[Es2] things that tend to break on es2's at the track

Wed Jun 7 18:14:21 EDT 2006

Yea, if you have an extra hood just hack a huge hole in it behind the rad just for the track :) It does get very hot in the car at the track. With rain in the forcast I would take a bathroom wastebasket (great for making shrouds and such) and make a temporary sheild to the air filter so you don't suck water in. An extra MAF of 2 might be a good idea as well. What tires are you going to use if its wet?

Elijah 

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From: Adam Ordway <adam.ordway at boston.ehr.com>
To: elijahallen92 at aol.com; chris.miller at infofoundry.com; pcschulz at comcast.net; richard.tanimura at gmail.com; davekase at pdqlocks.com
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Sent: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 17:59:30 -0400
Subject: RE: [Es2] things that tend to break on es2's at the track

Good point Elijah, I almost forgot about my toasty feet from the 300 mile ride that day.  The fan just blows/sucks that hot air right against the backside of the foot well.  Need to add to the shopping list the most vented sneaks I can find (and some odor eaters).  I do have a spare B4 hood I could experiment with, hmmmmm.

Thanks everyone for all of the tips, I’ll do my best to hit everything I can.  Elijah has already done a hell of a job building the car with the track in mind.  

Elijah, with rain in the forecast and the intake still in the same spot do you think I should pick up a MAF or 2? 

Adam

From: elijahallen92 at aol.com [mailto:elijahallen92 at aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 5:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [Es2] things that tend to break on es2's at the track

Adam,
 Ducting to the radiator was always something I wanted to do but never got around to. What I really wanted to do was vent the hood behind the radiator because if you look behind it there is not really anywhere for the air to go even if you do get it ducted better. It will just make an air dam like if you are wearing a coat with a hood that covers your head out in front of your face. Even when you walk into the wind the air will barley touch your face. Sorry, that was the only example I could think of, hehe.

Elijah 

-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Ordway <adam.ordway at boston.ehr.com>
To: Miller, Chris <chris.miller at infofoundry.com>; Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net>; Richard Tanimura <richard.tanimura at gmail.com>; David Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com>
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Sent: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 11:32:18 -0400
Subject: Re: [Es2] things that tend to break on es2's at the track
I guess it will be a somewhat easy test given the weather forecast but
it currently has no ducting to it with much tubing in front but does
retain a fan and shroud on the backside.  

http://quattronuts.com/bay.jpg

The only day I have really driven it more than 5 minutes it ran between
80 and 90 on a warm day of easy highway cruising.

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From: es2-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:es2-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Miller, Chris
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:15 AM
To: Peter Schulz; Richard Tanimura; David Kase
Cc: es2 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [Es2] things that tend to break on es2's at the track

Peter:  Keep in mind that you ran Lime Rock with your stock 7A
(170hp+/-).  An S2 is what, 50% more HP or more?  That's 50% more heat,
too. 

An S2 may also pre-heat the air by putting the intercooler in the grill;
that also reduces the volume of air flowing through the radiator.  Bad.
I'm hoping to make the stock 200q20v radiator fan work with my coupe;
will need a custom shroud.  Much larger motor than the coupe uses in 7A
form.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Schulz [mailto:pcschulz at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:06 AM
To: Miller, Chris; Richard Tanimura; David Kase
Cc: es2 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [Es2] things that tend to break on es2's at the track

Chris/Adam:

Anecdotally or not, I have heard first hand that two users of the 034
radiator have had some issues with cooling efficiency - but their
installations used neither the stock ducting to the radiator or the
stock radiator fan and ducting....evidently keeping the stock ducting to
the 034 radiator and the stock radiator fan and shroud makes the
radiator work more efficiently than no ducting/and a pancake fan -
....remember that the B3/B4 radiator location has little frontal area,
so ducting in and out is important for airflow.

I can attest to that having run twice at Lime Rock with track
temperatures over 100 F that the 034 radiator, including the stock AC
condensor and running the stock ducting and radiator fan, is more than
up to the cooling task, even without the auxiliary radiator.

-Peter

At 10:40 AM 6/7/2006, Miller, Chris wrote:
>I think the 034EFI style radiator holds enough extra coolant that temps

>shouldn't be affected by removal of the aux. radiator.  But if you 
>remove the aux. radiator, I think you need to plug off the hoses, not 
>just connect them together.  I've heard that connecting them allows 
>some coolant to bypass the radiator.  That might raise engine temps.
> 
>Either way, the thermostat should regulate the engine temp.  If the 
>engine is running hotter than usual, you may have a sticking 
>thermostat, or the wrong coolant mix, or you don't have the radiator 
>shrouds in correctly (they make the air go through, not around, the
radiator).
> 
>I may include the 200q aux. radiator when I do my coupe; it's larger 
>than the stock coupe aux radiator, and might ?? fit down low in front, 
>instead of behind the grill.
> 
>Chris
> 
>-----Original Message-----
>From: es2-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:es2-bounces at audifans.com] On 
>Behalf Of Richard Tanimura
>Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 10:02 AM
>To: David Kase
>Cc: es2 at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [Es2] things that tend to break on es2's at the track
> 
>That's interesting Dave. I have an S2 where I removed the aux cooler 
>and I would agree with you. I think it made a small difference and I am

>running slightly hotter than before. In retrospect, I think Audi put in

>the aux rad for a reason.
> 
>I have heard it argued that a larger IC, by lowering the charge temp, 
>will lower engine temps. The lower intake temps propogate through the 
>engine.
>Makes sense to me.
> 
>I have not done it yet, but my idea was to remove the aux rad to make 
>room for a larger IC. I figured the effect of the larger IC would 
>cancel the effect of the aux rad removal. So far I have only gotten
half way.
> 
>Richard
> 
> 
> 
> 
>On 6/7/06, David Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:
> >
> > I just added the aux rad to mine.  The PO had removed it.  It DOES 
> > make a difference...
> >
> > BTW, anyone use boost hoses from Pegasus Racing 
> > (www.pegasusautoracing.com
> > )
> >
> > Very inexpensive but they seem very nice to me (but I don't really 
> > have much to compare then to).
> >
> > I used them to install the stock S2 IC on my car.
> >
> > Dave Kase
> >
> >
> >
> > Peter Schulz wrote:
> >
> > >Adam:
> > >
> > >Brake pads, rotors, boost and cooling hoses, would be of particular
> > concern...
> > >
> > >A thorough pre-event can help mitigate that.
> > >
> > >Are you taking the eS2 to Lime Rock? on the 14&15th?
> > >
> > >I've done it twice in the past, and as luck would have it, on hot 
> > >days...>~100F on the track....so make sure that your cooling system

> > >is up to task...
> > >
> > >Here's a link to NAAC's pre event inspection checklist:
> > >http://www.naaclub.org/file_download/7
> > >
> > >
> > >-Peter
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >At 08:18 AM 6/7/2006, Adam Ordway wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Are there any common things that one should prepare for with spare

> > >>parts and tools that tend to break or become otherwise compromised

> > >>from a couple of track days?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Adam
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