Daytona Grey Goodness

[sonny]

going to get them sprayed at the same time but will be taken off and done properly in oem black

you mean you're going to spray the ali trim? The black optics and thinner than the ali trim so would look different. You could sell the ali trim if you take it off carefully, claw money back from buying the optics.

[X1MYS]

Looks awesome Ben and what a thread!!!
really enjoyed reading the whole thread and has really given me food for thought on what mods to try on mine.
My intake flaps are giving me trouble at the moment and I'm stuck on what to check for next been reading so many possibilities I'm confused as its so intermittent and epc only comes on after a good hammering and car goes in to limp and won't go over 7000 rpm
Do you guys think it may be worthwhile trying a new intake sensor ??

[Firestarter]

Thankyou guys! Well were moving forwards...

Got the front springs on


And painted the front grill and rear boot strip as I wasnt feeling the ally



Got my wheels from powder coating yesterday


And set the spring and all put together this was the finnished result


Still got these white drl bulbs to fit and going to de tango the front headlights too


Will post more pics when the car is clean an I have took some well happy with the result!

Hi ya Ben,
Firstly you car is awesome mate and a credit to you for all the work you've done to date

Cant wait till I pick mine up

What's the actual colour of your wheels as that's exactly the colour I want to change mine too

[surfpunkian]

Epic thread.

Car looks & sounds fantastic Ben, really enjoyed the YouTube vids too and have subscribed to see more! Totally going to play around with my gopro once I've made some mods.

Extremely interesting to see the progress you've made and mods you've chosen to do to your car.

I will definitely be taking inspiration from your styling tweaks for my Daytona saloon and keeping a list of the performance mods for when funds allow.

Thanks so much for sharing. Looking forward to the first track day vid you post!

[Youngben]

you mean you're going to spray the ali trim? The black optics and thinner than the ali trim so would look different. You could sell the ali trim if you take it off carefully, claw money back from buying the optics.

yes was planning on it! didnt realise it was different to the Black optics will have a look at some black ones before i decide to see what style i pefer! as my ally trims are mint i may offer a swap with someone less fortunate as i have read a few are starting to let go now.

Looks awesome Ben and what a thread!!!
really enjoyed reading the whole thread and has really given me food for thought on what mods to try on mine.
My intake flaps are giving me trouble at the moment and I'm stuck on what to check for next been reading so many possibilities I'm confused as its so intermittent and epc only comes on after a good hammering and car goes in to limp and won't go over 7000 rpm
Do you guys think it may be worthwhile trying a new intake sensor ??

thank you so much it makes it all worth while sharing it and taking the pictures to inspire others.

in regards to your problem after a quick search it seems the EPC light could be a result of carbon build up or duff actuators on the inlet manifold flaps? have you had a carbon clean? do you know anyone with vagcom that could possibly take a look? vagcom should at least let you know the sensors are performing as they should as it gives live feed backs of the sensors! when my MAF gave up i had engine management and traction lights on permanent but no other obvious signs of change the car still ran faultless. i haven't seen the EPC light on my car during the ownership

Hi ya Ben,
Firstly you car is awesome mate and a credit to you for all the work you've done to date

Cant wait till I pick mine up

What's the actual colour of your wheels as that's exactly the colour I want to change mine too

Thank you

You will love it buddy its definitely a bit special to own! i refer to my wheels as "titanium" they are in a satin like matte finish and its an audi option colour and because of this is recognized by most powder coaters so you shouldnt have a problem getting the colour from someone in the wheel refurb business!

Epic thread.

Car looks & sounds fantastic Ben, really enjoyed the YouTube vids too and have subscribed to see more! Totally going to play around with my gopro once I've made some mods.

Extremely interesting to see the progress you've made and mods you've chosen to do to your car.

I will definitely be taking inspiration from your styling tweaks for my Daytona saloon and keeping a list of the performance mods for when funds allow.

Thanks so much for sharing. Looking forward to the first track day vid you post!

Much appreciated it is definitely more personal to me now with the mods i have done which is what i was aiming for. The Revolution Airbox is a must though and is my best mod to date but the exhaust does also compliment it well! it wouldn't be right without the 2 in duet but as a standard car boasting a sexy V8 its just to quiet and my first priority was the soundtrack

[MikeFish]

Looking awesome in those new pics, loving the ride height, I can't wait to get mine fitted.

[Youngben]

Looking awesome in those new pics, loving the ride height, I can't wait to get mine fitted.

cheers! i couldn't believe it but i had as many if not more compliments about how well it sat on the motorway as i did about how well is sounded on my trip! wheels fill the arches so nicely now! i may have to space them a bit too as how it is now its on standard fitment but i dont want any rubbing so will have a play with some and see what i can get away with

[TonyHayers]

I have to say that suspension was never really on my radar for mods but the more I see of yours and others with more finely tuned set ups, the more I like it - mine looks quite high at the front whereas I'm quite happy with rear, esp now with 8mm spacers all round.

Great news on the forge oil cooler! Was really hoping someone would take that on - did you talk to Grizz?

[Youngben]

I have to say that suspension was never really on my radar for mods but the more I see of yours and others with more finely tuned set ups, the more I like it - mine looks quite high at the front whereas I'm quite happy with rear, esp now with 8mm spacers all round.

Great news on the forge oil cooler! Was really hoping someone would take that on - did you talk to Grizz?

yeah its been a trade mark really i had an m3 before and that didnt look to bad and i lowered that on coilovers and after having them fitted and looking back its shocking how high the car looks lol! Its nice on the RS though as still having 19" wheels you still get a fair bit of ground clearance. its not a bad priced mod and like you say you can fine tune it to your liking and you get to keep the DRC which isnt a bad setup when working!

Yeah im personal friends with guys at forge and this being a common occurrence now and an expensive fix they have took on the challenge to make a replacement! car is leaving me this afternoon for a week! they also have the AUX rad that i deleted and are thinking about making replacement items in ally for those to prevent corrosion! I haven't spoken to Grizz no why?

[Firestarter]

so got excited after wrapping the bottom of my Revolution air box with the heat tape and decided to fit it

During...


and fitted...

Hey Ben....I see you wrapped your CF Induction box underneath? What wrap type did you use? I haven't heard of anyone else doing this but guess its another source of heat soak protection?

[sar]

Yeah im personal friends with guys at forge and this being a common occurrence now and an expensive fix they have took on the challenge to make a replacement! car is leaving me this afternoon for a week! they also have the AUX rad that i deleted and are thinking about making replacement items in ally for those to prevent corrosion! I haven't spoken to Grizz no why?

ben im real interested in what forge come up with for us for a replacement cooler and lines, im on 65,000 now and mines starting to look crusty i want it changing asap but dont fancy going oem again.

i see jhm have released some upgraded oil lines, some good pics of our <beep> standard lines.
http://jhmotorsports.com/shop/catalog/j ... -1754.html

[Noyjatat]

"Hey Ben....I see you wrapped your CF Induction box underneath? What wrap type did you use? I haven't heard of anyone else doing this but guess its another source of heat soak protection?"

Not sure what Ben used but a few of the lads I know who are running track cars are having some great results with these guys Firestarter

http://www.zircotec.com/page/--zircoflex-i/148

[Firestarter]

"Hey Ben....I see you wrapped your CF Induction box underneath? What wrap type did you use? I haven't heard of anyone else doing this but guess its another source of heat soak protection?"

Not sure what Ben used but a few of the lads I know who are running track cars are having some great results with these guys Firestarter

http://www.zircotec.com/page/--zircoflex-i/148

Ah nice one bud thanks for posting. I guess a sheet of the following will do the trick? I reckon there will easily be enough to cover the CF induction box as Ben did and probably enough for 2 applications

http://www.zircotecwebstore.com/ZircoFl ... rchSize=12

Thanks again bud
Louie

[sar]

"Hey Ben....I see you wrapped your CF Induction box underneath? What wrap type did you use? I haven't heard of anyone else doing this but guess its another source of heat soak protection?"

Not sure what Ben used but a few of the lads I know who are running track cars are having some great results with these guys Firestarter

http://www.zircotec.com/page/--zircoflex-i/148

Ah nice one bud thanks for posting. I guess a sheet of the following will do the trick? I reckon there will easily be enough to cover the CF induction box as Ben did and probably enough for 2 applications

http://www.zircotecwebstore.com/ZircoFl ... rchSize=12


Thanks again bud
Louie

search sonnys old posts on here, he used to run a gruppe m induction kit(same as revolutions).
instead of directly wrapping the intake itself he made a heat shielded compartment to block the heat from the manifold/engine, much better idea imo.

[Yanos]

Awesome post ben, quite some mods you have done there. Interested to see what happens next

I have just installed the Revolution intake and my temps are running slightly higher than with the OEM air box. Going to tape up the underneath like Ben has here. We will see if it will bring it down a little. Next step is sonnys heat sheild!