[s-cars] Seeking advice on '94 S4 purchase

[Douglas Landaeta]

Kevin,

As you're doing your homework, It'll be good to have a ride in one of
these - that may be the real infectious part - especially if it is a
lister's well maintained and modified UrS.

Just to be sure, here's the "Welcome Kit" - a brief rundown of some of the
more informative sites from UrS-folks, etc.

Doug L
94 S4

Welcome and Congratulations! You are in for a very special ride, I can
assure you that ;-) I agree with what has been said in this thread, having
been influenced by my sweet '94 over the past 6 months (even more than my
previous '95 Avant).  My attraction is the family luxury sedan amenities,
combined with my three kids in the back, turbo performance, Quattro handling
and all of us giggling from the excitement of every spirited drive.  I've
put together something a little different for you and I'm sure others will
find it helpful as they wander into our infectious gang.  It's some of my
collection of links compiled to get you started exploring what is possible
with your new UrS4 (did someone tell you about 400+ HP yet?, if not, I
didn't tell you).

Core Websites: don't miss these -
http://www.urs4.com/home.htm
http://www.s-cars.org/urs4s6/
and http://20v.org/

Master Acronym List: I found it helpful, but remember that 'Happersizing' is
a concept, which eludes direct definition but is *somehow* related to "more
power"
http://www.audifans.com/archives/1998/11/msg03452.html

Popular After-Dealer Warranty Company
http://www.accelwarranty.com/
Several positive experiences have been reported through the wise choice of a
warranty - it's more than peace of mind -- saves $$$ --

Known Issues List (see core sites for similar lists)
http://www3.sympatico.ca/wadleigh/S4S6_Known_Issues_List.htm

Some of the *Incredible* Resources made available by some of the more
knowledgeable UrS4/6 enthusiasts; did you bury your wallet yet? good.

http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/
(Scott's site is expansive, don't miss this page and it's links):
http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/20vboost.html

http://www.elektro.com/~audi/
Charlie's site is also very deep, and recently has been updated with a
compendium of list wisdom summarizing experiences around suspension
upgrades. Charlie's also the man on 6-speed information!

If you're a shade tree mechanic like myself, try these...

First Modification: (Intermittent wiper relay)
http://www3.sympatico.ca/wadleigh/Relay/Pro-Wiper_Relay.htm

Second Modification: (installation of cabin pollen filter)
http://www.mann-hummel.com/mf_prodkata_all/einbau/HBOSN09yFcw.pdf

The above mods are each under $40, but you haven't increased HP or torque
yet.  Do you know where your wallet is buried?  The links to the tuners
aren't hard to find.

Some good pictures of the main Samco hoses 'strongly suggested' when you
increase boost (no affiliation or reccomendation, yada yada yada)
http://www.ecstuning.com/s4s6hoses.htm

Some guys do brakes... http://www.movit.de/home.htm or http://bira.org/

Don't forget the toys and magazines... http://www.ewa1.com/mghad.html

And everything else is somewhere in the archives, but ask again cause we're
all quite a helpful bunch (of siccos)

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Kevin Day
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 11:50 AM
To: Sean Douglas
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Seeking advice on '94 S4 purchase


Thanks for the heads-up on the transmission.  Is this a manufacturing
defect, or are the replacement pinion bearings the same as original?
I.e. if it was fixed once, is it likely to need repair again?

Can anyone recommend a good Audi mechanic in the Boston area?  I might
want to have someone with a practiced eye check this car out.

-Kevin

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Day
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:21 AM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: [s-cars] Seeking advice on '94 S4 purchase
> >
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > This list seems like a great resource.  Hope you don't mind a
> > few questions from a prospective owner.
> >
> > I'm going to look at a '94 S4 this weekend.  I don't know
> > much about the condition at this point, but it's got rather
> > high mileage (~170K). Other than the usual (records, t-belt,
> > etc.) is there anything specific that I should watch out for?
> >
> > I understand that the turbo has an auxillary cooler that runs
> > after the car shuts down, which should be good for turbo
> > life, but this might be my first turbo and I'm a little wary.
> >  If one had to be replaced, how traumatic would the price tag
> > be?  (I see that Porsche has some applications for the same
> > unit.  That's... not really all that encouraging :)  Any
> > (other?) high-ticket repairs that I should look out for?
> >
> > Anyway, any advice, pointers, etc. would be appreciated.  Thanks.
> >
> > -Kevin