"Two Quarters and a Heart Down" the Story of Kurt's B6 A4

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Purchased in December of 2006.

2003 A4 1.8T Quattro with 43,000 miles, convenience and cold weather packages.



The Master Plan:

Motor -
Borg Warner K04-015 turbo (Sold 08.05.11)
MTM Stage III software (Sold 12.20.10)
MTM Bosch 420cc injectors (Ordered 02.25.10)
GIAC fxk04 Software
Bosch TT225 386cc injectors
Evolution Racewerks Sport front mount intercooler in anodized black
GIAC tiptronic TCU software
Forge Splt-R diverter valve (Installed 04.09.10)
Magnaflow 2.5-2.25" 16601 exhaust with 4" tips (Installed 11.26.09)
034 Motorsport 250 cpi 3" catalytic converter (Installed 11.26.09)
Fast Intentions 2.5" down pipe (Installed 11.26.09)
Evolution Racewerks aluminum turbo inlet pipe type III hard anodized black (Sold 08.11.11)
Carbonio cold air intake version 2
ECS Coilpack Igntion Stage 1 with Hitachi E revision coilpacks (Installed 06.09)

Suspension -
Stasis Street Sport coilover suspension
24mm OEM RS4 rear swaybar

Brakes -
Front Porsche Boxster 4 piston monoblock calipers, ECS 332 x 26mm slotted rotors, HPS Hawk pads, and stainless steel brake lines (Installed 05.01.09) (Uninstalled 07.09.12)
Rear ECS 255 x 26mm slotted rotors, OEM caliper carriers, and HPS Hawk pads

Summer Wheels and Tires -
18" OZ Ultraleggeras (Installed 05.18.09)
235/40R/18 Falken FK452 (Removed 10.30.10)
235/40R-18 Hankook Ventus V12 evo K110 (Installed 05.25.11)

Winter Wheels and Tires -
17" OEM B5 S4 Avus (Installed 10.25.08)
225/45R/17 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 (Removed 10.26.10)
225/45R-17 Birdgestone Blizzak LM-60 (Installed 10.30.10)

Body -
OEM USP front
DTH carbon fiber USP splitter
OEM S4 rear
OEM S4 door blades with painted lowers
OEM S4 front grill
OEM S4 trunk spoiler

Miscellaneous -
DDM Tuning 55w 5000K Xenon H7 lows (Installed 11.01.09)
Ziza pure yellow H11 fogs (Installed 3.22.09)
Podi gauge pod with Stewart Warner boost gauge (Installed 04.08)
OEM RNS-E navigation
OEM B6 S4 tiptronic steering wheel with paddle shifters
OEM RS4 throttle, brake, and dead pedals
SPP TIP mod with Momo combat evolution silver shift knob
OEM Aero wiper conversion



Spring of 2007: Her first proper wash and detail



January of 2008: Got ran off the road during a snow storm. Link to original snow storm accident thread





Spring of 2008: Installed Podi with Stewart/Warner boost gauge





November of 2008: Installed 17' S4 Avus rims with Bridgstone Blizzak LM-25 tires for winter setup. Original Blizzak winter tire thread





March of 2009: Her first wash/wax/detail of 2009. Original beach photo shoot thread

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03.22.09: Installed Ziza pure yellow H11 fogs. Original Ziza fog thread

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05.02.09: Installed ECS Stage 2.2 Porsche Boxster brake upgrade. Original Boxster upgrade thread

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08.30.09: End of summer Ultreleggera and Falkens. Original OZ/Falken photo thread

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11.01.09: Installed DDM 5000K 55W HIDs. Link to DDM install thread.

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(Reserved for Exhaust thread)

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04.06.10: MTM Stage III K04-015 Turbo Build. Original turbo install thread

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Very nice work... How about a pic with the suspension?

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04.13.11: 131,000 miles. Second timing belt, water pump done yesterday by Marc at East Coast European. Fixed head gasket as well.

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11.25.11: 150,000 miles. Still running strong. Questionable starting problem. Ready to sell for a B7 S4.