[s-cars] "The Aluminum Crowd" / Current UrS prices

[Taka Mizutani]

Oh- I thought we were talking about A4s.

Flingable to me is my Miata on RT-615s. To me, most of the german sedans are
very piggy. The E46 3 series
is quite nimble, as were the E36 and the E30 before that. The E34 M5 was
quite nimble. Only Audis that I thought
were that nimble were the UrQ and the 4kq.

The STi made it all the more obvious, but the STi is really trucklike
compared to the Miata or even a Boxster.

Taka

On 4/18/07, Pasqualoni, James E <james.pasqualoni at gs.com> wrote:
>
>  I meant a 2.2l I5 S-car Silly.  But I respectfully disagree.  I had a B6
> S4 Avant and felt that it was extremely 'fling able'.  No, I wouldn't want
> to have to work on the motor, but I felt it communicated its handling limits
> very clearly, and I also could get the rear to step out anytime sans ESP.  I
> miss that car....
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:25 AM
> *To:* Pasqualoni, James E
> *Cc:* djdawson2 at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] "The Aluminum Crowd" / Current UrS prices
>
> If you can keep the boost threshold reasonable, the 4 cylinder offers
> better weight distribution than the V-8 and it's a lot easier to work on the
> car with the 4 cylinder.
>
> I don't know how well they do with aftermarket suspension, but the B6 and
> B7 S4s are really piggy- very ponderous going into turns, you really feel
> like you have to make the car work and it's a lot of weight to move around-
> they drive like a much larger car than they are. The 2.0T feels much
> better in the corners.
>
> 360whp in an A4 would be a blast, though.
>
>
> On 4/18/07, Pasqualoni, James E < james.pasqualoni at gs.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Then why not just get an S car if that's the plan???
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> > *From:* Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:13 AM
> > *To:* Pasqualoni, James E
> > *Cc:* djdawson2 at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] "The Aluminum Crowd" / Current UrS prices
> >
> > I thought we were talking about 440+ whp UrS type ridiculous power!
> > You'll need the increased displacement to do that.
> >
> > I know Rod's car was 2.0L and hitting 11s at Englishtown. Maybe below
> > that.
> >
> > Taka
> >
> >
> > On 4/18/07, Pasqualoni, James E <james.pasqualoni at gs.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >  Not even.  I've ridden in a Dahlback 360 hp 1.8t conversion car.  No
> > > internals need be modified.  Nutty, violent fast.  Not unlike an RS2's URS
> > > above 3k rpm.  This hits faster!
> > >
> > >  ------------------------------
> > > *From:* Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:58 AM
> > > *To:* djdawson2 at aol.com
> > > *Cc:* Pasqualoni, James E; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] "The Aluminum Crowd" / Current UrS prices
> > >
> > >  Punch the motor out to 2.0 or 2.1L, install larger turbo, injectors,
> > > FMIC, etc. Rod Haney was doing fine with
> > > his, saw his car at Waterfest a couple times.
> > >
> > > Taka
> > >
> > > On 4/17/07, djdawson2 at aol.com < djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yep... cheap thrills.  I bought mine from a fellow CO Audi geek... a
> > > > well maintained sport equipped A4 1.8tq.  I threw on a Koni coilover
> > > > kit and some 18x8's.  It already was chipped.  It isn't boring in the power
> > > > department, but after numerous years with the pumped up UrS as the daily
> > > > driver, it leaves you wanting more.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>