1999.5 Audi A4 1.8 T With APR Stage 3 Kit

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10-08-2010, 03:55 PM
DrkZide

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Originally Posted by VanDamned

@ DrkZide It's an RS4 bumper. Friend of mine has a white 2000 S4 with the same bumper, looks sick. Pretty sure it was modified to make fit on the A4 front. Don't really know how involved the process is, had it done by a shop after a small front end collision my Step Pops got into.

The RS4 is a wide body so the front bumper is wider. It normally involves heating and remolding the bumper to fit the width of an A4/S4.

I've worked on my wife's car and it doesn't seem much harder than the 3/S. Everything has a certain quirk to it.
10-08-2010, 04:09 PM
Jimvr4

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Originally Posted by DrkZide

The RS4 is a wide body so the front bumper is wider. It normally involves heating and remolding the bumper to fit the width of an A4/S4.

I've worked on my wife's car and it doesn't seem much harder than the 3/S. Everything has a certain quirk to it.

Yeah, IDK about that. The ABS unit was such a pain in the A$$ to get out of there. It's tucked into the corner of the engine bay but you have to remove the driver's side wheel, remove wheel liner, empty and remove the washer bottle and THEN you can get enough room to get to the bolts to the ABS unit. And the ABS unit failure is a fairly common problem that dealers want like $1500 to fix. We found a guy with a small business of rebuilding them for about $150.
10-08-2010, 09:13 PM
VanDamned

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Originally Posted by Jimvr4

My son has a 2000 A4. I've worked on it a few times already, putting on new brake pads, R&I the ABS unit after repair. IMO the car is not easy to work on. Rear brakes were a bitch to do since you need a special tool to adjust the parking brake mechanism. Oh, yeah, I almost forgot his driver's door regulator broke (it has plastic guides in it and it's riveted on to the frame. Parts aren't cheap. I wouldn't mod it unless you're prepared to spend money to fix it when it breaks. Especially since you said its your DD.

My driver's door regulator is also broken lol.

Isn't that the same, though, with any car? (If you mod it, you need to have the cash to fix it, when, not if it breaks)

Thanks for the input.

I ended up taking it to the track tonight. Epic failure. 5.5Sec 60FT. 15.8 at 85. :o
10-08-2010, 11:38 PM
Jimvr4

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Originally Posted by VanDamned

My driver's door regulator is also broken lol.

Isn't that the same, though, with any car? (If you mod it, you need to have the cash to fix it, when, not if it breaks)

Thanks for the input.

I ended up taking it to the track tonight. Epic failure. 5.5Sec 60FT. 15.8 at 85. :o

The regulator job sux because you have to drill out four rivets and then you should install 4 new rivets. I bought a rivet gun and got three to go in but the fourth one was a bi*ch so I ended up using a tapping screw instead. It's a little tricky to reassemble and get the window recalibrated.

Your time is not bad. Do you have the 180bhp version or the 150bhp? I think both are 1.8 turbos.
10-09-2010, 10:26 AM
DocWalt

5.5 second 60ft including the R/T, or no?

Nice looking car, I hope you can get all the issues worked out and enjoy it :)
10-09-2010, 10:49 AM
O_ROD

It's a beauty car, I wouldn't risk it with that mileage and the fact that you obviously would feel guilty about it. Enjoy cruising!
10-09-2010, 01:15 PM
VanDamned

@ Jimvr4 The time is bad considering the car should be making 280hp and 300tq with the turbo kit it has. With a good launch I think this car is good for 13's.

@ DocWalt Yes that includes the reaction time. I was focused on going when the light went green instead of making sure to launch it properly. Yes, I am a newb.

@ O_ROD Thanks man this car really is nice in person. Honestly I do feel guilty, and I am worrying they may hear from someone that I went. Haha I should have gone with my first instinct and stayed away from the track in the first place. No more 1/4th runs for me.
10-09-2010, 02:40 PM
DocWalt

Ha, don't worry about it dude. I ran some abysmal times at the track, don't sweat it. It's better than breaking it :D
10-09-2010, 03:18 PM
stealthee

60' doesn't include R/T. The time doesn't start til you break the beams. When you break the beams to when you hit the 60' determines your 60'. Two completely seperate times.
10-09-2010, 03:22 PM
DocWalt

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Originally Posted by stealthee

60' doesn't include R/T. The time doesn't start til you break the beams. When you break the beams to when you hit the 60' determines your 60'. Two completely seperate times.

Yeah, I was asking if he added them. 5.5 is high, but like I said, it's better than breaking stuff, lol.

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