[s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 29, Issue 31

Wed Mar 8 16:13:57 EST 2006

Man do you know what you are talking about.  

I have suspenion problems, hesitation and bucking under boost, accelerator
pedal is, well, ... Half gone.

Can you provide the procedure to replace the ignigiton coils including
pictures.  I have not idea wha these are.  Same for the intercooler.  

Cal
1. Suspension bits, such as tie rod ends and bushings. These get sloppy 
at >100k miles.
2. Fuel pump.
3. The "Michelin Man" hose that runs from the intercooler to the 
throttle body. This is by far the most common source of hesitation or 
bucking under boost.
4. Your ignition coils, a.k.a. "POS." This is the second most common 
cause of missing/hesitation/bucking under boost/WOT.  Dave Forgie has 
developed a great system to use less expensive parts from more modern 
Audis to replace these components when the fail.
5. The vent fan and/or the "sampling fan" (under small vent in the 
dash...monitors internal temperature). The vent fan is a major pain to 
get out...do the heater core at the same time.
6. Your accelerator pedal. If you have a pedal that looks tiny compared 
to other cars you've seen...that's not the pedal, it's what's left of 
it. ;-)

Hope this gets you started...

Marc

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re:  Hardwired V1 (Mark Strangways)
   2. Re:  Da bomb! Brake bomb, that is... (Mark Strangways)
   3. Re:  Hardwired V1 (Mark Strangways)
   4. Re:  Hardwired V1 (chris chambers)
   5. Re:  Hardwired V1 (Charlie Smith)
   6. Re:  new car - a few misc quesitons (Charles Rose)
   7. Re:  hardwired v1 (Robert Myers)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:26:04 -0500
From: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hardwired V1
To: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>,	"chris chambers"
	<fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
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It was done actually Taka,
There was an experiment about 20 years ago with some pretty heavy hitting 
microwave gear.
Involved a bank of batteries, and a bank of capacitors, plus some pretty 
heavy homemade torriodial transformers.

The end result remove part of the paint from the side of the cop car (no one

in it), and cooked a hot dog at the same time.
You could not fire back to back shots, it needed cooling and recharge time.
I suspect the article is around somewhere online, but I have never looked 
for it.

It was pretty fun stuff.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
To: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hardwired V1

> Chris-
> I know that at least one firm offers a disassembled V1 that integrates
> with
> the rearview mirror. It's super expensive, but if it's powered off, it's
> totally undetectable unless they take apart your car. I've also seen a 
> setup
> where the guts are disassembled and the antennae put in the mirror and the
> display is integrated into the instrument cluster (this was done on a E46
> BMW).
>
> I'm still waiting for someone to develop a directional EMP generator- 
> then
> I
> can just fry the radar gun and everything else and not worry about being
> pulled over.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On 3/8/06, chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Bruce,
>>
>> There is a "new" "detector detector" out that can detect the V1, it's 
>> called the Spectre RDD and last I heard Valentine has not been able 
>> to get their hands on one to find out what it's detecting.
>>
>> You can read about it on his website here: 
>> http://www.valentine1.com/lab/Previously2.asp
>>
>> Sadly I thought I was safe, left it on while driving through Canada. 
>> End result, I got pulled over and it was confiscated and destroyed, 
>> hence my desire to conceal teh replacement V1!
>>
>>
>> HTH
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Pretty cool stuff Chris!
>> >
>> > I thought the V1 could not be detected by the "detector detector"?
>> >
>> > B
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
>> > To: "Ronald Whiton" <dooksniffer at gmail.com>; 
>> > <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 10:01 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hardwired V1
>> >
>> >
>> > > Ron,
>> > >
>> > > mine is currently mounted above the rear view mirror, with the
>> > power
>> > > cable routed above the headliner, down the a pillar behind the 
>> > > trim
>> > to
>> > > the bottom of the dash.
>> > >
>> > > Behind the "kick panel" under the dash there is a point where you
>> > can
>> > > tap into for power. I selected the one that is on/off with the 
>> > > ignition.
>> > >
>> > > I also have my Remote display integrated into the instrument
>> > cluster,
>> > > here is a pic of the display.
>> > >
>> >
>>
>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/chrisanjenn/Audi%20S4/Remotedis
>> play2.jpg
>> > >
>> > > And here is a link to a how to guide Dean Ferrera wrote about 
>> > > intregrating the remote display into the IC:
>> > >
>> > > And I also installed a mute foot switch on the floot, here is a
>> > pic:
>> > >
>> >
>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/chrisanjenn/Audi%20S4/Mutepedal
>> .jpg
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > My next project is to completely hide the V1, I had one 
>> > > confiscated while driving through Canada and don't want that to 
>> > > happen again.
>> > My
>> > > plan is to have an old radar detector in the glove box, that way 
>> > > if they detect my V1's signal then I can hand over the old POS 
>> > > one and not
>> > the
>> > > V1 because it will be safely hidden.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > HTH
>> > > Chris
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --- Ronald Whiton <dooksniffer at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > S-folk,
>> > > >
>> > > > I know some of you have done this.
>> > > > What power source did you tie into?
>> > > > Where did you mount it?
>> > > >
>> > > > I'm not looking to integrate into the dash, I just can't stand 
>> > > > looking at the cord any longer.
>> > > > Any and all thoughts appreciated.
>> > > >
>> > > > TIA
>> > > >
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:30:31 -0500
From: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Da bomb! Brake bomb, that is...
To: "Eric Phillips" <gcmschemist at gmail.com>,	<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Message-ID: <019801c642e6$c44e1280$6400000a at Strangwaysgroup>
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Eric, I just had the luxury of replacing the return line.
Mine light was coming on intermittedly for a while, then one fine cold day 
the return line split.
It's below the brake MC, and ducks behind the ABS pump.

My cost for the stealer 321 CAD.
It was a bitch to do, of course. Luckily being very cold up here that week, 
my mechanic did it, and I just had to pay the bill.

You may want to look at that hose.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Phillips" <gcmschemist at gmail.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:11 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Da bomb! Brake bomb, that is...

>I have mentioned this before, and got some great feedback.  So now, we  
>narrow down the possiblities.
>
> Did the "push the pedal and count" for bomb testing.  Lost track after 
> 22.  Bomb is good.
>
> Light stays on 20 seconds after start up, every time
>
> So, I need to look at the servo return line, right?  Where is that? 
> And if it keeps dripping, I need to replace the servo, right?
>
> Also, I've heard that crud collects in the little screens on the ends 
> of the hydraulic hoses, and that this can cause slow pressure build 
> up.  (And the brake light to stay on for some time, until the pump can 
> accumulate pressure in the bomb again.)
>
> Which lines to look at first?  And stuff *not* to do when take them 
> off/putting them back on?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric "sorting the brakes one portion of the system at a time." 
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:39:15 -0500
From: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hardwired V1
To: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>,	"Ronald Whiton"
	<dooksniffer at gmail.com>, <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Message-ID: <01c901c642e7$fcc84620$6400000a at Strangwaysgroup>
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Jealousy I guess :-)

Or maybe, turn em off.

Take your pick :-)

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
To: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>; "Ronald Whiton" 
<dooksniffer at gmail.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hardwired V1

> And your point would be.......???
>
>
> Mark muttered
> --- Mark Strangways <Strangconst at rogers.com> wrote:
>
>> Well Chris, they are illegal in Canada :-)
>>
>> Mark S
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:45:02 -0800 (PST)
From: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hardwired V1
To: Mark Strangways <Strangconst at rogers.com>,	Ronald Whiton
	<dooksniffer at gmail.com>, s-car-list at audifans.com
Message-ID: <20060308194502.81491.qmail at web60518.mail.yahoo.com>
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Mark,

LOL, well keep in mind I live in Michigan not Canada.

But as the Canadian cop said, having a radar detector in the car,
even if it's OFF violates their law and the seize it.

Hence the reason I want to have it hidden, for when I venture through
areas that outlaw radar detectors. That and it makes it harder to steal
what you can't see.

Chris

When they outlaw radar detectors, only outlaws will own radar
detectors!
They can have my radar detector when they pry it out of my cold dead
hands, that or when they pull me over and threaten to arrest me if I 
dont hand it over! :-)

--- Mark Strangways <Strangconst at rogers.com> wrote:

> Jealousy I guess :-)
> 
> Or maybe, turn em off.
> 
> Take your pick :-)
> 
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>; "Ronald Whiton" 
> <dooksniffer at gmail.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 2:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hardwired V1
> 
> 
> > And your point would be.......???
> >
> >
> > Mark muttered
> > --- Mark Strangways <Strangconst at rogers.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Well Chris, they are illegal in Canada :-)
> >>
> >> Mark S
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:45:20 -0500 (EST)
From: Charlie Smith <charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hardwired V1
To: fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com (chris chambers)
Cc: Audi S Car List <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Message-ID: <200603081945.k28JjPm5003262 at elektro.cmhnet.org>
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Earlier, chris chambers wrote:
> 
> Many years ago I knew a wealthy pharmaceutical rep, his main car
> was a turbo charged Porsche 911.
> 
> Except this car was all repainted flat black and had every possible
> speed measuring countermeasure.
> 
> Until I met him I thought the car was a POS....NOT! That thing could
> move and STOP! I wonder what goodies he has added to that car since
> then?

Back in the days when I worried more about radar ... when I drove a Porsche
and before I became a volunteer police officer   :-)

I came up with the bright idea of building radar absorbing bra's 
for the front of cars.  Before you laugh too hard, this IS very
possible.  I found a supplier of radar absorbant material which was
almost 1/2" thick, it was flexible like stiff foam, and it was about
$10 / Sq.ft.  This was back in the mid '70s.  

Now figure, you can't block off radiator air for front engined cars,
and the people interested in this will be the ones with real expensive,
fast, luxo-cars with a perfect finish.   I was aiming at about a $300
price point at the retail level - this was when the best radar detector
was around $150.

The good news and the bad ...

Good news is that it would about halve the distance at which a cop
could get a reading on your car.  This was determined with a made
up test bra on a VW Rabbit and using a sports time-your-baseballs
X band radar handgun.  This probably could have been improved by
use of covers over the headlights and over other protrusions.

The bad news was that I couldn't find anyone that could/would make
bra's with the absorbant material - that looked half way decent and
that wouldn't scratch the paint of the luxo-cars whose owners might
buy such an item.  Plus the few places that could have (maybe) done
the manufacturing wanted a price that would bave dictated a $500+ 
retail price tag.

So consequently, the whole thing sank beneath the waves but at least
I had a lower radar profile with my Porsche for a few years  :-)

    - Charlie

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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:50:08 -0500
From: "Charles Rose" <everett2487 at adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] new car - a few misc quesitons
To: "S-cars" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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Thanks for all the help guys, I guess ill just put off changing the oil till
I get some filters from an online dealer, it doesn't really need to be
changed right away but I'm not sure what has been used before so I figured
I'd give it a fresh start with new oil and filter.

As for the keyless entry I opened up the key to discover there were no
batteries so that seems like a good place to start on that, haha.

Thanks again,
-Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Gorelick [mailto:marc at frogville.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 11:22 PM
To: Charles Rose
Subject: Re: [s-cars] new car - a few misc quesitons

Hi Chuck,

Boy have you come to the right place. This list is the best car list 
I've ever been on, with the Miata supercharger list being second.

FYI my UrS is a '93, Emerald Green with an ecru interior. I have 165k+ 
miles on the car.

I'll take a crack at a few of your questions, although I bet you get a 
ton of replies.

1. The oil filters (and other consumeables, like air filters and such) 
are quite hard to find at local auto parts stores. Although some of 
these are shared amongst various VW/Audi models, they are still unusual 
enough to not warrant inclusion in the stock of your favorite auto 
supply chain store.  I ended up buying filters at germanfilters.com. 
Bear in mind that the Mann and Mahle filters are effectively 
identical--I ordered Mann and they shipped me Mahle...but they are 
interchangeable and I think they're actually made by the same company.

2. Keyless entry is a PITA on these cars. Mine still works, although not 
well...it's infra-red after all, so the range is something like 6'. The 
collective wisdom on the list is to convert the IR system to RF, which 
has a lot longer range. Here's a an RF kit that is popular for this 
task. There are various sites relating to the UrS cars that describe how 
to patch this into our cars, but in general the guts you need are under 
the rear seat. I'll do this once mine stops working--already the 
passenger side IR receiver doesn't work, and I only have one key with 
the IR transmitter. It's totally not worth it to fix the IR system.    
http://www.commandocaralarms.com/itemdetails.asp?ProductID=1189

3. My oil pressure gauge does the same thing you are describing.

Here are some things that are going to break on your car:  This is my 
third Audi...believe me, I know what I am talking about...

1. Suspension bits, such as tie rod ends and bushings. These get sloppy 
at >100k miles.
2. Fuel pump.
3. The "Michelin Man" hose that runs from the intercooler to the 
throttle body. This is by far the most common source of hesitation or 
bucking under boost.
4. Your ignition coils, a.k.a. "POS." This is the second most common 
cause of missing/hesitation/bucking under boost/WOT.  Dave Forgie has 
developed a great system to use less expensive parts from more modern 
Audis to replace these components when the fail.
5. The vent fan and/or the "sampling fan" (under small vent in the 
dash...monitors internal temperature). The vent fan is a major pain to 
get out...do the heater core at the same time.
6. Your accelerator pedal. If you have a pedal that looks tiny compared 
to other cars you've seen...that's not the pedal, it's what's left of 
it. ;-)

Hope this gets you started...

Marc

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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:37:04 -0500
From: Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] hardwired v1
To: weski at icubed.com, s-car-list at audifans.com
Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060308143620.02905340 at chips-ur-s.com>
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And I use both a V1 and a CB.  Both have their strengths.

At 02:01 PM 3/8/2006, weski at icubed.com wrote:
>*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro*
>I've always found it simpler and more useful to have a CB in the vehicle
>instead of a radar/laser detector.  I know about the speed traps sometimes
>more than 50 miles before I get to them.  Plus if I need directions or
>assistance for some reason, I have another means of help besides a cell
>phone (which doesn't always work in the mountains).
>
>I used to run a radar detector years ago but I just can't beat talking to
>someone to find out where the police are at.
>
>I've got the CB mounted under the back seat on the drivers side and a
>microphone with all the controls and speaker mounted in the arm rest.  I
>pull it out when I want to use it and close it up when not in use.
>Besides the antennae on the trunk, you'd never know it's in the car.
>
>TEHO,  I'll stick with my CB.
>
>Paul Dooley
>95 S6 with CB in arm rest.
>
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