[s-cars] Reliability/Longevity of RS2 setup

[Bruce Mendel]

I'd say the following:

1. You definitely want to make sure you do not have any pre-existing
conditions.....low compression, worn valves, etc., as the increased power
will find these weaknesses and exploit them

2. You want to be sure all routine maintenance is up to date....synthetic
fluids, coil packs OK, etc.

If #1 and #2 are good, I think with appropriate software that allows
timing/boost to be pulled under poor conditions (heat, bad gas), you'll find
near-stock reliability.

Mostly for two reasons: one, the 20V is overengineered to begin with, so
bumping from 227hp to 350hp or so is not as bad as you'd think. Two, you are
replacing probably high mileage components like exhaust, injectors, EM,
turbo, MAF with new items, so they will last a long time compared to how
long their predecessor components have been on the car. If you figure the
stock turbo is good for 100K, and a higher performance unit that gets beaten
on is only good for half that, it's still 50K miles from the time you bolt
it on, and I think both those estimates are wildly pessimistic.

I had full RS2 setup, and did many may track days, and the only failure I
ever had was a harmonic balancer causing the crank pulley to wobble. That
might have happened on the track at 125mph even without the RS2 gear.

Bruce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Gharibo" <cgharibo at usa.net>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:47 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Reliability/Longevity of RS2 setup


Is the reliability and/or longevity of the relevant mechanicals affected
with the RS2 setup?

Thanks in advance.

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