Audi 4.2 Twin Turbo... why not?

[Raudi 4.2]

so it just hit me and I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this in the past.

I'm sitting here on my ass watching TOP GEAR clips when i should be working on my final law paper. but i came across this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ids75b01YWc

it is a Top Gear clip of the Gumpert Apollo S



It's very uncomfortable and a bit too radical for my taste but it has the 3rd bet track time in Top Gear history.

-why do i bring this up??


It has an Audi 4.2 engine. And ummm its twin turbo's, its 700 HP and ummmm it's fast... as phuq.





So why doesn't a performance company make a kit similar for the s4, r-s4, r8, s5, etc.... ?

It has clearly been done already...

please enlighten me.


DISCLAIMER: I'm no expert. I know the basics maybe a little more.

[EUROTEK//S4]

doesnt the C5 RS6 have 4.2l v8 tt ?

[317ssayzarc]

Dry sump! OMG... Sexytime

[Bpitz15]

if you have ever put a downpipe on one of our cars you will realize that that gumpert setup would never work

something like this though....


this gets me thinkin

[Jung]

or a remote style turbo setup like STS... Saw a 300C srt8 with the STS twin turbo kit in the rear and it was godlike. so fast and it sounded beatiful.

[Quattroownsyou]

With enough money anything is possible. Question then becomes,..who really wants to fork over the money to get this done.

Other consideration or better yet hinderance is that the S4, RS4's etc..don't have a lot of room under the hood to stuff a turbo or two and associated plumbing.

[Cargo8]

ANOTHER "lets turbo it" thread that will last FOREVER with no results...

[whartung]

if you have ever put a downpipe on one of our cars you will realize that that gumpert setup would never work

something like this though....


this gets me thinkin

I kinda like my headlights though...

[sakimano]

With enough money anything is possible. Question then becomes,..who really wants to fork over the money to get this done.

Other consideration or better yet hinderance is that the S4, RS4's etc..don't have a lot of room under the hood to stuff a turbo or two and associated plumbing.

agreed. I think the space factor is the biggest problem. MTM put that SC in , but had to cut that horrible US HOT ROD scoop into the hood.

[EUROTEK//S4]

if you have ever put a downpipe on one of our cars you will realize that that gumpert setup would never work

something like this though....


this gets me thinkin

[Captain Insano]

doesnt the C5 RS6 have 4.2l v8 tt ?

yes, I believe that's correct.

[joeycuccaro]

yes, I believe that's correct.

Yep

[b00st]

this has been argued a 1000 times already.

[Cargo8]

agreed. I think the space factor is the biggest problem. MTM put that SC in , but had to cut that horrible US HOT ROD scoop into the hood.

firstly, that is HOT.
secondly, i don't think the aforementioned hood is necessary for the supercharger conversion. although you re referring to the clubsport:
perhaps? i don't know if that is necessary either, but i think this seems like it IS purely there for space. I don't know what would warrant a difference in the hoods though, since the 1st hood looks good and doesn't seem to add the room necessary for a supercharger...

EDIT: especially since this S4 (only one in US w/ MTM supercharger) has the 1st (good looking) hood, not the bulge hood:

[craiglieberman]

The problem isnt just space...it's the motor's internals.

The STOCK RS4 V8 has a high static compression. If it doesn't have forged pistons, rings, crank and such, the added dynamic compression will cause engine failures, unless boost levels are extremely low.

Couple with direct fire ignition, an ECU that to my knowledge, has not been fully cracked, would mean that any real turbo kit would require extensive surgery.

[poopypants]

ANOTHER "lets turbo it" thread that will last FOREVER with no results...

exactly. This thread fails. Look up S4 vs RS6, tt s4, and the list goes on. Just as mentioned above, its costly. Unless you have the money to do it and don't care, go with the supercharger. The RS6 has different heads, different lubrication system, and so forth. Same liters as our S4, but that ends there.

[Raudi 4.2]

lol i never got why some people have such a problem with posting a re-thread, like they pay for the thread space... i know thers more "turbo it" threads but i figured this one looked at it a little differently with a presently existing engine... get off the nuts and don't look if ur gonna whine about it.. :)

[sakimano]

YES! sorry got my superchargers mixed up.

I really dislike that MTM hood. Am I alone? To me fiddly looking hoods are a bit rice. Carbon/wrapped/vented hoods FTL according to me. Of course I'm super conservative with my cars, so I'm probably close to the extreme opposite end of the spectrum.

We should start a poll

MTM hood
Black hood (or carbon looking hood (not matching body colour)
Normal hood

firstly, that is HOT.
secondly, i don't think the aforementioned hood is necessary for the supercharger conversion. although you re referring to the clubsport:
perhaps? i don't know if that is necessary either, but i think this seems like it IS purely there for space. I don't know what would warrant a difference in the hoods though, since the 1st hood looks good and doesn't seem to add the room necessary for a supercharger...

[FastB7S4]

doesnt the C5 RS6 have 4.2l v8 tt ?

yes, I believe that's correct.

Yep

I thought the C5 RS6 was a V10 tt?

[audirs]

I thought the C5 RS6 was a V10 tt?

thats a c6

[MisanoRS4]

YES! sorry got my superchargers mixed up.

I really dislike that MTM hood. Am I alone? To me fiddly looking hoods are a bit rice. Carbon/wrapped/vented hoods FTL according to me. Of course I'm super conservative with my cars, so I'm probably close to the extreme opposite end of the spectrum.

We should start a poll

MTM hood
Black hood (or carbon looking hood (not matching body colour)
Normal hood

Dont forget the Vorsteiner hood

[poopypants]

lol i never got why some people have such a problem with posting a re-thread, like they pay for the thread space... i know thers more "turbo it" threads but i figured this one looked at it a little differently with a presently existing engine... get off the nuts and don't look if ur gonna whine about it.. :)

1- Reposts/threads crowd the servers, therefore servers inevitably, will run slower for us all
2- Use the search button
3- We click thinking someone has started a TT project with explanations how to get it done. Or at least that's what i thought when i clicked on this thread.
4- Already knowing of all the turbo threads that are already out there, you still go and start a new one. FAIL.... Im not hating or anything, just saying it how it is.

[sakimano]

that 'crowded server' line must be bullshit, mustn't it?

space is almost free now. Remember when hotmail used to limit you to 1 megabyte? now it's 1000 times that, if not more.