[V8] Maintenance and Modification finished on the 93V8

[D Morralee]

I don't believe i'll need to change out  the Camber plates as this is a basic modification that hasn't really changed much with the dynamics of the car. (someone can chime in as I'm speculating) I will know next week when I take it in to get it aligned :-) 
 
 
My understanding is that the former are often referred to as the "Red" springs and the latter as the "Green" springs. The "Greens" lower the car slightly more than the "Reds" - at the front anyway - and are a little softer.
 
cheers superdave 
 
> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:19:35 +0000
> From: bkrussow at comcast.net
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] Maintenance and Modification finished on the 93V8
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> Will you have to replace the front upper camber plates with the ones from 2 Bennet now that you've lowered it that much.  Or does the front suspension align to within factory spec OK. 
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> Can you explain the HR "Green", is that in reference to the springs? 
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> Thanks Bob 
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> From: "D Morralee " < superdaveski @ hotmail .com> 
> To: " audi fan" <v8@ audifans .com> 
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 9:47:12 AM 
> Subject: [V8] Maintenance and Modification finished on the 93V8 
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> I think we have covered Ball joints and SPAM enough last week onto something “New”, this weeks theme Audi V8,s Big smile. 
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> Well after a few-teen hours in the garage my 93 V8 is out on the road again. The first modification/job was to put the HR (green) / Bilstein setup on the car. The new set up is great because it lowered the car by one inch on all four corners. When I was in Carlisle last year I picked up the whole set for 225.00 if memory serves me right. Not a bad deal when new they would of cost 1200-1400 dollars. New rear control armS which I picked up on ebay for 65 dollars, not a bad price as they use to be way more expensive. The front end got new tire rods/ ball joints and sway bar bushings. The end result is a Firm V8 that is great on the road and handles nicely. Now as you can image there are always a few rusted nuts you can’t get off without a torch. I use a simple Propane torch and it might take 5-10 min to heat the components up, but it works well. In my past I wouldn ’t use Heat technique, but I have come to realize that this is one of the best ways to un seize stuff. 
> The E-Cut out mod took a little time to fabricate to get everything together. The problem is the Y section of the mod is in inches and the Audi exhaust system is in cm.  An E-Cutout is a Y section you put into your exhaust system just past the CATs . On the outlet there is a well designed butterfly valve that is controlled by a powered switch on the dash. The rocker switch enables you to open the valve a little or the whole range. Went out and bought a wire fed welder that plugs into a 110V for 130.00. Could have had the shop do the work but I’ ve always wanted a welder … so this was a good excuse to buy one.  On a dyno with the valve opened up some peoples vehicles have seen a performance increase from 20- 25 HP!!  I certainly feel a difference when I put my foot down. Now the entertainment value of this modification is a look of shear disbelief … wow what a nice sound note. Last week as I was leaving a local car show I opened up the E-Cutout and OMG there were a lot of heads turned with mouths open. Well that’s it from me , cheers superdave   
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