Arrrggh - must not look at this post again !
Congrats Doug - looks like an absolute animal.
J
Supercharged RS4 Vs Stock RS4
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BillTheButcher
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Wow, that goes and sounds amazing!
I want! But, much as I'd like a bit more 'oomph' from my RS4 (like most of us), and this I'm sure will be a well sorted piece of kit, it seems an awful amount of money to spend to get (quite)a few more horses. I realise that there are few other (if any) ways of achieving that amount of power from an RS4 but I just can't see too many folk spending £12k+ on a car which isn't exactly all that slow. If it had been around £5-6k I would seriously interested but for me, at that price, my 'need for speed' cannot justify the cost.
I want! But, much as I'd like a bit more 'oomph' from my RS4 (like most of us), and this I'm sure will be a well sorted piece of kit, it seems an awful amount of money to spend to get (quite)a few more horses. I realise that there are few other (if any) ways of achieving that amount of power from an RS4 but I just can't see too many folk spending £12k+ on a car which isn't exactly all that slow. If it had been around £5-6k I would seriously interested but for me, at that price, my 'need for speed' cannot justify the cost.
Current;
Porsche 997.1 GT3RS. Pure Orange, ceramics, etc, Sharkwerks exhaust
BMW 2002 restomod; Turbo body kit, S14 M3 Evo engine and lots more
Audi Q3 Black edition Quattro
Previously enjoyed;
Ibis White B7 RS4 Avant : TTS Supercharged 615ps/614 nm
Subaru Impreza 22B
Noble M400
TVR 400SE
Lotus Sunbeam Avon
Porsche 997.1 GT3RS. Pure Orange, ceramics, etc, Sharkwerks exhaust
BMW 2002 restomod; Turbo body kit, S14 M3 Evo engine and lots more
Audi Q3 Black edition Quattro
Previously enjoyed;
Ibis White B7 RS4 Avant : TTS Supercharged 615ps/614 nm
Subaru Impreza 22B
Noble M400
TVR 400SE
Lotus Sunbeam Avon
Still a bargain compaired to an MTM kit.
I don't think there are any "free lunches" around when it comes to having a 500+hp car.
I've spent a few quid getting 540 out of my B5 (and still not finished spending!) but what other sub-£30K 500hp cars are there floating around?
Have to admit though, with the B7 chassis, this is a great package...
Rob....you tempted back to the fold??!!
I don't think there are any "free lunches" around when it comes to having a 500+hp car.
I've spent a few quid getting 540 out of my B5 (and still not finished spending!) but what other sub-£30K 500hp cars are there floating around?
Have to admit though, with the B7 chassis, this is a great package...
Rob....you tempted back to the fold??!!
58 C6 RS6 Stage 2+
58 C6 A6 Allroad 2.7 TDi
Previous:
2000 B5 S4 MRC 550 Saloon
2007 B7 RS4 Saloon
1994 S2 Coupe
58 C6 A6 Allroad 2.7 TDi
Previous:
2000 B5 S4 MRC 550 Saloon
2007 B7 RS4 Saloon
1994 S2 Coupe
The thing with forced induction isn't the headline bhp figures - you need to take a step back and look at the low/mid torque and the area under the curves.
A 500 bhp NA will be slower than a 500 bhp supercharged car and in terms of driveability it'll be most noticable in normal conditions and not screeching round a track.
Be interesting to see more details on the charger setup - for example, does it have any bypass vavles for part throttle/load conditions?
A 500 bhp NA will be slower than a 500 bhp supercharged car and in terms of driveability it'll be most noticable in normal conditions and not screeching round a track.
Be interesting to see more details on the charger setup - for example, does it have any bypass vavles for part throttle/load conditions?
It has a bypass valve built into the charger.
S2 Coupe : S4 B5 WB : RS6 C5 : S4 B8 : R8 V8 Turbo : Q7 4.2 TDI
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VXR8 - I had one when I decided that a new RS4 in the spec I wanted ay over 60k was too much. With the change wife got a bling'd Mini Cooper S.
I got a 6.2 LS4 Corvette and you could get them new for under 30k giving 434bhp and 400lb/ft as standard. A factory approved and warranty friendly supercharger for 6k would take it to 540 bhp and if you took the warranty on the engine and gearbox off you could hit a safe 600bhp. There are a couple 1000bhp twin turbo conversion floating around too. (but not for under 30k
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Heavy though - 1.8 tonnes and 5m long. Comical if somewhat charming handling - no precision at all but brute force and ignorance. I liked it though but prefer the Rs4 as a package.
I got a 6.2 LS4 Corvette and you could get them new for under 30k giving 434bhp and 400lb/ft as standard. A factory approved and warranty friendly supercharger for 6k would take it to 540 bhp and if you took the warranty on the engine and gearbox off you could hit a safe 600bhp. There are a couple 1000bhp twin turbo conversion floating around too. (but not for under 30k
)Heavy though - 1.8 tonnes and 5m long. Comical if somewhat charming handling - no precision at all but brute force and ignorance. I liked it though but prefer the Rs4 as a package.
Doug; it's a bit hard to tell from the vid but how many car lengths do you think you pulled on the standard RS4 in your tests?
I see the RS4 owners in the US are quite damning of PES and reckon a s/c car will only pull 5-6 car lengths on a standard car and 3-4 on a remapped full sports exhaust RS4. What's your opinion?
I see the RS4 owners in the US are quite damning of PES and reckon a s/c car will only pull 5-6 car lengths on a standard car and 3-4 on a remapped full sports exhaust RS4. What's your opinion?
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