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    Test drive in S5 Sportback STASIS

    My last RS4 made the power but I've heard that they've overcome the choking issue which was the main problem with B7. Having it from new helps as I know that it'll be ran on Optimax and the taps will be fully opened regularly which stops the build up.
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    Test drive in S5 Sportback STASIS

    I get the 'explosion' from something else so I do know what you mean. The S5 deos everything well, just nothing exceptionally well. Audi got the price right with the new RS4 and as V8's go, it still has a fair amount of shove when the cams come on. And then there's the noise of course. Having...
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    Test drive in S5 Sportback STASIS

    Excellent write-up Warren, thanks for that. I've been lucky enough to be with the S5 Sportback since the beginning of 2010, having spotted the potential for tuning over the old V8. I justified the reasons for getting rid of an RS4 in favor of the S5 by: a. huge saving on tax, b. reasonable...
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    Clunking sound in my new S5 Sportback

    Johnno, I had the same when I picked mine up, it's the rear shock absorber covers. They are rubber mounted into a cup and mine were out and basically free to crash into the stops. If you jack the rear of the car up (no need to remove the wheels) and look up into the wheel arch you'll see the...