Fishey

So, this is from when I was working on a A6 2.7TT but you get the point..

Working on these cars sucks and so does the oil they love to leak.

http://www.bonedaddy.net/Fishey/john%20sillaman%20003.jpg

I think you mean Cometic. (http://www.cometic.com/domesticauto.aspx looks like it's $75)

 

 

You can buy all the cosmetic's you want, it's not going to make his car run better...but it might make you feel pretty.

lol, typing faster then the brain was working... :doh:

ZR1...

Sell it

Purchase 996 TT

Modifiy it for the street

Buy parts for my 944

i will make ten times the cost difference between the new car and a used one now that everyone at the dealership including the owner knows who i am and what i do--and that i am willing to support local business. hell, i've already taken care of two of their employees and certainly made more than what we've paid for the truck so far

 

its personal preference. i will buy used cars all day long, but not in this specific case.

Luxury cars lose value like rocks buying used makes far more sense.

CTS AWD has a driveshaft going through the oil pan.

The Volvo S80 regardless of motor choice is a great car. Obviously the S80 V8 AWD is a quick car and simply amazing to drive. The T6 AWD model is also extremely nice choice.

Your looking at around $39k for a nice T6 AWD model new.

Also, with Volvo right now your looking at the Safe and Sound plan for 5y/60,000mi for maintance,warrenty,wear and tear. It also has the Haldex AWD system with preloaded diff meaning instant traction when slip is detected.

Depends on what car

924S 16.00@84 maybe? I dunno

944 How hard can I push it.

I was not sure if this was cars I personally own or ones I have experiance with?

I went with just ones my faimly has owned/friends etc..

Best Steering

1990 Porsche 944S2 Cab

Best Brakes

1995 Porsche 993 C2

Best Handling

2003 Nissan 350Z

Best Headlights

1995 Volvo 850 Turbo

Best Seats

1987 Porsche 928 S4

Best for Sex

Tie Porsche 924S (Think of it as a rubics cube) and 1994 Buick Centry (Turns into a Bed)

Common problems.

1. Front suspension Balljoints are known to fail around 70-100k

2. Thermostats can get stuck open so you have no heat to fix requires replacing the timing belt.

3. Turbo feed lines leak oil to fix pull the motor

4. CBV (BOV) failure is pretty common.

5. Engine oil leaks are very common around the cam timing tensioner usually start leaking around 40-50k

6. MAF sensor reading low is very common so you lose about 50hp but eventually you will get a CEL

7. Axle failure due to boots tearing is common.

8. Wheel bearings go out

9. other shit that I don't want to remember...

I would own any other car over an audi A/S 4-8

-Your Pal

Fishey

 

Go Trojans

Fuck that noise

I don't agree at all there are atleast 5 other teams I think will beat OSU and 3 of them they still need to play.

1. Cinncinnati

2. Penn State

3. Oregon

4. Iowa

5. Michigan

I think OSU will be lucky to beat Penn or Iowa my predictions is Iowa will win Big10. They are 50/50 over Michigan in my eyes.

Problem is #2 simple as that.

Anyone here play it?

I play on Arthas (alliance) as "TerrySilver"

Yes, I am more then aware I am a nerd..

-Your Pal

Fishey

Exactly. Can you get a new front suspension for a 911 for $306? I think not. You'd have to be a moron to pay $1800 for that.

Well, buddy you can get the front for around $600 but you have to do it half as often. Again its a problem on the Audis not on the Porsches. I have seen very few control arm replacments on Porsche's outside of racing or early aluminum 944's. Again though this is because of aftermarket support because its such a large problem. Also I only know of a single place to get Audi arms that cheap and they are no name brand made in china for all I know. Outside of that your normally looking around $600 a set of Meyle arms. The labor time to do Porsche arms is way less as well. I must also mention that is the case with the entire car Audi parts are equally expensive but the time interval of replacement is way higher.

-Your Pal

Fishey

If that's true I'm buying a Porsche. Seriously. Are we talking similar year here? I can get a 2001 911 control arm for cheaper than a 2001 S4 control arm? Don't bullshit me.

Well, to fix the Audi front end from Audi is $1,800 in parts at retail price. Obviously since its such a problem there are lots of aftermarket players in the game now Meyle comes to mind along with others. Since that has happened you can find the front kit for as low as $306 or so dollars.

awww cry about it

 

ontopic fuck old s4's i want a rs4

 

edit: my rep?? OOOOOOOO this is a internet forum, not fast an furious man

Dear, Kid with SRT-4 (aka Billy Badass)

Now, I don't really care for S4's at all as expressed in this thread. However, you might want to look in the mirror before you start posting about how you will beat this shit or that shit with your SRT-4. If the car really is a stock turbo then it is without a doubt sucking hard on the bottle nipple for you to rant and rave in such a fashion. So as a personal favor to you I am just going to ask you nicely to stop making such homosexual post about racing this shit or that. If you want to race him simply ask for a race no need to be flamboyant about it.

-Your Pal

Fishey

On a related note...not that its something I would do but. Turbo VR6 swap into an S4 = win.

 

I actually like the VR6 motor

Damn Fishey, you wouldn't think you liked working on cars or something.

 

Been there done that. Not too bad, really. I've pulled many motors on many things, and I would take a 2.7TT pull over an LT1 pull any day of the week. Maybe not over a 2nd gen or truck motor pull, but a 4th gen F-Body is a PITA. Special tools? You can rent them easily and cheaply. Maintenance? come on. I could knock out all the control arms on an S4 in the time I would still be screwing around with the ball joints on one side of a GM suspension. Plus, the finely engineered Audi front suspension gives awesome steering feel and precision, good articulation, maintains camber and caster through travel, and is strong. I have personally driven a B5 A4 over two curbs, down into a drainage ditch, and right over a manhole cover with NO damage to wheels, suspension, etc. at 35 MPH! Hurt a tire though. And how much does it cost to get your Porsche to 600hp? Yeah, that's what I thought. Now are you going to start shit about parts costs? hahaha.

Porsche parts cost < Audi parts cost Not that I have to worry about Porsche parts cost at all with my cars.

Also, I will agree my car isn't cost effective to get to 600hp so thats why you don't see me trying to get 600hp out of my factory motor. I should also mention that I would do GM ball joints now untill forever over the Audi front suspension.

I pulled the motor, did a turbo swap outside in my buddies backyard with basic tools. Could have done the timing belt too, would have been super easy but it was already done. Working on this car is cake.

 

~$8K will be your total to get it done at a shop, including clutch, flywheel, all hardware, labor, and replacing wheel bearings, TONS of random coolant and power steering hoses, 2 axles, A/C dryer and A/C refill...i'm sure there was more.

 

I have a receipt to prove it.

 

K04 turbos with all required hardware = $3k

Vast Performance Tune and Fueling kit = $2K

Total = $5000.

Buddy, I have been a technican for a long time and have worked countless times on the Audi S4 like yours and they are a pain. First, you couldn't do the timing belt without the camshaft tool and the tensionergaskets (that fail all the time) require on book time 12hours to fix. Now, Obviously if your like me your going to compress the tensioner and work the seals out and clean under them (not an easy task). Also, to even get to that point you need to put the car in "Service position" aka removing the whole front of the car. The control arm failure is extremely common around 100k. MAF sensors on the cars seem to go bad over time on every single one. So your saying parts + tune are 5k and all the labor and parts above are 8K total or about 3k more... Damn, that shop has to be losing money.

-Your Pal

Fishey