Coming Soon!! New Project in Chi-Town

[un1ko]

I'm so excited that I had to start a post of my project. The plan is 1- Stroker Engine Build, 2 - Wideband Conversion, and 3 - A face lift

My car - I have a 98 Audi 1.8T 5Spd Quattro and it's currently stock now.






1- Build a Stroker Engine
2 - Wideband Conversion
3 - Car face lift

Stroker Build -

So far what I have for my build

82.5 Supertech Pistons
IE Rods
Precision PT6057 Turbo
PAG Logger Manifold
3in Downpipe
3" Custom Exhaust - (Doing some changes)
38mm MVS Tial External Wastegate
ATP Fuel Rail
Fuel Pressure Gauge
044 Fuel Pump
Turbosmart Hybrid BOV
R32 Throttle Body
044 Fuel Pump
ARP Head Studs Kit 058
ARP Main Studs 058
ARP Crank Bolt
Crank Rear Seal
Crank Gear Pulley
ARP Fly Wheel Bolts
Head Gasket set-(Big bore head gasket)
Main Bearing Caps Billet
Main Bearings w/Thrust Washer Set
Rod Bearings +.001" ACL calico coated
Fluidampr Harmonic Dampner
Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel



List of Parts I need to buy still

Turbo Cover
Fuel Injectors (I think I'm gonna go with 1000cc)
Eurodyne (I think)
Supertech Valves
Cat Cam Springs
Titanium Retainers
Purple Cat Cams (If budget allows)
Lifters
Mechanical Timing Belt Kit
All Mounts
New Clutch
T10 - Treadstone FMIC

Wideband Conversion -

For the wideband conversion I bought all the wiring harness from a 01 AWM A4 - Once I start working on this I'll post more information on how to do the conversion.

Face lift -

I have to paint an RS4 bumper
Change the lower part of the rear bumper
Change the sideskits
I'm also changing my carbon fiber hood to a Boser style carbon fiber hood
Bought some new Black BBS Ch rims



Old Hood




As far as my project goes I currently have my block at the machine shop and once I get it back I'll update my project with some pics. Here are some old random pics of the different projects or just a different my car has had in the past.


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Engine
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2006


2008



Thanks for checking out my project!!!

[flynnr]

wow. looking good!

[lowandslow4now]

Great looking project. Good luck.

[biketsai]

What rear lip is that?!?!?! How did you get it to fit?!

[DGAFxxx]

I like everything except the mirros... cool ride! keep us posted. That thing is going to be a monster after your build!

[Lou_B5]

awesome!

[Lou_B5]

I like everything except the mirros... cool ride! keep us posted. That thing is going to be a monster after your build!

I know, I was thinking okay wow JDM Yo!

[EuroDriven]

Damn yo. Lots o' Wheels!

[A4Rob]

Why the "wideband conversion"? You know you can just buy an AEM or innovate wideband?

Good luck with the eurodyne tune.. Many others on this site have ditched it because it sucks.

[B5A4Kevin]

what are the wheels in the first 3 pics.

nice looking car. not a fan of the mirrors, but hey, its your car not mine

have fun with the build and when it seems most frustrating, just drink a beer, take a break, and hang out with friends and loved ones. sometimes you just need to take a break and recharge if you know what i mean; but it all pays off in the end.

by the way, welcome to the 'zine! happy tuning.

[un1ko]

I know, I was thinking okay wow JDM Yo!

Yeah the mirrors are gone. When I first bought them I thought they'd look better, but they didn't.

[un1ko]

What rear lip is that?!?!?! How did you get it to fit?!

I bought it on ebay a long time ago and I had a shop paint it and install it. Not to sure how they installed it.

Why the "wideband conversion"? You know you can just buy an AEM or innovate wideband?

Good luck with the eurodyne tune.. Many others on this site have ditched it because it sucks.

Based on my research I have to convert from an AEB to an AWM to have wideband in my car. Having an AEB it's harder to tune, you have to deal with the MAF, TB and deal with the ECU being shipped for it to be chipped. As you can see my last engine setup I had a 4" ford MAF running with 630cc injectors and it ran fine, but it's a pain to try to get the MAF right. Now when I do the conversion I'm gonna go MAFless. I know the 2 brands - AEM or innovate wideband, but I thought they're just gauges that give you information? I didn't know you can use them as part of your tuning. Well I got a really good deal for all the wiring and such. $200 for everything w/ecu

I didn't know people thought Eurodyne sucked, I thought people liked there stuff. Well I guess I have to do more research. The idea is to use injectors 1000cc and higher. So if anyone has any suggestions please let me know.

what are the wheels in the first 3 pics.

nice looking car. not a fan of the mirrors, but hey, its your car not mine

have fun with the build and when it seems most frustrating, just drink a beer, take a break, and hang out with friends and loved ones. sometimes you just need to take a break and recharge if you know what i mean; but it all pays off in the end.

by the way, welcome to the 'zine! happy tuning.

Thanks!!! The rims are Stern ST1 and by the way I already prepared myself, I got a 12 pk of Red Strip, 12 pk of Miller Light and a 12 pk of Blue Moon. So I got several choices, depending on the mood

[Sales@RAI]

The 06 wheels are nicer but sounds lke an awesome project

[un1ko]

The 06 wheels are nicer but sounds lke an awesome project

Thanks!! The problem I had with those rims was that one was a little bent and in order to get a new one I had to order it from Europe and it was to expensive. I can't remember the brand of the rims

[urS6Plus]

I love the look of this car...

I want to do the same front bumper and wheels....but silver.

A+ Project

[un1ko]

I love the look of this car...

I want to do the same front bumper and wheels....but silver.

A+ Project

Thanks!!

I hope to get some parts I bought soon because I need to take the Billet Main Caps to the machinist.

[Warsteiner]

Your car looks amazing! Best of luck to your project.

[Lou_B5]

Hey Rob, who has ditched eurodyne because it sucked?
Are you talking about the narrowband tunes?
As far as the maestro suite is conserned...

While it continues to get updated it gets better and better each time.
-Super fast data logger
-Full control of the maps
-Soon to have launch controll/2step built in.

Should I dare say one day we will see tune on the fly? That would be a dream.

[un1ko]

Hey Rob, who has ditched eurodyne because it sucked?
Are you talking about the narrowband tunes?
As far as the maestro suite is conserned...

While it continues to get updated it gets better and better each time.
-Super fast data logger
-Full control of the maps
-Soon to have launch controll/2step built in.

Should I dare say one day we will see tune on the fly? That would be a dream.

My thoughts right now is getting the maestro suite with the 1000cc file, I heard a lot of good things about it. We'll see though, since it'll be one of the last things I buy.

[lowandslow4now]

Hey Rob, who has ditched eurodyne because it sucked?
Are you talking about the narrowband tunes?
As far as the maestro suite is conserned...

While it continues to get updated it gets better and better each time.
-Super fast data logger
-Full control of the maps
-Soon to have launch controll/2step built in.

Should I dare say one day we will see tune on the fly? That would be a dream.

I think he is talking about the narrowband DBC tunes.

[un1ko]

I think he is talking about the narrowband DBC tunes.

Yeah I think so too. Narrowband DBC is hard to tune, plus there isn't that many options compared to wideband.

[lowandslow4now]

Tell me about it. I hate it I may eventually go with the 034 IIC. but thats down the road.

[un1ko]

No big updates, I'm still waiting for the Billet Main Caps. I guess they were out of stock.

Here's my new Boser cf hood though

[A4Rob]

Are you going to paint it?

[un1ko]

Are you going to paint it?

I would like to, but first I have to finish the stroker engine and after that I'll see.

[viceprp]

Would be cool if you flipped the colors:
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...hood-shanigans

Red in the center and CF on either side.

[A4Rob]

IMO paint the entire hood

[un1ko]

In regards of painting the hood or not. I'm going to wait towards the end of my project, just because of funds. There's lots of money envolved with this project, but once I have the bumpers painted, the hood on and my new Black BBS on. I'll see how it looks.

Here's where I'm getting part of my ideas from. The difference between my car with the first picture is that my rims have a red strip instead of the chrome and also my center caps are red, not black. Not counting that my hood is still cf.



Here an idea how my car could look with the Boser cf.



My goal is to have my car ready so I can take it to the 2010 Eurowerks. So based on that and funds, I'll see if I can paint it or not. I think both of these cars look good, so if I end up not being able to paint the hood by that time I think I should be ok. I know both of these A4s are not B5s, so my car will look different, but I think overall I'm going to be happy with the result.

[autocross16v]

As I am not a huge fan of the exterior of the car (not quite my style, more OEM+ kind of guy) it does all fit together well and looks good. I do like where the engine build is going and would like to see what you think of the Eurodyne Maestro suite.

My friend works for Honda R&D and just got the new AP2 S2000 tune for a great deal from Hondata and I really hope that VW/Audi tuning can get to that level. We have played with it and it seems amazing some of the stuff you can do.

One question can you use the Eurodyne suite to go Mafless?

Anyways excited to see how your project goes.

[un1ko]

I believe you have to provide the specs you want on the file and then you flash the ecu. From there you can use the Maestro 7 to tweak the tuning. Personally I'm not to familiar on how to use Eurodyne Maestro 7 since I didn't buy it yet, but here's a couple of links that can help with any questions you may have.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...hlight=maestro

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=318558

[viceprp]

Here an idea how my car could look with the Boser cf.

I like the color contrast on those b6's. I really like your setup (minus the side skirts) and look forward to seeing the wheels on the car, hood installed and it on the road!

[un1ko]

Quick update! It's not fully complete, but here's the new look! I still have to add the black mesh on the bumper, paint the FMIC black, install the black FMIC pipes, etc... But I'm going to do that once I'm ready to swap my engine.

['98-B5]

Needs more lower! At least your front does.. Is your rear sitting lower? Gonna put hood latches on your cf hood?

[97B518TQM]

Not a fan of the Boser hood for some reason, I never liked the look too much. Loose the trunk spoiler. Loose the ATP sticker on the sideskirt, this isn't a Civic and stickers don't add any power.

There is a specific section for builds on this forum. Might be a better idea to move this over there, don't ya think?

[biketsai]

Sexy as hell, but IMO paint that hood!

[chinareaper]

wow nice done bro I have the hood and wheels also engine upgrade. let me know when u done, i got come to check it out haha

[un1ko]

Needs more lower! At least your front does.. Is your rear sitting lower? Gonna put hood latches on your cf hood?

I wish I can have it lower, here in Chicago you can't because of the streets suck, speed bumps, and some place when you go in to a store the curbs are pretty high that it scrape as you get out. For the hood I'm getting Aerocatch.

Not a fan of the Boser hood for some reason, I never liked the look too much. Loose the trunk spoiler. Loose the ATP sticker on the sideskirt, this isn't a Civic and stickers don't add any power.

There is a specific section for builds on this forum. Might be a better idea to move this over there, don't ya think?

When I created the post I wasn't able to create the post on the build forms, but it said I didn't have access. So I just created it here.

Sexy as hell, but IMO paint that hood!

Thank!!! I might get the hood painted in a couple of weeks, we'll see

wow nice done bro I have the hood and wheels also engine upgrade. let me know when u done, i got come to check it out haha

Hopefully we can meet at the next Audi meet. I wasn't able to go to the one today because I had to help out my cousin, but I hope for the next one I can go.

[chinareaper]

I didnt go today either because had work. haha wish next meet come soon on sunday and sunny

[gli_ryan]

My goal is to have my car ready so I can take it to the 2010 Eurowerks.

GOOD call! I hope you make it. My car is on its way to making it, wont be a nice looking as yours however. Just wasn't in the cards this year.

['98-B5]

I wish I can have it lower, here in Chicago you can't because of the streets suck, speed bumps, and some place when you go in to a store the curbs are pretty high that it scrape as you get out. For the hood I'm getting Aerocatch.

psssssssh you're not low enough if you ain't scrapin' haha.