[s-cars] B5 S4 opinions

[smarinello at entouch.net]

Thanks to all of you who have provided me with your knowledge and experience.  
Whether I go down that road is still undecided.  I am very tempted by a couple of 
cars, but really, do I want to 'upset' the wife again with some more fun, or do I 
get something nominally modded that the soon to be 16 year old daughter can drive to 
and from school.  Something on the lines of a B5/6 A4q or a Mk IV GTI...  Really a 
something more for me or something for her, but the itch is there again. We'll see.

Thanks again,

Steve


On Fri Oct 29 11:21 , "Calvin Craig"  sent:

>I will second Dave's opinion on this.  I bought my '01 S4 in '07 with 38k
>miles on it, it now has about 68k miles on it.  It has a bunch of mods: H&R
>coilovers, ABT chip, Miltek exhaust, Autospeed downpipes, Stoptech brakes,
>AWE Intercoolers, etc.  It still has the stock K03's and I run the piss out
>of it at altitude here in Denver and they have not once leaked or
>complained, even after 100 mile days at the 2.5 mile road course we have
>near Denver.
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>It has only had the usual repairs of CV boots, control arms, and after-run
>pump.  I loved my '92 UrS but when I wanted to go faster, handle better, and
>still maintain low end torque this car was the obvious choice, and it does
>not disappoint in that area.  Of course all that can be done on the UrS, but
>for more than I paid for my modified B5.
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>The only thing I have noticed is that the build quality, although still
>better than 99% of the cars out there, is not the same as the UrS cars.  But
>then again one of them cost 45k in 1992 dollars and the other one cost 40k
>in 2001 dollars, something has to give in that equation :)
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>If you drive one that is properly modified for more than a day you will be
>hooked.  BTW, I would do the mods in this order for fun factor: chip,
>coilovers, and brakes.
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>Good luck.
>
>--Calvin
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>[s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com','','','')">s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On 
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>Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:59 PM
>To: smarinello at entouch.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] B5 S4 opinions
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> As most of this list knows, I tend to use my cars a lot... and hard.  I
>have an '01 S4... and it was converted to full "stage 3" stuff almost as
>soon as I bought it... K04s, injectors, MAF, large downpipes, LW flywheel
>and Southbend clutch, Milltek exhaust, IM isolators etc...  When this was
>done, I addressed all of the common issues at the same time... coolant pump,
>VC gaskets, etc...  I also replaced the entire control arm set.
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>Since this has been done, the car has been absolutely trouble free.  It
>starts and runs like an appliance and uses no oil between changes.  I've
>always run the oil I preach about (Rotella synthetic).  The car has been run
>pretty hard and routinely fast... traversing the mountain west a bunch of
>times.  It now has 180k miles on it, and still runs perfectly.
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>You could never say that modifying them is as cost effective as the I-5, but
>once done correctly, it runs great all the time.
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>As a final note, and to my embarrassment, this was also the first car I had
>to hand over to someone else to do the engine work... a first for me.  My
>stage 3 parts sat in a box... my work/travel schedule didn't show any signs
>of relief.  Getting impatient, I finally decided to have Brendan Rudack
>(Apikol) do the engine work, as I know his work is first rate and can be
>trusted.
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>I did the suspension work... control arms, coilovers, Hotchkis swaybars, and
>full RS4 brakes front and rear.
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>Even with 180k miles, this car seems like it'll be good for a long time to
>come.  I really enjoy it, and the handling/braking is something the UrS
>can't ever compare with.  The engine is smooth as silk, and even with K04's
>at high altitude, I could never whine about low end power.  All in all,
>tough to beat.
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>Dave
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve Marinello smarinello at entouch.net>
>To: s-car-list s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tue, Oct 26, 2010 3:40 pm
>Subject: [s-cars] B5 S4 opinions
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>What is the list opinion/experience with well sorted B5 2.7tt S4's?  This
>one has the ECU modified by APR and a few other minor pieces; APR Bi-pipe,
>K&N cone intake and hoses.  How do they hold up once they get through to
>100k+?
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>Thanks,
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>Steve
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