[s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)

[Mark Rivera]

I'm no Audi expert by any means, but I'm pretty sure the belly pan guides
the air through the intercooler, whereas without it, the air is more prone
to go around the intercooler than through it.

-----Original Message-----
From: iain.atkinson at tesco.net [mailto:iain.atkinson at tesco.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:04 AM
To: Robert Myers; hoog23 at aol.com; mrivera at webcats.net;
s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)


Interesting comment from calvin re loss of power by not having the undertray
in place, i would have thought it would have caught more air in this case???
I must be missing something??

Iain
>
> From: Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org>
> Date: 2007/01/11 Thu PM 02:39:25 GMT
> To: hoog23 at aol.com,  mrivera at webcats.net,  s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
>
>
> If sheet metal belly pans are developed let me suggest at least one
> change in the basic pattern.  Provide a trap door through which the
> oil filter can be changed and oil can be drained from the
> engine.  That would also require some sort of fastener to keep the
> door closed.  Hinges and a screw or two?
>
> Also, at least in my case, there is a piece of pipe for my FMIC which
> drops a little below the "plane" of the belly pan near the horn.  It
> would be helpful to have some simple direct method of accommodating
> such variations.
>
> At 09:20 AM 1/11/2007, hoog23 at aol.com wrote:
> >*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm)
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> >I got a slightly damaged clean one that could be used as a 'mold.'
> >
> >I think it lasted about 2 weeks before my wife took it out.  I ended
> >up putting my original back on with zip ties.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: mrivera at webcats.net
> >To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> >Sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 8:53 AM
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
> >
> >
> >Speaking of a sheetmetal replacement, does anyone offer these?  I might
be
> >willing to have some made here through work if there's enough interest.
We
> >could maybe set it up as a group buy.  The UrS4 I bought a few months ago
> >didn't have one, and I'd really like to make one instead of paying a
small
> >fortune for a piece of plastic.  We even have louvering capabilities
here,
> >so the sky's the limit so far as design goes.  I just don't have a part
to
> >start with.....  Anyone willing to help?  I'm sure you all have ideas how
> >you'd improve the factory piece...
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> >[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
> >calvinlc at earthlink.net
> >Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:17 AM
> >To: Tom Winter; s-car-list at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
> >
> >
> >After the first time that I had to take it off and put it on to change
the
> >oil, it never went back on again.  That was 83k miles ago...and I live in
> >the Denver area as well.  The only adverse thing that I know of that is
> >quantifiable is that you don't get very good cooling from the intercooler
> >with it off, lose a little power.  I have been meaning to make a sheet of
> >sheet metal that just covers up the intercooler area but I just haven't
> >gotten around to it yet.
> >--Calvin
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> >[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Tom Winter
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:21 PM
> >To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> >Subject: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
> >
> >
> >Well, I had a belly pan. But it must have gotten ripped right off the car
by
> >some of the deep, icy ruts we have here in Colorado. Ya woulda thunk that
I
> >would have noticed some sort of sound, but, nope. Gotta turn down the
tunes,
> >I suppose.
> >
> >It will be easier to change the oil this weekend with the bastard already
> >torn off, but I'd like to replace it.
> >
> >First, though, any problems if I don't? (aside from the obvious dirt and
> >other junk spraying up into the engine compartment) I've got a bunch of
> >travel coming up and there's no way to deal with it immediately. No time
at
> >all. . .
> >
> >And, what might I expect to pay for such an important part? I suppose
that
> >similar year A6's will be the same (like 95s and 96s?). Me thinks that it
> >will be easier for me to source a used one from an A6 in these parts.
> >
> >And, if you live in these parts, (Colorado front range/I-70 corridor to
> >Aspen) and have a used one, whatcha want for it?
> >
> >Thanks in advance, all.
> >
> >Tom
> >95 S6 Avant
> >
> >
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