S4 as a family car.. now with mods done & pics PG2..

[MattS5]

Any pics yet Neil?

[neilc]

Thought I would do a little write up on the work carried out on the S4 by TTS Roadsport yesterday with some fresh pics too..Hats off to Dave and the team for getting it all for me and working well past closing time !

So I haven't gone mad on this car but did feel that there were a few areas that could be improved upon , and after previously owning two RS4 B7 V8's I feel qualified to offer a decent opinion on the differences.

So I have done a write up on the different components below and the effect they have had.

Bilstein PSS9 Fully adjustable coilovers

I currently have Bilstein PSS on my TT but had decided upon the fully adjustable PSS9 for the S4 as it is to be used my family car and didn't want it to stiff. The unit's come with settings 1-9 with 9 being the softest. I have set it at 8 and had it lowered by 30mm so not a drastic drop at all. How do they feel ?? Amazing is the answer with massively better body control , virtually no body roll and the car just turns in much more tautly too and all of this is achieved with very close to OE ride quality which has quite frankly amazed me.




Milltek resonated exhaust.

Went for the resonated Milltek with quad pipes in the end as I didn't want the car to be boomy or have any drone at motorway speeds. I have had experience of Milltek non resonated before on my old RS4 Avant and found that just way to boomy on the motorway. Well I couldn't be happier with this resonated system as it gives the S4 the V8 burble it so desperately needs as it's just to quiet standard , you get a nice deep V8 tone but with no drone at all which has pleased me no end and they look great too.




I also had some Yellowstuff front brake pads fitted , spark plugs and oil change too. I also had some 12mm spacers fitted all round but these are now about to come off because as you will have noticed the standard Avus wheels have gone in place of a set of staggered 9.5 / 8.5 x 19inch 3SDM's which Dave had bought for his own car but we came to a deal so that I could have them.. So now I have matching wheels on both cars ! So very pleased with that result.




The inevitable comparison to my previous RS4...

Well as mentioned earlier I have previously owned two RS4 B7's and so of course I have to compare them and in actual fact I am pleasantly surprised , with the PSS9's fitted the overall feel and cornering is pretty darned similar and both cars seem to have that almost magical ability to just flow down a tricky road without bouncing around and feeling to stiff.

Performance wise , well as RS4 owners will appreciate the biggest difference is between 5500-8250 revs where as the S4 revs only to 7000 but up to that point there isn't as much of a real world advantage that you would imagine close to 80BHP would give you. And with the Milltek helping it a tad I am very surprised and of course it sounds great too..

Brakes wise again , pleasantly surprised with the Yellowstuff pads and OEM discs the S4 stops very well indeed with great initial bite and not really sure that I remember the 8 piston setup being a huge step up.

So overall ,very very happy and looking forward to a few more miles under my belt.

[MattS5]

Looking good fella, I like it.

[neilc]

Looking good fella, I like it.

Cheers Matt , really like it...Shame Anna will be using it more than me hey.

[ASC]

Nice.. what offset do the wheels have and what tyre size please?

[neilc]

Nice.. what offset do the wheels have and what tyre size please?

Hmmmm , not sure about the offset , I will find out. Tyres are 235/35/19Y.

[Ian_C]

Brakes wise again , pleasantly surprised with the Yellowstuff pads and OEM discs the S4 stops very well indeed with great initial bite and not really sure that I remember the 8 piston setup being a huge step up.

What did the Yellowstuff come in at may I ask? Guess TT Shop supplied these? TT Shop did rear discs and pads on mine a while ago, and if the fronts ever need doing I'm considering OEM Audi discs and EBC pads - although more likely Redstuff.

[neilc]

Think the pads were about £95 ish from memory , seem pretty good it has to be said.

[BadWaz]

[Ian_C]

Think the pads were about £95 ish from memory , seem pretty good it has to be said.

Cheers Neil, ebcbrakeshop.co.uk and Camskill list Redstuff around around that price.

[neilc]

Nice.. what offset do the wheels have and what tyre size please?

link below to the wheel on Ebay. I am running 235/35/19 but am just about to go for Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2 in the usual 255/35/19 size.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19-3SDM-0-01- ... 3a8576d89b