Fellow A6 owner new to AZ. Just saying Hi.

[KillA6]

Hey guys,

I just wanted to say hi to you all. I am new to AZ but not new to Audis. I am on my second A6 but before that it was VW, mostly scirocco's. My current Audi is a 2000 2.7, stasis 6MT, stage 3-. Going full stage 3 come spring. This car has drained me but it still seems to put a smile on my face each and every time I drive it. I live in N NJ and frequent the 1/4 track in the spring-fall. best time 13.4 107mph. thats with bad launch(crappy 60') I got dynoed at waterfest 14 it was 100+ out and they had NO fan on my car. it almost overheated ( I made them take it off once I noticed how poor the set up was) 1st pass was the best 329 whp 352 TQ.

When it was time to choose a car (audi) I chose the C5 A6 because I feel that there are too many B5 S4's out there and I like to be a little different. I know I know its silver.

I do most of my own work and I have had the headaches that come along with owning a bi-turbo C5. I have changed out my Aux coolant pump twice. After the second one it was discovered it was the O-ring that went into the block that was bad so off comes the manifold again. I have done suspension,CV's, you name it.

I hope that some of what I know can help someone one day. I know if it wasn't for on-line forums I wouldn't have done as much work on my own.

I am learning this new format so bare with me.


as seen in the readers rides section of Eurotuner Dec '08

Yes i know my car sits low. I have bilstein shocks w/ H&R sport springs. I think my front shocks are shot. I am putting in OEM for the winter and come spring coils. Right now its like a plow in the winter.

Bumper is also mis-aligned due to my huge RS6 IC's I have in there. Too big for the bumper. Another spring project is make it work.

I'll tell you right now though I am a GO'er more than a Show'er.

Eddie

Mod list:

Ko4's
GIAC X
Stasis 6speed w/ VAST Hybrid clutch, resurface stock FW
RS6 IC's
Baily DV's
Hitachi MAF
5bar FPR
JHM Shift linkage upgrade
Short shifter
piggies, 2.5 custom exhaust w/ flowmasters
VAST manifold spacers
H&R sport springs/ Sway bars, Bilstein shocks
034 track density trans/motor mounts, ECS snub
smoked tails, headlight mod
RS6 reps

Come spring:
full stage 3
water/meth
electronic dumps <--- can't wait for this one. =)

[audirs]

hey welcome! car is looking nice. what route are you going to go when you do full stage 3?

[KillA6]

hey welcome! car is looking nice. what route are you going to go when you do full stage 3?

Thanks. I am going to read up on what everyone thinks around here ASP,EPL,VAST Marc10secS4 ect. I have a few months before I decide. Top of the list now is Marc and VAST.

[audirs]

sounds good, both are great choices from what ive read on the s4 forum

[VJ's A6]

Welcome to AZ..

What size tires are you running??

[KillA6]

Welcome to AZ..

What size tires are you running??

255/45/17

The last time I ordered summer/track type tires I had my camaro. I wasn't thinking too clearly when i ordered from tirerack but I like them now. I had to roll my fenders a little b/c of the aggresive stance. with coils it should be fine.

Another look.

[pit viper]

Welcome.
I'm pretty new myself, but heading in the direction you're at right now.
Also a do-er and a go-er, although I like some showy stuff, too.
I have a 2000 silver 2.7. Glad to have you here.

[KillA6]

Welcome.
I'm pretty new myself, but heading in the direction you're at right now.
Also a do-er and a go-er, although I like some showy stuff, too.
I have a 2000 silver 2.7. Glad to have you here.

Looks like we have just about the same car. Is yours 6-speed? If you have any questions when its time to go in that direction let me know.

One of my worst nightmares was last spring. LWFW/CM stage 4 clutch. Never held. I had to pay for 2 trans pulls b/c I had no where to do the work. ( nasty family divorce where my garage was =(

I see you have a SRT-4. Last time I raced on when I had KO3's he got me

[wofman]

welcome -- (I'm also N-NJ)

wofman

[A62TURBO]

Damn those are truck tires lol

[KillA6]

Damn those are truck tires lol

I know. they are big. but like I said I grew to like them. And with our roads here in NJ I welcome some extra rubber.

[KillA6]

welcome -- (I'm also N-NJ)

wofman

Thanks,

Looks like aur cars have some same mods. I am in Rockaway.

[04A6SLine]

nICE RIDE.. did you clear the corner yourself???..

[KillA6]

nICE RIDE.. did you clear the corner yourself???..

Yea its pretty easy actually.

I rented a heat gun from a rental place $15.00. Came right apart. I had to re-do it again b/c some water was getting in so I re-melted it and put some fresh sealant on.

[04A6SLine]

Yea its pretty easy actually.

I rented a heat gun from a rental place $15.00. Came right apart. I had to re-do it again b/c some water was getting in so I re-melted it and put some fresh sealant on.

dont know about you.. but that stupid screw hitten in the far side... it was a pain to rescrew it back on. will, i'm glad you didn't have a hard time with it..


and welcome to AZ

[pit viper]

Looks like we have just about the same car. Is yours 6-speed? If you have any questions when its time to go in that direction let me know.

One of my worst nightmares was last spring. LWFW/CM stage 4 clutch. Never held. I had to pay for 2 trans pulls b/c I had no where to do the work. ( nasty family divorce where my garage was =(

I see you have a SRT-4. Last time I raced on when I had KO3's he got me

I'm not a fan of Clutchmaster, so I went with the Vast Stage 3. We'll see.
Yes, my car is a 6-speed. I had a hell of a time finding one, everyone seemed to have a tip.

On slicks my SRT-4 could take on a lot of the cars here. Currently puts 450 to the wheels on 24 psi with race gas. I don't push it any harder than that due to being on the stock block. However, that also leads to "spin" issues when not on slicks, which was part of my reasoning in going with the Audi. AWD should help a lot.

[KillA6]

I'm not a fan of Clutchmaster, so I went with the Vast Stage 3. We'll see.
Yes, my car is a 6-speed. I had a hell of a time finding one, everyone seemed to have a tip.

On slicks my SRT-4 could take on a lot of the cars here. Currently puts 450 to the wheels on 24 psi with race gas. I don't push it any harder than that due to being on the stock block. However, that also leads to "spin" issues when not on slicks, which was part of my reasoning in going with the Audi. AWD should help a lot.

Yea I love my VAST clutch. Not a CM fan either now.

I have a friend in NC that has a SRT-4 running 10's its pretty sick. he is breaking axles like crazy though.

Whats your best pass with your SRT-4? The one that beat me did a 13.5 I did a 13.7

[HOFFY11]

hey man..i think i have seen you before but idk...seems like there is a good amount of a6's min NJ..it would be cool to all meet up one time, it would be interesting to see the different things people do to their A6 to get ideas, since the only meets i have with audis are all a4/s4 lol

[KillA6]

hey man..i think i have seen you before but idk...seems like there is a good amount of a6's min NJ..it would be cool to all meet up one time, it would be interesting to see the different things people do to their A6 to get ideas, since the only meets i have with audis are all a4/s4 lol

Yea its been a bit tough owning the C5 over a B5 when it comes to mods.

Come spring I want to do more GTG an what not. Winter I am one track minded. snowboarding

[HOFFY11]

Yea its been a bit tough owning the C5 over a B5 when it comes to mods.

Come spring I want to do more GTG an what not. Winter I am one track minded. snowboarding

haha me too, my car is going in the garage and the geo tracker is rippin up the streets..but yea i think alot of audizine snowboards we had a post on the tri-state forumn..i snowboard almost every week in the winter..jack frost big boulder ftw

[KillA6]

haha me too, my car is going in the garage and the geo tracker is rippin up the streets..but yea i think alot of audizine snowboards we had a post on the tri-state forumn..i snowboard almost every week in the winter..jack frost big boulder ftw

HAHA mine is coming off the road this weekend for OEM suspension. Then its whiping around in my 1987 toyota pickup. Just like the one in back to the future. lol

I put up a post for Hunter mt this weekend. I got there or Mt creek mostly. I do like mt snow and stowe as well. Killington/Stratton mid week. I'll keep an eye out for posts about it.

[pit viper]

Yea I love my VAST clutch. Not a CM fan either now.

I have a friend in NC that has a SRT-4 running 10's its pretty sick. he is breaking axles like crazy though.

Whats your best pass with your SRT-4? The one that beat me did a 13.5 I did a 13.7

I think there's 5 SRT-4's in the 10's now. The very first one was my friend Chris here in Arizona. My best was a 13.0 @ 120 on drag radials

I know I suck, and I've come to terms with it. "Feathering" is not in my vocabulary.