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

Thu Jan 11 20:24:55 EST 2007

Wow, when I said sheet-metal piece I didn't mean the whole belly pan :)  I
meant just the area under the intercooler.  After taking my belly pan off
the ONLY thing I noticed was a very slight decrease in upper rpm power due
to heat soak on the IC.  My gas mileage was unaffected and my oil temps
stayed the same.  So that's why I was just concerned with the IC part of the
functionality, and I certainly like the accessibility.  Also, anytime I want
to examine something in my undercarriage I don't have to take the pan off.
At least once a month I slide under to look at something and with that pan
on it would get to be quite a pain in the butt.
--Calvin

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iain.atkinson at tesco.net
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:04 AM
To: Robert Myers; hoog23 at aol.com; mrivera at webcats.net;
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Subject: 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)
Pro*
> >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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