Full STG III BW K04 Build

**Gumby** · 06-08-2012 09:18 PM

Yay.

**VJ's A6** · 06-09-2012 05:06 AM

Great news Greg..

**blkrhyno** · 06-09-2012 10:59 AM

So what's the good news Greg.

**A62TURBO** · 06-09-2012 02:58 PM

There's good news and bad news. The good news is I got the car started and it sounds sick, the bad news is I can't get it into gear so I think there is an issue with the flywheel bolts. I gotta think of how I'm gonna get this done now. Here's a quick video of the first startup.

**Mantis** · 06-09-2012 05:10 PM

Flywheel bolts doesn't make sense Greg. If that were the case the engine wouldn't turn over as they would jam on the rear main seal. I would be looking at the slave cylinder positioning, making sure that you have the shift fork lined up.

I know that doesn't sound like good news, but at least it won't require a engine/trans separation

**A62TURBO** · 06-09-2012 05:47 PM

Actually Ryan there's an issue wit the new spec stg3+ setups, using oem flywheel bolts will cause the friction disc not to fully seat onto the flywheel. I wish I knew this before installing the trans, I would've just used the bolts spec provided with the shorter head. Unfortunately it will require removal of the trans again. I'm gonna just flatbed my car to epl this week, have them finish it off.

**Mantis** · 06-09-2012 08:39 PM

Wow, I stand corrected. That sure is shitty. Hopefully my spec triple disc isn't the same, because I used 33mm OEM bolts instead of 43mm OEM bolts, so the heads are the same

**slick50** · 06-10-2012 06:44 AM

you sure its the bolts, I ordered my spec 3+ also from EPL at the same time as yours and used oem bolts, car shifts and drives fine. The clutch is definitely grabby and will take some getting used to, but I would hate to see you pull everything apart just to find out its not the flywheel bolts. On the same token I am going to be pissed if I have to pull mine apart. Who told you the oem bolts wont work?

**A62TURBO** · 06-10-2012 08:36 AM

Here's a video of the clutch pedal movement. Honestly the more I think of it if there was any contact between the friction disc and flywheel bolt I'm sure I would be able to hear it. I'm gonna take vinnys advice and just give bleeding the slave another shot.

**slick50** · 06-10-2012 09:09 AM

clutch pedal should spring all the way back.

**A62TURBO** · 06-10-2012 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by slick50

clutch pedal should spring all the way back.

Would not bleeding fully cause that, or am I looking at removing the trans?

**aysix** · 06-10-2012 09:21 AM

Nice vent pod, #a6guyproblems i see.

**slick50** · 06-10-2012 09:27 AM

not bled

**8520** · 06-10-2012 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by A62TURBO

Would not bleeding fully cause that, or am I looking at removing the trans?

Bleeding the clutch on these cars sucks. If not fully bled, the pedal can stick to the floor easily.

Are you sure your shifter is aligned correctly?

**Mantis** · 06-10-2012 01:13 PM

Shifter alignment is suspect

**A62TURBO** · 06-10-2012 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Mantis

Shifter alignment is suspect

But what would make the clutch not come up the way it should? You think I just need to bleed the shit out of it?

**slick50** · 06-11-2012 05:25 AM

shifter alignment has nothing to do with the pedal, but it can cause gear selection issues.

**A62TURBO** · 06-19-2012 12:57 PM

Just got off the phone with EPL, it was actually the bolts causing the problem. They were great about getting it fixed ASAP and they have definitely got a new customer for life.

Also, thanks a lot to vinny who kept me up to date this whole time, I owe you a lot of beer lol

**slick50** · 06-19-2012 01:13 PM

Ug, shitty. Now I am wondering if I need to pull mine apart to swap in the crappy SPEC hardware.....
Glad you got it figured out though!

**Vinchenzo51** · 06-19-2012 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by A62TURBO

Just got off the phone with EPL, it was actually the bolts causing the problem. They were great about getting it fixed ASAP and they have definitely got a new customer for life.

Also, thanks a lot to vinny who kept me up to date this whole time, I owe you a lot of beer lol

Beer is good.

When do they expect it to be back together?

**A62TURBO** · 06-19-2012 06:03 PM

Vin, rich told me its pretty much back together, they need the lift ASAP so they're finishing it up quickly. I'm guessing I'll pick it up on Thursday. I'll probably hop on metro north and pick it up.

**8520** · 06-20-2012 09:39 AM

So at that stage will it be break it in then come back to get it tuned?

**A62TURBO** · 06-20-2012 09:51 AM

PRetty much dre, I gotta give it atleast a good 500 miles to break in the clutch.

**A62TURBO** · 07-17-2012 11:30 AM

Got an appointment for July 31st at EPL, can't wait to squeeze out some more power.

**Sales@EPL** · 07-17-2012 01:36 PM

13 days and counting...

**aysix** · 07-21-2012 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Sales@EPL

13 days and counting...

Zing! Maybe I should come by and view this vehicle. I'm down the street.

**A62TURBO** · 07-21-2012 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by aysix

Zing! Maybe I should come by and view this vehicle. I'm down the street.

Awesome, Ill be there by 9am.

**A62TURBO** · 07-30-2012 10:19 AM

Can't wait till tomorrow morning, EPL here I come.

**ilikeaudis** · 07-30-2012 11:03 AM

Winning! Can't wait to see, please post videos afterwards!

**Vinchenzo51** · 07-30-2012 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by A62TURBO

Can't wait till tomorrow morning, EPL here I come.

I'll be at work

Better send me a video once its strapped down!

**DJPoochi** · 08-10-2012 08:29 AM

Any updates on this? I'm curious to see how well everything is running after the tune...

**8520** · 08-11-2012 08:29 AM

Greg is loving the new power. He's out of town for a month right now though.

**DJPoochi** · 08-11-2012 12:03 PM

Awesome. I'd love finished pics / vids, and possibly a total cost in parts of this build (if that's not a problem). Looking through everything he did, I wanna go that route...although I may look to get hybrid RS6 turbos instead of the K04s.

Awesome thread, Greg!

**A62TURBO** · 09-07-2012 06:58 PM

I'm back from a month in Greece, and as much as I loved the trip I missed my car badly. I drove it for the first in a month today and wow what a difference in power compared to the 1.6 liter rental I had. Djpoochi, as far as the total cost I haven't really sat down and put the numbers together but if I were to guess a ballpark figure it would probably be in the $10k+ range. A lot of people would think twice about spending that kind of money on a 9 year old car but for me it was definitely worth it. Here are some pics and video.