Official Columbus Thread!

[IVRINGS]

I have '4 RNGS' on my plates now

Sweet! Sorry for making your want one after getting mine, but I'm sure you are going to enjoy it. I have to say the cheap little 6 buck tinted cover I got from Advanced is perfect for the plate cause you can see everything and there is no trim blocking anything if you don't have something now.

[SilverBullets]

Sweet! Sorry for making your want one after getting mine, but I'm sure you are going to enjoy it. I have to say the cheap little 6 buck tinted cover I got from Advanced is perfect for the plate cause you can see everything and there is no trim blocking anything if you don't have something now.

haha I was looking at plates a couple weeks before you got yours and I was like nooo that's dumb, no one will get it... then you did it and I figured I might as well jump on the bandwagon while some form of 4 Rings is still available... Im not currently running anything on the plates... I had OU frames but I think I am going to leave it Neked for a while

[IVRINGS]

Well a lot of things are better Neked cars, girls, and well girls... I will have to take a pic of how it looks with the cover on. I don't think it is very dark at all, but it goes great with my depo tails I have on I think. I might try those LED tails I see with a painter tinting them with some tinted clear soon. What do you guys think?

[FrancoTheTanko]

Rajan - Im pretty sure I saw you pulling into an apartment complex on Bethel today... It was a Blue B5 S4 (I've seen yours I thought was the same)... if it was you, you popped it and damn that thing can move (and blows out a shit load of black smoke)

Shortly after seeing you

Franko - I saw you driving on 33 today... You passed me, I don't think you saw me

I saw you, just had too slow of a reaction time to wave back. I was going to the gym and was tryng to get in the zone. lol I like that blacked out grille look.

[SilverBullets]

I saw you, just had too slow of a reaction time to wave back. I was going to the gym and was tryng to get in the zone. lol I like that blacked out grille look.

you too buddy

[IVRINGS]

^How do you like your shifter? Is that the sameone that they offer different bushings and all that with everything? I've been thinking about a newwer shifter, but in my old Cavy sometimes you could hit 3rd instead of 5th if you didn't hold it over.

[SilverBullets]

^How do you like your shifter? Is that the sameone that they offer different bushings and all that with everything? I've been thinking about a newwer shifter, but in my old Cavy sometimes you could hit 3rd instead of 5th if you didn't hold it over.

I like it a lot... I have the JHM Solid Throw Short Shifter... I believe it is a little more exspensive than most but it is very well made... Its a lot heavier, feels a lot more solid and generally doesn't feel like a POS... I originally got it hoping it would help with the throw but after I installed it I was a lot more pleased with the general feel of the shifter... The only problem I had with it was I drove it for a couple days without reverse because it wasn't adjusted right and I ran out of time... I actually drove to Chicago without reverse lol... That was an interesting conversation with the Valet guy

[IVRINGS]

Nice. Well I just put in a glove box that doesn't fall everytime I open it. I'm going to glad if anyone wants to open things in the pass seat I feel great about letting them now. ;)

[FrancoTheTanko]

you too buddy

Thanks brah!

[IVRINGS]

Well I got my AC fully charged and man is that thing cold as hell. The inline valve was pluged I guess cause it made a huge difference. ;)

[FrancoTheTanko]

how hard is it to replace that inline valve?

[IVRINGS]

Hmm.. Very easy. If you look in your bay on the upper left corner you will see the lines. The two fittings come apart with some big wrenches after you discharge the lines. Take some needle nose and pull out the filter on the side towards the rear of the car and blow out the lines to make sure nothing is in them. Then put the new filter in and tighten the line back. Pull a vacume for about 5-10 mins to get all the air and water out of the lines. Then recharge everything. Not pulling a vacume on the lines can cause say a 10-15% drop in how cold the air gets. I can play freeze out in the car like back in the day cause it is very cold. Then put the caps back on the plugs and you are done.

[FrancoTheTanko]

Guess what, Auto Assets didn't have the friggin' BT software for my ECU! You would think they would have the advertised software. I took the K04 out and will be putting the GTRS in tomorrow. I thought I was gonna be done this weekend, now I have to wait for GIAC to send the software which means I won't get my ecu back until tuesday maybe, this sucks! not to mention putting the turbo in is a little bit harder than it sounds.

[IVRINGS]

That sucks. I'm sorry to say but Chip up at Auto Asses is an ass... No I didn't miss any letters in there name.

[FrancoTheTanko]

yea he was being a dick to me, like I didn't know anything about flashing ECU's. That's what I do at work almost every day, just wish it was for Audi not Honda lol

[IVRINGS]

That guy is just a joke and I'm thinking unless you are a rich person walking in he doesn't give a flying fuck about you. So unless you got deep pockets I wouldn't go to them.

[SilverBullets]

most people I know realize that he really doesn't do great work and he over charges... for what you pay at Auto Assets you can go to a specialized mechanic who only works on your brand of car (be it and Audi or a Porsche or whatever)

[IVRINGS]

I learned that really fast about things there. He was trying to get me to buy the older boost gauge for $200 that only goes to 25psi, but I know that I could get the newer gauge going to 30psi for the same price. I just kinda laughed and thinking of ordering a Podi once the new gauges get in.

[FrancoTheTanko]

I think he's gonna charge me $50 to flash the ECU. That equates to like $300 an hour SOB lol

[VR4-S4]

I think he's gonna charge me $50 to flash the ECU. That equates to like $300 an hour SOB lol

$50 for ECU flash is standard GIAC installation pricing as far as I know. Ever priced a custom tune for your car?

Their mechanic has 25 years experience working on these cars. Only person I trust to work on my car except for myself, but he will do it more professionally.

My car is there right now getting the stage 3 work done. Went over there to check out progress, and couldn't be happier so far.

[IVRINGS]

I know some of the workers there from CR, but I don't like Chip cause he just doesn't treat people right. After a few months of getting something for the girls GLI I came in with my Audi and then he talked shit on the part that I got for the girls car he told me to go with a few months before. I said something to him about that and his face kinda went blank. Watching out for used stuff that comes into the shop is great priced, but most of the time it is beat to hell and back.

[SilverBullets]

$50 for ECU flash is standard GIAC installation pricing as far as I know. Ever priced a custom tune for your car?

Their mechanic has 25 years experience working on these cars. Only person I trust to work on my car except for myself, but he will do it more professionally.

My car is there right now getting the stage 3 work done. Went over there to check out progress, and couldn't be happier so far.

Im just saying for what he charges I can go to a Race mechanic who knows how to build real track spec cars

[BOPOH]

are you talking about a guy who drives gold looking B5? and shop somewhere at the end of Sawmill Rd? i remember he wanted like $100 for 1 hour of diagnostics, not too bad i guess

[FrancoTheTanko]

So I got the software (he didn't charge me the $50 cause he said he took all day to get it done, i guess it was complicated?) and it's running like crap. The TIP I got doesn't fit the stock air box so I had to get a 3" cone filter and buy is it loud. Trey, I think it's 3 if not 20 times louder than your car lol. It's obnoxiously loud but I can't get past 12psi so I suspect a boost leak. I checked almost everything else today though. I found out my original A4 MAF is bad so i'll have to buy another one, I'll just use my TT MAF for now even though it doesn't make the car anymore powerful. This shit is a pain in the ass

[SilverBullets]

are you talking about a guy who drives gold looking B5? and shop somewhere at the end of Sawmill Rd? i remember he wanted like $100 for 1 hour of diagnostics, not too bad i guess

not sure where the shop is but yes he has a Gold B5

[FrancoTheTanko]

not sure where the shop is but yes he has a Gold B5

yea, it was on the showroom floor on saturday. From what I noticed, it's got Stoptech brakes, a carbon fiber hood, and it's rollin on 19's. The hood looked kinda tacky though, the edges were fraying.

[SilverBullets]

yea, it was on the showroom floor on saturday. From what I noticed, it's got Stoptech brakes, a carbon fiber hood, and it's rollin on 19's. The hood looked kinda tacky though, the edges were fraying.

haha yea thats it

[IVRINGS]

So I got the software (he didn't charge me the $50 cause he said he took all day to get it done, i guess it was complicated?) and it's running like crap. The TIP I got doesn't fit the stock air box so I had to get a 3" cone filter and buy is it loud. Trey, I think it's 3 if not 20 times louder than your car lol. It's obnoxiously loud but I can't get past 12psi so I suspect a boost leak. I checked almost everything else today though. I found out my original A4 MAF is bad so i'll have to buy another one, I'll just use my TT MAF for now even though it doesn't make the car anymore powerful. This shit is a pain in the ass

Aww... That sucks to hear that I'm not going to sound the best anymore, but I can't wait to hear this bad boy now.
What tip did you get? Cause I think everyone tells you to run the Neuspeed one right? I hope that everyone gets worked out soon cause I know that can really change your mind about doing things on the car.

[Rajan147]

are you talking about a guy who drives gold looking B5? and shop somewhere at the end of Sawmill Rd? i remember he wanted like $100 for 1 hour of diagnostics, not too bad i guess

vag-com cable for $10 off ebay, spend the other $90 on a bentley manual

[Rajan147]

just put castrol syntec in the ride and its a new beast, i love the cool spring mornings

[IVRINGS]

I just swaped out some spark plugs just a few mins ago, and a little short test drive to make sure everything was good. I'm just wondering how it will show up in MPG next week. ;) I know it would be huge, but they where old stock and maybe never replaced.

[Rajan147]

I just swaped out some spark plugs just a few mins ago, and a little short test drive to make sure everything was good. I'm just wondering how it will show up in MPG next week. ;) I know it would be huge, but they where old stock and maybe never replaced.

yeah, i got to do mine also, i'll be running some copper plugs and probably a stage cooler than recommended.

[FrancoTheTanko]

Aww... That sucks to hear that I'm not going to sound the best anymore, but I can't wait to hear this bad boy now.
What tip did you get? Cause I think everyone tells you to run the Neuspeed one right? I hope that everyone gets worked out soon cause I know that can really change your mind about doing things on the car.

I got one from 034 motorsport. I don't recommend it cause it sits too far forward and hits the electric fan housing.

[chubbychynk]

Running the Komen Columbus Race for the Cure this Saturday if any one else is gonna be there!

[OldYella]

Well I got my AC fully charged and man is that thing cold as hell. The inline valve was pluged I guess cause it made a huge difference. ;)

Who fixed it? Im an AC newb and mines not working...

[OldYella]

Oh also Ive got plenty of parts sittin around that need installed if anyone is feeling ambitious :P

[IVRINGS]

Who fixed it? Im an AC newb and mines not working...

Well it was me and a friend of mine up at the dealership he works at. It was kinda hard to bring in a Audi into a Ford dealer without many people asking what we where doing.

[IVRINGS]

Oh also Ive got plenty of parts sittin around that need installed if anyone is feeling ambitious :P

What do you have layin' around? If I just didn't get done at the dentist I would say lets get some knocked out right now. Since my days off are also messed up I don't know when my next days off next week will be.

[VR4-S4]

Who fixed it? Im an AC newb and mines not working...

<---MACS Certified

Whats wrong with it? Unfortunately I do not have a machine so I cant test it for you. But you need to put a hard vacuum on it to A) Get all the old funk out of it and B)Make sure its not leaking. Once you figured out that its not leaking then you can fill it up with the correct amount of R134.

You are going to have to pay atleast $100 to get it done the right way.

[IVRINGS]

^Do that for sure, I would also change out the filter/valve when you do this cause it really is what made mine work so much better then the week before doing the same thing.