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carl-1968

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Had the car for a few months now and thought it's about time to map out what I intend to do mods wise.
Currently has a wobbly front N/S alloy whist my original is in for repair, repainting and a brand new rain sport is waiting to go on.
Should be in the workshop today for gearbox fluid and diff oil changes, as I can find no record of them being done and now at 104k, will be serviced as well ready for Winter
Also being done this time is the LeD lighting upgrade thanks to Trups for supplying the goods
brought a pair of custom I/C's which require some final fabrication to fit which is planned for next year along with an I/C spray system linked to the boost sensor ( I had similar on the A4 derv but used an Aquamist injection set up)
Brought a DTE pedal box mod to see if it's as good as I have heard and will update here once it's done.
4 wheel alignment once the alloy is back on
Long term stuff is the H & R anti roll bar mod, polly bushes as they old ones wear out and Trups projector mod
The current spec is
Bilstien's to replace the DRC
Black Diamond predator pads in the front, standard in the rear
K & N panel filters
Powerflow Stainless Exhaust with 100 cell cat's
MTM stage 1 map by QST
The last dyno chart shows 525 bhp, but will have a run up to Area 52 before the end of the year.
Carl
 
The pedal box makes a noticeable difference and sharpens the throttle response in both sport and super sport mode. Well worth the £185 and 15 minutes to fit!.
Car in the workshop on Thursday for gearbox fluid change and spark plugs. Will also have one gasket replaced, rear brakes stripped and cleaned and a rear tracking adjuster freed off. Refurbished wheel due back from the finishers as well so by the weekend we should be mostly done.
More updates to follow
Carl
 
Good job, post some pictures of the beast...by far one of the best put together cars from audi stables ! Shame it came with a slush box- still looking for one with a broken gearbox to do a manual box swap !
 
All work now completed except for 1 brake pin to replace and diff oil change, the gearbox fluid was pretty black and the box is now shifting smoothly. Also replaced the RNS-D with a Pioneer Dab unit but seem to have some issues with the Ipod and blue tooth music streaming so may swap for a Kenwood, watch this space
 
Decided to go with Evans water less coolant as this seems a logical step, anyone else already using it?
 
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Well it's been an eventful month, the gearbox finally lost 1st with a bang and nothing more that idle acceleration would allow it to stay in gear so a second hand box was located and purchased, came with paperwork that showed it had been refurbished in 2013, only done 5k since and the car it came out of had engine failure so was broken up.
So arranged to swap out the gearbox and as the engine was out, took the chance to do all the checks whilst it was accessible, both turbo's looked in poor shape so new ones sourced and delivered, both inter coolers leaking so had both re cored and also the rear crank seal was replaced along with a new paper gasket, all now back in the car as well as replacing the front engine mount and filling with water less coolant, but the new box has a funny whining noise so not happy with it but will have the original fully refurbished and then swap it out again. On the plus side the engine now revs up very quickly so hopefully those missing horses have been found. Once the box is swapped out and I'm happy it'll go back to the dyno to see what it's running at.
There were plans for body work this year but my funds have taken a pounding so unless something else needs fixing it won't be touched until next year.
will post once it's been to the rolling road, fingers crossed it does what it says on the tin!
 
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