I've Owned My 2011 Audi S5 for a year now....Progression

[HipHop615]

I knew nothing (and still dont know much) about the Audi world / Euros. I came from owning a Nissan 350Z and an Infiniti G35. But I have gotten so much info and good deals via the Marketplace (Especially Mops) from y'all hear at Audizine and I appreciate it. It's been a bumpy ride as I have had to replace all the Coil Packs, Spark Plugs, Top HPFPs, Brake Rotors, Brake Pads, Fuel Injectors, Coolant Reservoir and De-Carb it within the year....I've learned to always buy a warranty; I highly regret not doing it. Anyways here is my current mod list; hopefully suspension to come next.....

AWE Tuning Track Exhaust
AWE Tuning Carbon S-FLO Intake
APR Stage 1 ECU Tune
Powder Coated S5 Rotors
HID Fogs
Supreme Power Spacers 20MM Rear / 15MM Front
ECodes
RS5 Style Grille
Black Badges
Eurocode Sways / End Links & SPC Camber Arms (Collecting Dust / Not Installed)

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Current:

[0000_S5]

Nice ride!!! The grill and wheel changes make a huge difference. Good list of mods; good luck!

[Chanman94]

Great looking car. But needs moar low.

[greenturbo]

Looking good! see that does make me want an RS grille if only it's gloss black like yours. (mines an ibis too)

keep it up! are you lowered at all? The gloss rotors look quite good

[HipHop615]

Great looking car. But needs moar low.

Yes I know....saving my pennies for a nice setup

Looking good! see that does make me want an RS grille if only it's gloss black like yours. (mines an ibis too)

keep it up! are you lowered at all? The gloss rotors look quite good

Yeah I got the USP Motorsports Grille; relatively easy to install and was about $200ish? I want to lower soon; just dont have the funds yet ha.

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Nice ride!!! The grill and wheel changes make a huge difference. Good list of mods; good luck!

Thank you much! Pretty limited wit the V8 but hopefully more to come =)

[Mops@Nemesis]

Looks great Todd! A bit of low will totally transform the look. Satin blacking the rear valence would look super sweet too. Nice work!

[shonseb]

Nice progression, but like everyone said, moar low! After you do it, you will have a new appreciation for the car. After I lowered my first car, it was always one of the first mods on my list on all my other cars. I have the PSS10s on my A4 and it handles beautifully when coupled with the 034 rear sway, just a suggestion ;-)

[justcallmeblade]

As a potential future owner shopping around could you expand on the warranty reasoning. Nice ride!
Thanks.

[AudiSTL]

a bit more low and your car look even better.. good start and nice work

[Chanman94]

You could even just lower it on H&R OE Springs. Works wonders on the V8 S5.

[HipHop615]

Looks great Todd! A bit of low will totally transform the look. Satin blacking the rear valence would look super sweet too. Nice work!

Yeah I really want that or the Deval CF Rear Diffuser which I think you can obtain....=) I was gonna spray it with PlastiDip but I am afraid it may look chintzy...

Nice progression, but like everyone said, moar low! After you do it, you will have a new appreciation for the car. After I lowered my first car, it was always one of the first mods on my list on all my other cars. I have the PSS10s on my A4 and it handles beautifully when coupled with the 034 rear sway, just a suggestion ;-)

Trust me I want moar low ha, you have the same suspension I want; I just got laid off work a month or so ago so I am saving my pennies for those PSS10s.

As a potential future owner shopping around could you expand on the warranty reasoning. Nice ride!
Thanks.

I had the option to buy a extended warranty on my car as I bought mine used (Non CPO) but I didnt want to spend $3000-$4000 on it; at the time i assume a waste of money, but I have had the car for a year and have spent easily spent thousands on not fun things such as replacing the Fuel Pumps, Spark Plugs, Coil Packs, Fuel Injectors, and other items that all would have been covered under warranty.

a bit more low and your car look even better.. good start and nice work

Thank you! and yes I am in desperate need of suspension

You could even just lower it on H&R OE Springs. Works wonders on the V8 S5.

I was debating on Springs or the KW HAS Kit but then I figured with the struts having 80K on them maybe the best option would be fresh new coilovers; im still so torn.

[Game]

Clean.

[doug97gxe]

looking good.. i would have got the suspension and dipped my stock badges over the APR Tune and buying black badges

[HipHop615]

Clean.

Thanks

looking good.. i would have got the suspension and dipped my stock badges over the APR Tune and buying black badges

To each their own but also comparing apples and oranges; Badges around $20, Tune cost me a few hundred as I knew the guy at the shop, suspension $1k-$3k with labor depending where you went. And they are completely different type of parts.

[PDXFlyGuy]

Great looking car! Did you do anything custom to the new rims in your car? They don't seem to have the distinct black/silver look that mine do.


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[piginawig]

Nice looking car! How did you get rid of the orange light in the headlights?

[JKnight41]

Have been looking for rotors for so long

Super clean

[s vier]

Nice looking car! How did you get rid of the orange light in the headlights?

Ecodes

[blackluna]

Wait until you install Eurocode suspension stuff and the short shifter (if you have a manual). It will transform the car. It'll make it quite a bit stiffer too (with coils) :)

[HipHop615]

Thanks for the comments guys, yeah I want to get Deval CF Front and Rear Lip / Diffuser and Suspension one of these days; just saving my pennies.

Great looking car! Did you do anything custom to the new rims in your car? They don't seem to have the distinct black/silver look that mine do.


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These were actually powder coated black; hence why they look a bit different =)

[Brozee]

Thanks for the comments guys, yeah I want to get Deval CF Front and Rear Lip / Diffuser and Suspension one of these days; just saving my pennies.





These were actually powder coated black; hence why they look a bit different =)

Go low before you install any more mods. Low or no go, bro. All these mods aren't in play as everyone's attention is on that 4x4 status you've got going on....

[Vanimal]

Looks great! I bet white is a dream to take care of, jealous for sure. As someone mentioned the OE springs worked wonders on my 2010 S5. Close to exact same ride and my OG struts have 79k on them when I installed.

Side note I don't mind the aluminum window trim on the white B8 S5/S4 it seems to blend in better. I'm not very fond of it on my deep sea blue pearl as it stand out. Thought about wrapping your trim ever? Or do you like the aluminum trim?

[Mops@Nemesis]

Todd - I'll make you a killer deal on Deval front and rear.

[jwr9152]

looks great