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Hi all, Can't really claim to be a new member, as I was on here a bit back in 2005/2006... I had a B5 S4 at the time, and found the forum a great source of info. But due to several factors (new job, new house, new kid, etc), I unfortunately had to sell that car in 2007... Anyway, after a few years w...

Previously mentioned in this thread. Seems there's 2 companies that make them, both in the US : AWE Autospeed I want to buy one of these, but also want to avoid paying 'wire transfer fees' (they won't accept credit cards for international orders), and don't want to pay silly courier charges (they ca...

I put Yokohama AVS Winter tyres on mine a couple of weeks ago, luckily, and have had the opportunity to test them out the last few days with all the snow here (plenty of non-ESP sideways action). They are 225/45/17s, and cost me CHF 990.00 for 4 fitted and balanced. (approx 440 GBP). Should be obtai...

'01 Avant, 48k, metallic black, stage 1 320hp, KW coilovers, 18"s, black leather recaros, carbon trim, navigation, stacker.

http://www.autospeedperformance.com/ can sell you a TRANSMISSION STABILIZER BAR for $279 +delivery this will fix the kangaroo first gear problem. Thanks ! That looks like a handy thing. (Which I didn't know about.) Might hunt around to see if a more 'local' equivalent exists, otherwise will serious...

umm you might find the jerky off throttle to be a 'feature', the drive train moving due to the change in torque but I could be wrong... I have the same problem (very slight 'jerkiness', for want of a better term) in my 01' avant s4, and it certainly seems to be more of a drivetrain problem than thr...

I'll be commenting after the weekend... I'm expecting having done lots of laps on GT4, that I'll hopefully know which way the corners are going to go...but not much more than that. (have also watched countless videos of various cars going round the ring.) going to get a couple of passenger laps wit...

Hmm, I'll keep that in mind.
All opinions/suggestions/warnings taken onboard. Thanks all...

Hmm, okay. Thanks. It just seems to me that a 5mm gap isn't much if the wheel or bolts flex a tiny bit...or a bit of gravel or something gets in between them. The 17s that were on the car when I bought it have at least a 10mm gap, probably more like 12. But if 3mm works okay, I'll go for 5mm...

Bit of a noob question: generally speaking, by how much should a wheel clear the outside of the caliper, minimum ? (ie, not in the diameter direction, but laterally, in the direction of the spokes of the wheel...). I have kept the aftermarket 18" wheels off my old a4, which will go on the 'new' s4, ...

Standard is fine. If you don't do more than 2 laps consecutively your brakes should be okay, but they are the first things I would suggest upgrading, even if its just pads. Ideally rotors and pads. If you have the budget, calipers too, but I believe this is less important...
See brake threads...

Nice one !

Your S4 will love the Ring. Was there on Saturday with mine...most fun I've ever had in a car...

I've bought the parts but haven't got round to fitting them yet. The following are the prices I was quoted a while back by www.vagparts.com are 021 919 369 – Thermo-switch £8.69+vat N 903 168 02 – O-ring @ 32+vat By the time they had replied I had bought the parts elsewhere and had paid much more. ...

Clarification : Got the clip - it's actually plastic, not metal. According to the stores bloke at the local Audi place, it was changed from metal to plastic, not the other way around.

Ah. I was wondering about that too. Thanks!

Have the other bits, going to do it this week...