[s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
Mark Strangways
StrangConst at rogers.com
Fri Jan 12 08:40:39 EST 2007
Think bling factor though :-)
I dunno...
Carbon fibre should handle the abuse that most pans see.
Now I do understand how people drive in Quebec, so maybe 1/4" boiler plate
might be a better choice there.
Bahahaha... :-)
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From: "Vincent Frégeac" <s.sikss at gmail.com>
To: "'Mark Strangways'" <StrangConst at rogers.com>; <calvinlc at earthlink.net>;
<iain.atkinson at tesco.net>; "'Robert Myers'" <robert at s-cars.org>;
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Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
I'm afraid a CF belly pan would make the oil change an oil& belly pan
change. CF does not like impacts that much and the belly pan sees its share.
Vincent.
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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de Mark Strangways
Envoyé : 11 janvier 2007 21:30
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Objet : Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
Two words to add to this thread...
Carbon Fibre.
----- Original Message -----
From: <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
To: <iain.atkinson at tesco.net>; "Robert Myers" <robert at s-cars.org>;
<hoog23 at aol.com>; <mrivera at webcats.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
> iain.atkinson at tesco.net
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:04 AM
> To: Robert Myers; hoog23 at aol.com; mrivera at webcats.net;
> s-car-list at audifans.com
> 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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