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by BHP_Hunter
Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:14 pm
Forum: S4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1997-2002
Topic: Turbo question.
Replies: 3
Views: 545

Turbo question.

hi again, can someone tell me why the K04 is almost the default choice for the V6 lump upgrade? are they the best bang for buck turbo? is there something about their specific design that makes fitting easier than other turbines? are they more reliable than other similarly priced turbines? are there ...
by BHP_Hunter
Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:52 pm
Forum: S4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1997-2002
Topic: S4 advice needed please.
Replies: 42
Views: 3696

would i be right in assuming that it's only when you're aiming for over 470bhp or so when the moey involved starts to get a little silly? i can't stress enough how more and more impressed i am about these cars the more i learn about them. seem to me that with some minor suspension work added to appr...
by BHP_Hunter
Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:52 pm
Forum: S4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1997-2002
Topic: S4 advice needed please.
Replies: 42
Views: 3696

sounds like a massively over-engineered car.
god bless the germans.
by BHP_Hunter
Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:30 pm
Forum: S4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1997-2002
Topic: S4 advice needed please.
Replies: 42
Views: 3696

so really apart from the brakes and the parts included in these bolt on kits, the rest of the car is more than upto the challenge and doesn't need any modifying?
by BHP_Hunter
Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:09 pm
Forum: S4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1997-2002
Topic: S4 advice needed please.
Replies: 42
Views: 3696

[Wouldn't say bogus on power, just price. You can certainly get the bits for 460hp for less than 6 grand - just won't get em installed too! Are you quoting the regal price for the kit in the UK? Don't forget you'll need downpipes and upgraded intercoolers to get 460hp reliably. And all this is excl...
by BHP_Hunter
Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:46 pm
Forum: S4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1997-2002
Topic: S4 advice needed please.
Replies: 42
Views: 3696

whisky180 wrote:6k for 550 bhp is pretty optimistic, mrc tuning do a drive in drive out 500 bhp conversion for about £11500. if your a diy man u could do it cheaper
so the AWE claims are bogus?
460 brake on 93 octane and 550 on race fuel (although no data given on what spec race fuel it is))
by BHP_Hunter
Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:52 pm
Forum: S4 (B5 Typ 8D) 1997-2002
Topic: S4 advice needed please.
Replies: 42
Views: 3696

S4 advice needed please.

hi there, new member dipping his toe in the knowledge base that is 246.com i'm considering buying an S4, but really only know the basics about them. at the moment i'm gathering research and, as this place is the best place to get it, i thought i'd ask the members for some help/advice...and all is we...

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