Beyond 440HP K04 Allroad Build

[onyrmom]

DU

[khalimadeath]

... cool link. 350 whp seems low for a k04 swap

[slick50]

two thumbs up on your build, love the commitment to the project. Can't wait to see how everything turns out!

[EinSchnellAudi]

Big thumbs up for you. Nice commentary to go along with the whole thing. Made me chuckle on a few occassions. Welcome to the forum!

[patrick23]

lovin this thread!!!! great read!!

[ccomengee86]

Call AoA to get that burnt seat replaced.

[julex]

Having done most of this stuff myself as well, I enjoyed the post so far!

[BJ Thomas]

great post. I will be following along.

I just noticed that the JHM BBK is even cheaper now @ $1775.00!!!

[EinSchnellAudi]

Not afraid to look for what you want for a bargain or gifs huh? Nice work so far.

[catch2otwo]

very awesome thread, eagerly awaiting the conclusion

[bryzf1]

lol... good stuff

[mcaanda]

Great thread - subscribing for some good AR stuff and a laugh along the way.

[2.slowT]

Since you like gifs ;)

[doobiesdaddy]

Awesome Thread!

[AofC_RR]

You peaked my interest with the 440hp allroad build thread. I stuck around for the laughs, love the narration. This thread has epic win written all over it! You deserve a bump from One ring to Two rings just for this thread.

[Zachariah]

You are my hero...for doing all this to the allroad

[Mc Suly]

Keep up the project,

Funny with the gifs.

I will do a big turbo setup on my audi a4 b7 one day...

[slick50]

What are you mating those downpipes to? I see a flange on both ends....

[pohsib]

My 2000 Audi A6 4.2 didn't have pre-cats. I doubt they would know which models do and don't.

[cbock]

Your project = Win!
Your writing = Win! Win!

[arS6]

And the little crappy rubber gaskets that wrap around the headlight and protect the fender/hood paint had disintegrated, with no luck from the dealers with getting replacements.

FYI the part number for those are: 4B0 941 192 Pass side
4B0 941 191 driver side

Awesome thread!

[JTown77]

where's a gif of sasha? lol

[arS6]

Oops - forgot the final, exceptionally important step:

The factory anti-UV coating is, in a word, retarded. Here is what works:



This is literally the same anti-scratch anti-UV coating that optometrists put on polycarbonate eyeglass lenses. All you need is to mix up a batch, put it in a pan, heat it up to near boiling, and just set your headlight in it for 20 minutes. It acts as a "dye" that leaches into the polycarbonate matrix itself. Just be sure to support the headlight assembly so the lens isn't resting directly on the bottom of the pan you are using.

You can order this stuff online for about $50.

How exactly do you plan to dye your lens? I like to do the same but I can't figure out how to dye the complete lens all at one time since it curved. I figure I can hang the whole assemble above the pan but only the center (or a portion) of the lens would come in contact with the solution. Unless you can dye it in sections. Does it go on like some sort of clear coat paint? If that is the case, then if you do it in sections, you'll be able to see noticeable layers. If/when you do it. Post pics please! Thx.

[Skyler@Achtuning]

The anti-theft lugs I bought are "diebstahlstoppers". I was curious what a "diebstahl" was, so I Googled it:


Who knew?

ROFL, must print that and post next to our RAD lock rack :)

[AofC_RR]

Here JTown77:

I think she's saying, "I can unhinge my jaw like a pythOOOOOOOOOOOOOn." (SFW)

Pretty sure that's not what she's saying.... but she most certainly can unhinge her jaw like a python. As demonstrated moments later in that scene.

[tjangi]

Dude this is the best post I have come across so far. Keep us updated, I even shared this post with other car forum and they all loved it.

[julex]

Good luck with the hotchkis... but I believe that items like that are always shipped from manufacturer when one puts and order in so I doubt anybody has these actually sitting in some warehouse waiting to ship.

Well, at least it is not some part you cannot continue without... you can always swap them in at later date.

[ACTION]

Nice build and great thread. Your humor is right on point. The allroad is a great sleeper car to build. I personally have a '01 stage 3-, rockin 3 car seats. Unitronics beta tune for now, waiting to complete the fueling, have the 044 pump and 42lbs injectors. AMS in Linden did the build and piggie pipes. Went with the OZ Canyon wheels along with the 01e 6 speed swap.

For your rear BBK I found this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Seat-Leon-Cupr...item45f6849a40

Found this thread with this set up

here's the parts that i went with instead...
1) 300mm rear cross-drilled B7 S4 rotors (cheaper than JHM)
2) 4 piston rear brembo calipers from 993 porsche 911.
3) custom-made bracket
4) stainless lines

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...bbk-for-c5-4.2


The ebay.de has some rear bracketts also. Looking forward to the finished product.

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[vtraudt]

subscribed!

[julex]

W00t!
The swaybars are on their way...

[DxC]

good stuff :) youve got quite the allroad build going on. i went through this process this past spring and have been enjoying the boost in my allroad :) i should really buy a boost gauge though

[vtraudt]

good stuff :) youve got quite the allroad build going on. i went through this process this past spring and have been enjoying the boost in my allroad :) i should really buy a boost gauge though

DxC, who did your turbo/tune? What do you have?

[JTown77]

If the rubbing is slight, considering the size and thickness of the bracket, I would take a mikita ginder and a carborundum disk and grind dome metal off. An 1/8 to 3/16 of metal will not make any difference in the strength of that bracket.

[gregoriousd]

This is good stuff. I'm impressed by your ability to "Frankenstein" stuff together to save some money whilst also shelling out somewhere north of 10k for all of this (I can't be too far off on that).
Very resourceful. It seems like most people just throw money at their cars, well done.

As for a name... hmmmm could it be Frank? What color is it? Anything close to gray and I'd lean towards The Falcon for obvious reasons.

[bryzf1]

So, for half of a "new used" Subaru or 1/4-1/5 of a "new/used" BMW/MBZ/Audi, I get a 2004 that has been completely rebuilt.

This rebuilt allroad has:

1. The best all-wheel drive system ever made.
2. Has a completely new drivetrain.
3. Has a motor that has had it's horsepower/torque output safely and reliably doubled.
4. Has an immaculate interior and exterior.
5. Is customized with rims, tints, lights, etc, the way that I would like it to be.
6. Has had reliability improvements such as an electric cooling fan conversion and methanol/water injection kit added.
7. Has had the failure-prone stock suspension and transmission systems replaced with immeasurably improved versions based on years of failure mode analysis.

I completely agree... no other car compares for the money invested!

[alrightroad]

Where clearance issue on rear JHM BBK?

Thanks.

Great thread.

[JTown77]

I have been keeping up with this thread, then I watched that viking video and will never be the same again, how could you so that to people. lol

[OLMEC]

I like the concept of addressing all the weak areas and making the vehicle reliable and modified to your liking. That is the way to do it!

[Saracen]

The epic is strong with this thread.

[topgeek]

great stuff! pass the popcorn.