[s-cars] Cheap? RS2 EMs on ebay - This is too funny
Harold McComas
HaroldMcComas at comcast.net
Sun Jul 23 11:32:06 EDT 2006
James, here is the translation for the second auction you listed. Forgive
the grammar as I am translating quickly.
In the title: New RS2 EM for Audi S2 RS2 S4 20v Turbo.
You are bidding on a turbo EM from the Audi/Porsche motorsports (program).
This is a new, accurate, precise turbo EM for turbos with a KKK K24, K26
flange. All measurements were calculated precisely so that each the exhaust
gases would flow out of the cylinders equally. These EM have been tested to
over 550 hp. As well as Garret turbos and the new Garret turbos with the
K26, etc. exhaust flanges.
Then some stuff about pistons and rods. He must use the same ad for his
pistons and rods.
I thought "Audspeed" was known on the s-list? I seem to remember some talk
about him awhile back. Not sure if it was favorable.
Harold
> From: "James Shackelford" <93urs4 at rovershack.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Cheap? RS2 EMs on ebay - This is too funny - though
> the second is very much dishonst.
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> Follow this all here... sneaky ending.
>
> Original Ebay Item: ---> http://tinyurl.com/lntmm
>
> So, I am looking at these manifolds. I figure, hmm, who might have bought
> one and did a search on any closed auctions. Found one purchased by a
> user
> by the name of "audspeed" who in turn has an ebay shop..... Then I in
> turn
> go to his shop and see this manifold advertised in German...
>
>
> Second Ebay Manifold: ---> http://tinyurl.com/rqggx
>
> Now, my German is rusty. But I am pretty sure he is stating that this is
> a
> genuine AUDI RS2 Manifold. I did a Goolge translate and that's pretty
> much
> what it said. Take a good look at the picture. Notice the little blue
> box
> cut out on the bottom. Go back to the first link and look at the picture.
> This guy is reselling this as original, in German I assume to try to see
> to
> Europe? Who knows, but it's pretty shady business. Or is he selling it
> in
> Euros to confuse some poor sap into thinking it's coming from germany?
>
> I smell fish.
>
> James
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:07:46 -0400
> From: djdawson2 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] So here's the story...
> To: docwyte at comcast.net, elijahallen92 at aol.com,
> s-car-list at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <8C87C3573EB8EEB-195C-14C at FWM-M35.sysops.aol.com>
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> The sad truth... throwing a cylinder head at this car is likely not going
> to solve any problems, but just bring others to light. If "doc" drove
> this thing on a long trip, used 1.3 gallons of water... which appears to
> have gone in the crankcase from the comments made... this engine will be
> suffering from more than just head issues. If it was run for a
> substantial period of time with mud in the crankcase, you can bet your
> last dollar that the rod and main bearings are trashed. This car will
> need a complete rebuild to insure a reliable return to service.
>
> About the parting out... Yeah, they are neat cars. But look at the
> facts: With the list of "toys" on that car, not a single person bemoaning
> the disassembly of said car, would ever consider paying what has been put
> into it. Audi has built only 2 cars that could be considered as
> *possible* collectibles: the Sport Q and the UrQ. The UrS will never be
> collectible, and slowly but surely, Audi will stop supporting them and
> parts will be unavailable. Like it or not, the life of the UrS will come
> to an end.
>
> The most economically viable solution for the owner is to strip it of the
> goodies, and sell them off separately. If it were mine, that's what I
> would do... it's simple dollars and sense. On the other hand, I would
> also take the car and make it a runner in stock form, and then sell it
> complete.
>
> But that's just me.
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: docwyte at comcast.net
> To: elijahallen92 at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 6:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] So here's the story...
>
>
> I know it was well cared for, I have a stack of receipts on the car. Some
> appear to be missing tho, as I don't have the receipt for the headwork,
> tranny
> work and RS2 stuff that ASW did. I plan on calling them and seeing if I
> can get
> those receipts. I do have the receipt showing the leather on the drivers
> seat
> being replaced and then again when it got redyed.
>
> I just had the two front seats redyed again actually.
>
> There are two things that are holding me up from just fixxing the car and
> enjoying it.
>
> #1 This coolant loss problem has been dogging the car for almost two
> years now.
> I don't want to put $1000+ into the head, put it on the car and still be
> losing
> coolant. At that point, I'll be steaming. (pun intended)
>
> #2 The cost of a rebuilt head. I'm not comfortable just buying a used
> head and
> putting it on the car. If I pick up a used head, I'm going to take it to
> the
> machine shop, have it checked and resurfaced, then rebuild the head. At
> that
> point, I should just buy one from 034.
>
> Can someone explain the whole 7A head thing to me? Will it be cheaper to
> buy
> one of those, have it rebuilt and drilled by 034 vs just buying a 20vt
> rebuilt
> head from 034?
>
> I'm more than a little peeved at the person I bought the car from (not
> Jim!) as
> I'm positive he knew about this and didn't tell me. When I informed him
> of the
> problem and asked him to take care of it, he told me to go pound sand.
> (in so
> many words and he refuses to answer my calls or emails now, so I can't ask
> him
> any more questions about the service history of the car while he had it)
>
> I had the car inspected by a well known shop before I bought it and they
> gave it
> a clean bill of health. I'm hoping I can come to some sort of solution
> with
> them about this...
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: elijahallen92 at aol.com
>
> Doc,
> Jim Fisher is my uncle in law. That car was very well taken care of and
> was one
> of the main reason I bought these cars. Fix the car, it will be worth it,
> its
> hard to find these cars that were taken car of like that one was, he
> replaced
> the drivers seat leather twice for gods sake. The Fisher family live and
> breath
> audi's, if I could get all of them together for a picture it would be
> incredible, I can think of over 20 audi's just in the immediate family
> including
> our two. I really hope you find a solution, I just sold the last extra
> head that
> I had so I can't help but they are around and you should be able to pick
> one up
> for under $1K (I sold my last stock one for $800). Good luck,
>
> Elijah
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: docwyte at comcast.net
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 7:31 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] So here's the story...
>
>
> I bought Jim Fischer's old car. However, I didn't buy it from Jim, I
> bought it
> from the guy who bought it from Jim. This guy lives out in Cali.
> Apparently
> from what I've gathered, the car was using coolant before Jim sold it.
>
> Autosportwerks rebuilt the head on the car to solve this problem. Then
> Jim sold
>
> the car. Shortly after that it was losing coolant again. 2Bennett said
> it was
> the turbo and the turbo was replaced. Supposedly that did solve the
> issue. A
> month later, the t-belt snapped. 6 months later the head was off the car
> again
> for a reason that I can't ascertain.
>
> 6 months later, I buy the car. It uses 1.3 gallons of water on the drive
> back
> home, engine temps are fine. Pressure test the coolant system and it
> loses
> coolant over a few hours. Pull the plugs, plug 5 is wet. Pull the valve
> cover
> and it's full of chocolate milk. Drain the pan and coolant comes out.
>
> The head is off the car now and I'll be sending it to a machine shop. I
> expect
> to hear that it's warped or cracked or maybe both.
>
> I'm not adverse to keeping the car, in fact, I'd prefer to, as I like it.
> However, I don't really want to put $1250 for a 034 head into the car. If
> someone has another option for me to get a good (ie, not a used head that
> needs
> a rebuild) head on the car for a more reasonable price I'm all ears!!
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:06:04 -0600
> From: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at ae.ca>
> Subject: [s-cars] So here's the story
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> Defeatist.
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:02:29 -0400
> From: matt ludwig <matt.ludwig2 at verizon.net>
> Subject: [s-cars] parking lamp/turn signal install how-to?
> To: //Scar //Scar list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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> anyone have one around? any pitfalls to look for? replacing mine and
> want to avoid snapping off the tabs or anything like it if possible....
>
> Thanks!
>
> matt ludwig.
> 1995.5 S6 Avant
> Washington, D.C. / Portland, ME
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:33:57 -0400
> From: "Mark Strangways" <StrangConst at rogers.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] brake light problem
> To: "matt ludwig" <matt.ludwig2 at verizon.net>
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> Goes on when the rear fog light switch is on.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "matt ludwig" <matt.ludwig2 at verizon.net>
> To: "Mark Strangways" <StrangConst at rogers.com>
> Cc: "Jerry Scott" <jerryscott at wispertel.net>; "s-car-list"
> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 6:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] brake light problem
>
>
>> But that only comes on w/ the rear fog switch depressed, no? Also
>> (and the german peeps can correct me here) but I believe for a
>> certain time (when our cars were made) having a rear fog light was
>> German National law.
>>
>>
>> matt ludwig.
>> 1995.5 S6 Avant
>> Washington, D.C. / Portland, ME
>>
>> On 21Jul , 2006, at 5:57 PM, Mark Strangways wrote:
>>
>> > That is called the rear fog light.
>> > Used in Europe when there is fog, only.
>> >
>> > Mark
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Jerry Scott" <jerryscott at wispertel.net>
>> > To: "s-car-list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 5:46 PM
>> > Subject: [s-cars] brake light problem
>> >
>> >
>> >> I was following a friends 94 S4 in Vail at night, when I noticed that
>> >> when he had the low beams on and cruising on the interstate, the left
>> >> brake light was on. When he flipped to the high beams the brake
>> >> light
>> >> went out. Each time he went to the low beams the left brake light
>> >> would
>> >> come on. I'm guessing this is the known problem of the wiring
>> >> harness
>> >> breaking at the trunk hinge. Has anyone seen this before any
>> >> maybe have
>> >> a fix? The car has about 160k miles.
>> >> Jerry
>> >>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:48:10 -0400 (EDT)
> From: <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>
> Subject: [s-cars] New Jersey Listers
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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> Any NJ listers located near Bernardsville/Mendham, NJ 07945?
> I am looking for an good independent Audi shop in that vicinity.
>
> This is roughly near US Rt 287, between I-80 and I-78.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -manny
> 95.5 UrS6 Avant
>
>
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