[s-cars] V8 vs A8

[dbkase at gmail.com]

My B5 S4 has 150k and original turbos. I currently have the "turbo stink"  
but I think I may have disturbed the oil line when putting on gutted down  
pipes. Don't fret - "gutted" downpipes (aka "piggies") are a good thing.  
They help keep the turbos cooler.

Anyway, I love the car. Tight, powerful enough, 6 speed, great brakes and  
looks sexy in silver.

But...I do like having the UrS6 around as a back up should I have to change  
the turbos - not a quick job.

Kase


On Feb 19, 2010 8:08am, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> True that a lot of B5 S4s are beat on, but if they're done right, they're

> actually better modified than stock- I'd rather have an AWE Stage III with

> K04s, manifolds, downpipes and exhaust than a stock 2.7T. But I'd want one

> that was done by a known shop with all receipts.



> Excess bling and stupid suspension setups are bad, I agree.



> But I do hear you on the mods- I got decent money for my STi because it  
> was

> basically stock.



> Taka





> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 7:28 AM, JC jc at j2c3.com> wrote:



> > Yeah, I WANT to like an S4 Avant for my next ride... but in the end I've

> > had

> > to go through the 5 stages of grief with that idea.

> >

> > Prollem with the B5 S4, Avant or Sedan, is that so many seem to have  
> been

> > hacked and beat on by young guys whose previous and subsequent cars were

> > obviously massively modified GTI's or Hondas or Subarus or EVO's or

> > whatever

> > else caught his peabrain attention that week. Too many show signs of  
> abuse

> > and evidence of many people wielding wrenches in the engine compartment  
> at

> > various times to install chrome honk-honk blow-off valves and blue  
> anodized

> > fuel pressure regulators and subwoofers and coilovers and comically

> > retarded

> > 20-30 series tires... I prefer to screw up my car myself, and sadly  
> most of

> > them seem to be pre-screwed. And the wear-prone B5 suspension design +

> > stiffer setup + young testosterone lad driving style = $$$.

> >

> > Very different from the UrS which for a significantly long time still  
> had

> > sanitary examples coming out of the woodwork, owned by older upscale

> > suburban types or at least older thoughtful enthusiasts who took care of

> > 'em

> > and never thought once about heavy engine modifications...

> >

> > > some post 90's S4 avants w. manual transmissions for decent

> > > prices in my neck of the woods (Colorado). I could consider

> > > one myself.

> > >

> > > They're smaller than my '95 S6 avant, but still seem quite

> > > decent for hauling stuff while hauling ass.

> > >

> >

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