones but I still had to close the gap on my plugs to .24 to keep it from breaking up at high rpm. I decided to get IE's coil addapter and through in some 2.0 fsi coils.

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Was able to open the gap back up to .28. No more misfires at high RPM and it idles alot smoother. I'll chalk that up as a win!

[Grip99]

Nice.

Have you ever run Bosch F6DTC plugs? I found they are great for high boost and no gapping required.

[stunner247]

No but I might give them a try next time I through plugs in her, Thanks

[GR-RALLYE]

I'd definitely recommend the f6DTC also, best I found after messing around with a few others on my setup.

Where you got that dump exiting at?

[stunner247]

Dump routes down infront of the right axle and exits behind the subframe

[A4Rob]

Nice car. Very well done!

[stunner247]

Thanks man

[DG NEMESIS]

What did you do with your old black wheels ill take them of your hands lol. Btw saw your car at Vag Fair very nice car man

[stunner247]

Thanks. Still have the old wheels but I don't think I'm ready to give them up yet. I was rockin them on my V8 for a while so I think i'll refinish them and throw them back on that car. If I get the itch to sell them I let you know though

[stunner247]

Some interior stuff

So anyone that has sat or driven in the stock pleather A4 seats know that they are the suck. I got tired of sliding around the car whenever I wanted to go around a corner so I got some replacements...ready for this???

Tenzo-R GT Leather Seats
Full carbon base and back

I was skeptical when i bought them cause they're Tenzo's...Come on!! I was very surprised though when I found that they were decently made and really comfortable. I got a good deal on them so they were about half the price of the Recaro Sports I had my eye on. They came with some brackets and sliders but I didn't like how they were set up so I bought and modified some new Corbeau sliders for them.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/019.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/020.jpg

[thenj3]

dude those are sweet. where did you get them

[stunner247]

Got them from a guy on Vortex. According to what i've read they were discontinued a few years ago

[nunya]

Nice.

Have you ever run Bosch F6DTC plugs? I found they are great for high boost and no gapping required.

I run F6DTC's with stock AEB coils and ICM. No issues here on 91 octane and 383whp on 034's dyno. The coils arent your problem.

Nice build BTW. Very similar to mine.

--dillon

[stunner247]

Thanks Dillon. Yeah i'll give them a try. I imagine my tune was part of the problem cause I kept fouling out plugs. with the coils and a few tweeks to the tune its running alot better now...not perfect but better. Really need to get it on the dyno but it's hard to find time.

Anyway... I was running an Innovate LC1 from when I put the engine in up until recently. Some people really like Innovate's stuff but mine was junk! It only worked half the time, the other half it would just blink. I went through 2 sensors, recalibrated at least 10 times, checked and redid the wiring a few times and it just got worse and worse. I got to the point where every time I would get into boost it would cut out. My friend had one on his A4 too and it started doing the same thing.

Sooo...I pulled the innovate and went with Zeitronix. I could not be happier. Simpler to install, better guage imo, and haven't had one problem with it.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/015.jpg

[nunya]

When i lived in DC there was a DSM shop that had a AWD dyno out in the Dulles area. There is also diebold in Winchester. Not knocking RAI but there are other options. I have heard lots of good things about diebold.

--dillon

[stunner247]

Hmmm...never heard of Diebold, i'll have to look them up. The one in dulles is Mach V and I've talked to them. they told me that the don't do weekends so I will have to take it up there sometime during the week but finding time to do that is hard. Yeah RAI is a little far so I would rather find something closer.

[stunner247]

Oh OK... Diebold is Franz's. Don't know him personally but have heard of him and know that he is affiliated with Justice racing where I got my machine work done. May give him a call but I heard that he has a waiting list.

[Grip99]

I was running an Innovate LC1 from when I put the engine in up until recently. Some people really like Innovate's stuff but mine was junk! It only worked half the time, the other half it would just blink. I went through 2 sensors, recalibrated at least 10 times, checked and redid the wiring a few times and it just got worse and worse. I got to the point where every time I would get into boost it would cut out. My friend had one on his A4 too and it started doing the same thing.

Sooo...I pulled the innovate and went with Zeitronix. I could not be happier. Simpler to install, better guage imo, and haven't had one problem with it.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/015.jpg


Im running an Innovate myself. It does act silly sometimes. lol. I think its interference in the wiring. If it acts up worse than it is, I might be joining you on that choice. Looks good.

[stunner247]

Finally put a filler plate in the front bumper and made a bracket for the tag

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/The%20Car/6957228338_a4b234857b_b-1.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/017.jpg

[stunner247]

Teaser of whats to come

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/009-1.jpg

[stunner247]

Finally got The car back on the dyno after fixing a few small problems. I'm still running my rough Eurodyne tune but have some new stuff in the works so I just wanted to get a baseline to work off of. 361awhp, 341 awtq at 24psi


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpGOcuI0hKg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/135.jpg

[stunner247]

There was some interest in what my intake setup looks like so here you go

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/116.jpg

[DG NEMESIS]

Nice congrats on the new numbers is the ith the new semi manifold? Where did you dyno at?

[Don Supreme]

Looking good bro, the build looks solid.

You should go back to RAI dyno to compare.

[AudiA4_20T]

people don't realize how hard it is to make 400awhp. Every build making 330whp always swears up and down they are making 400 but usually never prove it

[stunner247]

Nice congrats on the new numbers is the ith the new semi manifold? Where did you dyno at?

Thanks man. Dyno was at Mach V motorsports in Sterling. Still the stock Aeb mani, the SEM isn't on yet...doing some work to it before it goes on.


Looking good bro, the build looks solid.

You should go back to RAI dyno to compare.

Thanks. I will eventually make it back to RAI to get my heart ripped out [:)] but Mach V is closer so I will probably do more tuning there.


people don't realize how hard it is to make 400awhp. Every build making 330whp always swears up and down they are making 400 but usually never prove it

Yeah I know. Still shooting for the 400 whp mark though. I've got some new management coming soon for it which will hopefully get me there.

[stunner247]

So here's a little update.
I was changing the oil yesterday and decided to take a look at the timing belt just to make sure everything looked good. I was a good thing I did cause i found that the cam position sensor bolts had backed out and the sensor was just flopping around. No damage done but it could explain some of the roughness in the power curve on the dyno printout [confused]

Started the polishing process for the SEM manifold. Its slow going but should look good in the end.

Before:

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/008.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/010.jpg

Currently about 4 hours in:

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-11-28_18-50-20_559.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-11-28_18-51-04_768.jpg

[Don Supreme]

I remember desperately waiting on this manifold when I had an A4... Now they are out and it doesn't seem like many people are running them? Am I wrong?

What kind of gains do you expect?

[M-Hood]

I remember desperately waiting on this manifold when I had an A4... Now they are out and it doesn't seem like many people are running them? Am I wrong?

What kind of gains do you expect?

It seems to be getting harder for the shops to get them from SEM, there also seems to be a big issue with running them on the B6 because the fuel rail ends up hitting the hood frame even with 48mm injectors. To fix the issue one person ended up going with a set of Stern B6/B7 S4 4.2 motor mounts which are shorter then the standard mounts and also went with a shorter transmission mount.

[NeedingAnAudi]

By any chance do you have a picture of your hood latch? How you modified it to fit the badgeless grill

[Don Supreme]

It seems to be getting harder for the shops to get them from SEM, there also seems to be a big issue with running them on the B6 because the fuel rail ends up hitting the hood frame even with 48mm injectors. To fix the issue one person ended up going with a set of Stern B6/B7 S4 4.2 motor mounts which are shorter then the standard mounts and also went with a shorter transmission mount.

Why is it so hard to get? Are they still in production?

[M-Hood]

Why is it so hard to get? Are they still in production?

That I don't know.

[stunner247]

I remember desperately waiting on this manifold when I had an A4... Now they are out and it doesn't seem like many people are running them? Am I wrong?

What kind of gains do you expect?

I got mine directly from SEM back in June, took about 2 weeks to get. As for gains... don't know but I'm interested to see. I will probably dyno the car once more before I put it on then again after to compare. I know that conditions change between dyno sessions but it should provide an idea of gains. 034 got a max of 44whp more then the AEB on their timeattack car so I will guess 20-25whp on mine.


By any chance do you have a picture of your hood latch? How you modified it to fit the badgeless grill

Yeah I'll snap one next time I have the hood up.

[stunner247]

Got a Christmas present for my self. Thanks to Kevin Black[up] . Hopefully I will get it all in and set up in the next week [wrench] I'll post some updates as I go

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-15_21-27-31_576_zpsf552756a.jpg

[stunner247]

Slow progress due to the other money pits [headbang]

Just for fun:

New 2.0 ABA just went in after a year of sitting. Working on getting her road worthy again

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Bugout%2070/bugout70cab-1_zps63d0b77b.jpg

And the daily. Love it but she's a wallet vampire.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/V8%20pics/DSC_02071-1_zps86bc7e0a.jpg

[stunner247]

So here's what I been up to for the last few days:

Started pulling everything apart for the new injectors

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_18-24-22_284_zps1d629097.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_18-44-22_441_zpsc527e95a.jpg

I'm sure this made more sense to me when I made the MAF harness for the TAPP tune [facepalm]

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_18-29-03_748_zpse94c3a2d.jpg

New ID 1000cc's next to the old Siemens 630's

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_18-50-54_550_zpsd89a45d0.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_18-52-48_909_zpsba838d18.jpg

ID's

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_18-52-10_666_zpsbd420dbc.jpg

Siemens

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_18-51-52_308_zps63ce878c.jpg

Flow Matched

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_18-53-38_123_zps0fd0e4b5.jpg

New connectors

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_18-55-15_660_zps5a0f2b22.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_19-12-15_573_zps1f1b51db.jpg

Made a new injector harness and routed it under the intake manifold

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-26_19-35-08_60_zps82d05237.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-27_18-27-52_819_zps95557350.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-27_19-32-59_48_zps9f264b94.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-27_20-22-05_793_zps000be5f7.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-27_21-22-33_121_zpsfa0d121b.jpg

[stunner247]

By any chance do you have a picture of your hood latch? How you modified it to fit the badgeless grill

BTW...
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/stunner247/Engine%20Build%20and%20other%20parts/2012-12-25_12-12-41_544_zps15e28468.jpg