BradyPPC Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 We had a customer swing up today to have a few dyno pulls done in his R8. The car was just recently shipped back from California after getting upfitted with a Heffner Twin Turbo kit. The car was baselined in California on a Mustang dyno and made 344hp. With the 6 lb turbo kit installed, power was just under 500 hp on our Mustang dyno. http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii353/brady/Audi/2009%20R8/201009161615411.jpg http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii353/brady/Audi/2009%20R8/DSC00033.jpg http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii353/brady/Audi/2009%20R8/DSC00030.jpg http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii353/brady/Audi/2009%20R8/DSC00035.jpg http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii353/brady/Audi/2009%20R8/DSC00034.jpg Pretty cool car and made my afternoon a lot of fun! We didnt do any work on the car other than the dyno pulls but I thought a few guys on here might enjoy the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Drool...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradyPPC Posted September 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Drool...... I thought you might like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I thought you might like this. He sprung for the carbon ceramic brakes as well....delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx78 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I need some help finding my jaw. It just dropped on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 My favorite modern car without a doubt. I prefer Silver with a carbon blade, v10 please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 That must be the dude that I heard about giving people rides in it last weekend in Cincy at an Audi meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macpyro2 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I knew when i drove by PPC I felt like I should have stopped by with my camera...damn nice car lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 My favorite modern car without a doubt. I prefer Silver with a carbon blade, v10 please. ^V10 FTW!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scheetz31 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 had no idea it had a turbo...moved back to cincy the other month and see it all the time parked infront of a thai resturant down the street. must really like thai or owns the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 :jonesgasm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 What's with the wing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbotrio Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 What turbos does Heffner use? I assume the engine is pretty high compression but sub 500rwhp even on 6psi is pretty...well...weak. No dig on PPC as they just put it on the dyno but just wondering why the power seems so low? Just checked Heffner's site and they only show 536rwhp so I guess that is in the ball-park. I know the R8 isn't really about straight-line performance but the "Bang-for-the-Buck" of this car reminds me of the NSX. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 (edited) It gains almost 200awhp from the turbo kit on only 6 psi, I think it's pretty good, that's almost a 50% increase. That's just on the V8 (which is 12.5 compression), I wonder what the V10 will do. They have the Murcielago putting down 1100rwhp on ~15psi, so I'm guessing the R8 V10 will be around 900awhp. Just saw that they have a 100oct tune in the works that's suppose to be over 600hp and run the quarter in the 10s. This is the best shot I've seen of the turbos, no idea what size they are. http://www.motoringexposure.com/wp-content/gallery/heffner-audi-r8/heffner-audi-r8-twin-turbo-5.jpghttp://www.motoringexposure.com/wp-content/gallery/heffner-audi-r8/heffner-audi-r8-twin-turbo-5.jpg[/img] Edited October 14, 2010 by kickass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbotrio Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 It gains almost 200awhp from the turbo kit on only 6 psi, I think it's pretty good, that's almost a 50% increase. I guess 500whp just doesn't "Wow" me at all for the investment (Which I can only guess what Heffner wants for the kit). Car is unique for sure but it would suck to get rolled by a cam-only C6Z lol. If that wasn't my concern (Actually driving the car) then I would have just bought a used Gallardo and put set of HRE's on it and called it a day. Just my 2 cents... Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 I guess 500whp just doesn't "Wow" me at all for the investment (Which I can only guess what Heffner wants for the kit). Car is unique for sure but it would suck to get rolled by a cam-only C6Z lol. If that wasn't my concern (Actually driving the car) then I would have just bought a used Gallardo and put set of HRE's on it and called it a day. Just my 2 cents... Jeff Obviously this individual could afford several C6's or a C6 Z06, but he probably wanted an R8, and later decided to have a 500awhp R8. Not everybody cares about rolling somebody on the freeway, but rather wants whatever they want. LSX FANBOI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbotrio Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 LSX FANBOI LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmann Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Just saw that they have a 100oct tune in the works that's suppose to be over 600hp and run the quarter in the 10s. This is the best shot I've seen of the turbos, no idea what size they are. Big enough, that looks intense. Drove a B7 RS4 today at work (share same V8 engine) and that seemed fun enough without any boost, I could only imagine twice the power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonkiller Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 soo sexy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 i would do dirty things with in and around that car :drools: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35RFTW Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I am not really liking the exhaust design. Probably could free up some more power with a crossover design vs. the 180 degree turns. I am a little dissappointed with the power output though. Probably still a lot of fun to drive though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 You guys do know that the R8 is only a 4.2L right? It's not a 10L american car making 300hp. R8 = 4.2L creating 420hp Z06 = 7.0L creating 505hp Z06 is under powered to begin with, should be making 700hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 You guys do know that the R8 is only a 4.2L right? It's not a 10L american car making 300hp. R8 = 4.2L creating 420hp Z06 = 7.0L creating 505hp Z06 is under powered to begin with, should be making 700hp I bet that LS7 is physically smaller in dimensions (where it really matters for packaging), and weighs less than that 4.2L. Why does displacement matter on a street car? There is a black on black R8 V10 rag top parked in front of my neighbor's house right now...looks AMAZING. This TT car looks great excluding the wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35RFTW Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I am not so impresses by power per liter. I know many evo's making 600+ on 2.0 ltrs. So let's talk about that, less than half of the size making more power. Currenlty there is one on stock block making about 600, so not even about a built motor. My point is for cost and what it is,I was thinking somewhere in the 6xx hp range. Size of the engine doesn't mean a whole lot in todays world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I bet that LS7 is physically smaller in dimensions (where it really matters for packaging), and weighs less than that 4.2L. Why does displacement matter on a street car? The Audi 4.2 weights 467lbs, the ls7 weights 458lbs. I'm not sure if your right about the dimensions, I've seen that audi block sitting in a garage before and I thought it was a V6. I bet the Audi is taller but it's much shorter. One is good for low center of gravity, the other is better for interior room. Displacement matters because of fuel economy, and why use a 5L engine if you can get the same out of a 3L? I am not so impresses by power per liter. I know many evo's making 600+ on 2.0 ltrs. So let's talk about that, less than half of the size making more power. Currenlty there is one on stock block making about 600, so not even about a built motor. My point is for cost and what it is,I was thinking somewhere in the 6xx hp range. Size of the engine doesn't mean a whole lot in todays world. Well you can't go by hp/L when there is a turbo involved, that just doesn't work. The other thing is, the Audi is AWD, it has about 25% drivetrain loss, where the z06 has about 12%. So if it was a 2WD car it would be well into the 600whp range. I'm just glad they finally decided to put the V10 in the R8, 420hp is weak for a car as badass looking as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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