Reluctantly crouched at the starting line........

**knl66** · 10-10-2005 05:08 PM

Hey guys.....I finally did it.
Yup bought, a 1998 A4 1.8T 2WD in May. Great car!! (Did timing belt right away thanks to you)

Now, let the modding begin. I just got ordered a Greddy G2 cat-back and Vogtland/Koni suspension.
Thanks to all here who post great info for us noobies. Using te SEARCH function gave me alot of info that made me an educated buyer.
Just thought I'd say thanks!

Kurt in Rochester, NY

**Eurotuned_A4** · 10-10-2005 05:25 PM

congrats... youll enjoy the new goods.

**LateraLex** · 10-10-2005 05:30 PM

welcome man... you can pm me if you have some embarrassingly dumb questions - ill try to help.

**bitterchild** · 10-10-2005 06:18 PM

engine thumping and thumping in time...

your first mistake was getting a fwd in NY. Welcome and congrats. Btw, I'm a bit forward so don't get offended by my posts.

**JMG** · 10-10-2005 06:54 PM

Welcome to a whole new world of wallat thinning! happy modding! Got pics of the new ride? It would be nice to have a "before" pic before you start modding.

**MR VTEC** · 10-10-2005 07:00 PM

Originally posted by knl66
Hey guys.....I finally did it.
Yup bought, a 1998 A4 1.8T

Using te SEARCH function gave me alot of info that made me an educated buyer.
Just thought I'd say thanks!

Kurt in Rochester, NY

You sir are my FRIEND!!!

Welcome aboard and post some pics!!!

**EVIL-AUDI** · 10-10-2005 07:00 PM

Nice Cake reference

**94jedi** · 10-10-2005 07:12 PM

Originally posted by EVIL-AUDI
Nice Cake reference

"Satan is my motor"

-that's just for you evil.

**eisman** · 10-10-2005 07:30 PM

...the green light flashes, the flags go up...

Welcome. I just got joined the club with my B5 purchase too. The posts here were INVALUABLE in educating me. My buddy that spent $16k on a 2000 A4 2.8QT still cries when I tell him what I got mine for.

**Yuikio** · 10-10-2005 08:17 PM

churning and burning they yearn for the cup.

Nice car. Post pics. Sorry about the FronTrak.

**trailboss** · 10-10-2005 08:38 PM

they deftly manuever and muscle for rank fuel burning fast on an empty tank reckless and wild they pour through the turns

Sorry about the FronTrak

funny thing is a chipped a4 will beat quattro, until you upgrade the turbo in the 1320'

just gotta represent the few frontrak people here

**almaster666** · 10-10-2005 08:42 PM

Originally posted by trailboss
just gotta represent the few frontrak people here

thanks

**bitterchild** · 10-10-2005 10:10 PM

well it's all driver. the fwd will definetely trap higher but he will have to avoid wheelspin on launch. The quattro will have to avoid bogging and/or slipping the clutch too much. I like my chances against a fwd all else equal.

besides, a fwd in florida makes sense. a fwd audi in NY doesn't quite stack up.

**almaster666** · 10-10-2005 10:47 PM

quattro rocks, but if you are on a smaller budget, having a fwd A4 isnt so bad

**scooter44** · 10-10-2005 11:11 PM

Originally posted by JMG
Welcome to a whole new world of wallat thinning!

haha. good way to put it^

**jaredpgh** · 10-11-2005 07:29 AM

I have a crazy question, is the motor transverse or longitudinal on the fronttrack a4 1.8s?

**onemoremile** · 10-11-2005 10:17 AM

longitudinal. same as the passat.

**bitterchild** · 10-11-2005 10:18 AM

i never really thought about it but that's a pretty bad fwd configuration. more drivetrain loss than a tranverse stacked and more weight in front of the front axle.

**trailboss** · 10-11-2005 03:38 PM

besides, a fwd in florida makes sense. a fwd audi in NY doesn't quite stack up

sh*t, what doesn't make sense is a frontrak a4 with a gt28rs elim, its going to be hard as hell to launch the thing without bogging or spinning.

**offroader1006** · 10-11-2005 03:51 PM

Originally posted by bitterchild
i never really thought about it but that's a pretty bad fwd configuration. more drivetrain loss than a tranverse stacked and more weight in front of the front axle.

unless it shares a platform with an awd model. then it makes sense. but the drivetrain loss over a transverse is only the 90deg turn on the final drive, so its not big.

still a lot harder to do a T/B though

**Hassmeister** · 10-11-2005 04:18 PM

Nonetheless, welcome aboard.

**bitterchild** · 10-11-2005 04:45 PM

Originally posted by offroader1006
unless it shares a platform with an awd model. then it makes sense. but the drivetrain loss over a transverse is only the 90deg turn on the final drive, so its not big.

The only reason I can see for keeping the longitudinal configuration is simply cost/assembly factors since it is the same powertrain and chassis.

**knl66** · 10-11-2005 05:26 PM

Thanks for the input. I'll try to get shots up soon.

BTW, my training as a "law dog" a number of years ago showed me how to drive a car in all conditions. Plus, it never fails that the guys in the snow-filled ditches are the ones with the 4wd.....thinking they can do things that can't be done with any vehicle. I guess I just can't have as much fun as you quattro guys on the back roads. But sn't that what the e-brake is for?

**flyinb501** · 10-11-2005 05:32 PM

Yeah, 4wd sometimes gives sh!tty drivers the impression that there is more traction, but quattro won't help you stop faster. Anyway, I love quattro!

**MR VTEC** · 10-11-2005 05:40 PM

Originally posted by flyinb501
Yeah, 4wd sometimes gives sh!tty drivers the impression that there is more traction, but quattro won't help you stop faster. Anyway, I love quattro!

Alot of people have that miss conception...
I hear all this talk about racing in the rain!?!

**knl66** · 10-11-2005 05:55 PM

Don't get me wrong...given the choice, I would have gotten a quattro, BUT the price was right on the 2wd. It was owned by an anal retentive oncology doctor who kept the car immaculate. I got it with 72k miles for less than $8k.

**knl66** · 10-11-2005 06:10 PM

first try at posting pics....

**bitterchild** · 10-11-2005 06:15 PM

very nice paint job I must say. good buy. fresh wash i see, starting things off on the right foot.

**LateraLex** · 10-11-2005 06:32 PM

Love the color.

**offroader1006** · 10-11-2005 07:53 PM

Originally posted by bitterchild
The only reason I can see for keeping the longitudinal configuration is simply cost/assembly factors since it is the same powertrain and chassis.

Seeing as how 3/4 of the people having FWD A4's probably wont even pop the hood themselves, it wouldnt make sense to even draw up plans for a transverse mounted motor in the B5. After all, Audi's performance beliefs are invested in Quattro, not FWD.

and to stay on topic, looks clean, get some one peices and drop it

**Yuikio** · 10-11-2005 09:12 PM

Originally posted by trailboss
they deftly manuever and muscle for rank fuel burning fast on an empty tank reckless and wild they pour through the turns

funny thing is a chipped a4 will beat quattro, until you upgrade the turbo in the 1320'

just gotta represent the few frontrak people here

Awww, you cheated. One line at a time.
I know about the FronTrak advantage in the 1/4, but for snow, handling and high power output, AWD whomps ass on FWD.

**flyinb501** · 10-11-2005 10:37 PM

Originally posted by MR VTEC
Alot of people have that miss conception...
I hear all this talk about racing in the rain!?!

You misunderstood. I meant sometimes when driving in the snow and what not, you sometimes may not realize how slick the roads are because it is easier to get going than in a 2wd car. But both cars take as long to stop.

**knl66** · 10-12-2005 03:28 AM

Not for nothing, but I didn't post this for it to become a 2wd vs quattro pissing match.......nor for it to be transverse vs upside f^<%'n down motor thread.
I just wanted to share in the love that is Audi. I don't look at your pics and say should'da bought Santorin with the cold weather package.........
Just my 2 cents.

Can someone please help me off my soapbox....

**bitterchild** · 10-12-2005 12:41 PM

nobody's knockin you knl66, you gotta ge tused to people being a little more critical online

**lude2euroa4** · 10-12-2005 01:31 PM

ah thats how my baby looks except for a few diffrent mods.

i have fallin in love with pearl white

**offroader1006** · 10-12-2005 03:46 PM

Originally posted by knl66
Can someone please help me off my soapbox....

your soapbox stinks, its nowehere as cool as mine, mine has the full wood body, not the plywood like yours. must be made in mexico.

**sjlversurfer** · 10-12-2005 04:10 PM

pearl rocks.

**knl66** · 10-12-2005 04:11 PM

Now thats the love I was expecting........glad to be back tonight. So what mods should I start saving for next?

**SoleMate** · 10-12-2005 04:16 PM

I got a 98 FWD as well. I mainly got it because it was a year and a half ago and grabbed it for only $6400. I'd probably rather have AWD since it rains here all the time but I'm no racer and hardly drive these days so I'm happy with my decision overall.

We get better gas mileage

**offroader1006** · 10-12-2005 04:30 PM

i like those wheels, what are they?

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