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by ewill
Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:32 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: How 'Creaky' is your interior?
Replies: 19
Views: 3087

Re: RE: Re: RE: Creaks

i find that a good going over with leather conditioner on the seats in all the crevises and silcon grease on the door and boot rubbers cure all my creaks when they apear done this twice now and cured it both times Agree, but Krytox is more effective and longer lasting on the rubber seals. VW sells ...
by ewill
Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:44 am
Forum: RS6 / RS6 plus (C5 Typ 4B) 2002-2004
Topic: LPG
Replies: 24
Views: 4237

i believe that lpg is 100ron - many cars make do without a modified ecu map, but i'd want to have this option with a hi-po car. the other big issue is range - just not anywhere as good as with petrol. also you lose a fair amount of usable space in the vehicle. LPG is higher octane but lower specifi...
by ewill
Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:36 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: Suspension feel in wet weather
Replies: 0
Views: 463

Suspension feel in wet weather

I'm sure I'm not imagining it, but my suspension (with PSS9s) feels much more comfortable, as in it feels like it has less high speed compression resistance, in wet weather. I wouldn't have thought that the differences in atmospheric pressure, temperature and/or humidity could make much difference, ...
by ewill
Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:20 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: gearbox repair kit
Replies: 29
Views: 3903

[/quote]i might be talking a load of B*****ks here but it may be the way the gears are cut in the cogs???[/quote]

That's it: reverse gears are straight cut while forward gears are helical cut. Helical cut gears are much quieter, although a little less efficient than straight cut.
by ewill
Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:43 am
Forum: RS6 / RS6 plus (C5 Typ 4B) 2002-2004
Topic: Why oh why are RS6 horns crap? and is there a replacement?
Replies: 7
Views: 1639

RE: Why oh why are RS6 horns crap? and is there a replacemen

Sure that both horns are working? Sounds like your low tone horn is not working, and the high tone on its own sounds crap.
by ewill
Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:20 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: RS4 standard height. Help needed.
Replies: 15
Views: 2749

Be careful about using ride heights at the extremes - for some reason known only to themselves, Bilstein provides for a lot more height adjustment on the PSS9s than can be properly accomodated. I started with the ride too low at the rear and it felt like it was riding on the bump stops. Stick within...
by ewill
Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:31 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: exhaust dilema
Replies: 25
Views: 3709

Ah Bugger! lol, Non resonated can be droney at motorway speeds (well sensible motorway speeds!) whereas ressonated isnt. My early (2002) non-resonated can be boomy at 30-60 but when cruising at 70 upwards it's nothing compared to the usual wind and tyre noise. However its rarely annoying, not even ...
by ewill
Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:07 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: RS4 standard height. Help needed.
Replies: 15
Views: 2749

Oh, and on the height issue, the Bilstein specs give you a range of height adjustment. I went for the higher end of that range and the height of the car appears very similar to stock, about two finger width gap between the top of the stock size tyres and the arches all round. I know this is not the ...
by ewill
Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:02 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: RS4 standard height. Help needed.
Replies: 15
Views: 2749

I've been trying different settings from 9 to 4. Noting that the adjustment is for both high speed bump and rebound simultaneously, my impression is that bump is relatively too firm compared to rebound. So what I think I'd really like is the no.9 bump setting but the no.4 rebound setting. Anyone wit...
by ewill
Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:27 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: Stasis/Koni sport suspension
Replies: 12
Views: 1284

Yeah, S4 coilovers fit (the Bilsteins have the same model number for both cars). Ohlins/Motorsport coilovers from Stasis are by far the best option, and worth the extra. Then again, there is the new SL product, which uses essentially the same components but without the adjustability, and much cheape...
by ewill
Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:22 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: Stasis/Koni sport suspension
Replies: 12
Views: 1284

Yeah, S4 coilovers fit (the Bilsteins have the same model number for both cars). Ohlins/Motorsport coilovers from Stasis are by far the best option, and worth the extra. Then again, there is the new SL product, which uses essentially the same components but without the adjustability, and much cheape...
by ewill
Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:43 am
Forum: RS6 / RS6 plus (C5 Typ 4B) 2002-2004
Topic: FIXES! Boost Control (N75) and Suspension (DRC)
Replies: 10
Views: 1772

RE: FIXES! Boost Control (N75) and Suspension (DRC)

And does anyone know the spring rates on the PSS9s and how they compare to OEM?
by ewill
Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:50 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: Hesitation Between 3 and 4 RPM
Replies: 8
Views: 1707

Is your car chipped?
by ewill
Fri May 18, 2007 2:06 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: what dampers ?
Replies: 24
Views: 20944

Same part number for PSS9s for B5 S4 and RS4. The adjustment is for high speed valving rather than low speed, so mainly for float versus crash rather than adjusting handling, and can be carried out without removing shocks. Combined with a 17mm H&R ARB on the rear, I find that these work extremely we...
by ewill
Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:04 am
Forum: RS4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1999-2001
Topic: rs4 milltek exhaust too noisy - what options are there
Replies: 25
Views: 4356

Milltek too loud?

Got a full milltek on mine matey,its a bit boomy under load at 2k but either side of 2k its fine and sounds fabulous when its on song,to have the problem from 1500 to 3000 i would agree with others in that its your individual system thats the problem or the fitting of it.Ive fitted dynamat sound de...

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