Goosey built S4

[Eric_S4B8.5]

Great thread this is! Thanks for all the informative info on here, I hope to get my S4 built up like yours is - but over a few years - not weeks!!

 

[Simon]

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Great pics

 

[g00se]

Great pics

Thanks Simon.. I cant take credit for those lol these are the pro shots that I've bought and paid for

I've got stacks more "less-professional" pics, and vids, but they are too big to dump on here

goose

 

[g00se]

Great thread this is! Thanks for all the informative info on here, I hope to get my S4 built up like yours is - but over a few years - not weeks!!

Thanks Eric - I have to admit... normally this amount of modding would have taken me years, but I've gone a tad overboard this last 12 months.

I'm working on the proviso that i know i plan to do this stuff, so why wait.. get it done now and enjoy it

Only a few more bits to do, and i think i'll be done: Meyle HD upper control arms; maybe a new exhaust; maybe a different air intake; few cosmetic bits.. black out the new heat exchanger; rear diffuser... oh, and i really want to get it dyno'd.

goose

 

[g00se]

So having taken a few months of modding to focus on some house renovations... its back to the important stuff (don't tell Mrs. Goose I said that!!!)

DONE:
Private plates - originally went on with Vorspung Durch Technik plate holders - but have since ditched them for short plates
ITG cone air filter - For sale
Stock air box mod
ECS Tuning air intake pipe - For sale
Scorpion resonated downpipes
Ghost immobiliser
10mm rear spacers
HEL braided brake lines all round
De-badged
5mm front spacers
Full Trups LED kit
Honeycomb fog light grilles
Porsche Macan 4-pot Brembos / VBT J-hook disks / EBC Yellowstuff pads / Ferodo DS2500
MRC Tuning Stage 2 ECU & Stage 1 TCU maps
ECS Tuning brake cooling ducts
RS4 22.5mm rear anti roll bar
Darkside gearbox mount insert
RS style honeycomb front grille
Black Audi rings (front and rear)
Gutted stock cats
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's
Strutco front upper strut brace
Meyle HD lower control arms
Eibach Pro springs
034 Motorsport heat exchanger
Meyle HD upper control arms
R8 coil packs x6

TO DO:
Exhaust

I may also try a third cold air intake option.. and/or some cosmetic bits

goose

 

[ninjag]

How do you find the MPS4's? I'm heading away from Eagle 5 as the price has gone stupid.

 

[g00se]

How do you find the MPS4's? I'm heading away from Eagle 5 as the price has gone stupid.

Love them! I ran the older PS4s on my stage 2 Tiguan for years, and did many track days and they were great.. But for the heavier S4 wagon i wanted to try the PS4Ss and i have zero complaints. They are pretty quiet, warm up quick, good in all weather, and reasonably priced.

If doing a lot of track action (like i have), the sidewall has scrubbed off pretty quick.. but thats my fault for lobbing round such a heavy barge on twisty circuits, and i dont suppose any other tyre would do any different.

In the interest of science i may try the new PS5s next time round, as ive heard good things about them too..

And before anyone calls me a MPS fanboy.. ive also tried Toyo's, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asys, Dunlop Sportmaxxs, and Pirelli Pzeros. and whilst some are better at one thing.. in my opinion they dont compare across the board.

Hope that helps.. i'll now hop off my soapbox

goose

 

[Simon]

I’m running the mps5 on mine now and rate them better than the 4s, in fact I can’t wait til I get to put a set on the GTR to replace the 4s I have in there at the moment.

 

[ninjag]

Love them! I ran the older PS4s on my stage 2 Tiguan for years, and did many track days and they were great.. But for the heavier S4 wagon i wanted to try the PS4Ss and i have zero complaints. They are pretty quiet, warm up quick, good in all weather, and reasonably priced.

If doing a lot of track action (like i have), the sidewall has scrubbed off pretty quick.. but thats my fault for lobbing round such a heavy barge on twisty circuits, and i dont suppose any other tyre would do any different.

In the interest of science i may try the new PS5s next time round, as ive heard good things about them too..

And before anyone calls me a MPS fanboy.. ive also tried Toyo's, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asys, Dunlop Sportmaxxs, and Pirelli Pzeros. and whilst some are better at one thing.. in my opinion they dont compare across the board.

Hope that helps.. i'll now hop off my soapbox

goose

That's great to hear, I think I'll give them a shot when the current ones are worn out .

 

[g00se]

Black Friday goodies ordered... Scorpion exhaust and an 034 Motorsport x34 Carbon intake.

Should make for some fruity noises

goose

 

[beno70]

Had you considered a second set of rims fitted with semi slicks? Like affordable Nankang AR-1s... Wondering if that might be more cost effective in the long run...
Great watching your build! Keen to here your thoughts on the breathing upgrades!

Cheers
Ben

 

[g00se]

Had you considered a second set of rims fitted with semi slicks? Like affordable Nankang AR-1s... Wondering if that might be more cost effective in the long run...
Great watching your build! Keen to here your thoughts on the breathing upgrades!

Cheers
Ben

I have - altho i think Mrs Goose would kill me if i stack up yet more car parts in the garage... i dismantled my Karmann Ghia several years ago into a thousand pieces to start a nut and bolt restoration, then we moved house.. then started house renovations, and now i cant find anything in the garage :/

I used to have a set of 19" BBS CH-Rs for my old mk4 R32 Golf... wish I'd kept them (not that they'd fit the S4).

If i did anything i'd drop to 18", and opt for lightweight race rims like a TD 1.2, or OZ...

goose

 

[beno70]

I have - altho i think Mrs Goose would kill me if i stack up yet more car parts in the garage... i dismantled my Karmann Ghia several years ago into a thousand pieces to start a nut and bolt restoration, then we moved house.. then started house renovations, and now i cant find anything in the garage :/

I used to have a set of 19" BBS CH-Rs for my old mk4 R32 Golf... wish I'd kept them (not that they'd fit the S4).

If i did anything i'd drop to 18", and opt for lightweight race rims like a TD 1.2, or OZ...

goose

half way through full resto, then moving house = stuff of nightmares

 

[Ajwhite]

Black Friday goodies ordered... Scorpion exhaust and an 034 Motorsport x34 Carbon intake.

Should make for some fruity noises

goose

Be very interested to know what you think about the scorpion exhaust!

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[g00se]

Pre Xmas update...

DONE:
Private plates - originally went on with Vorspung Durch Technik plate holders - but have since ditched them for short plates
ITG cone air filter - For sale
Stock air box mod
ECS Tuning air intake pipe - For sale
Scorpion resonated downpipes
Ghost immobiliser
10mm rear spacers
HEL braided brake lines all round
De-badged
5mm front spacers
Full Trups LED kit
Honeycomb fog light grilles
Porsche Macan 4-pot Brembos / VBT J-hook disks / EBC Yellowstuff pads / Ferodo DS2500
MRC Tuning Stage 2 ECU & Stage 1 TCU maps
ECS Tuning brake cooling ducts
RS4 22.5mm rear anti roll bar
Darkside gearbox mount insert
RS style honeycomb front grille
Black Audi rings (front and rear)
Gutted stock cats
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's
Strutco front upper strut brace
Meyle HD lower control arms
Eibach Pro springs
034 Motorsport heat exchanger
Meyle HD upper control arms
R8 coil packs x6
Scorpion resonated half-system c/w black Daytona ceramic tips

TO DO:
034 Motorsport x34 Carbon intake
Some cosmetic stuff..

034 intake ETA has slipped now until mid-Jan when it finally rocks up I'm going to book a dyno session to see what the 'ol dog wagon is putting down.. hopefully its still nice and cold to help boost the numbers lol!

goose

 

[Ajwhite]

Hey @g00se loving the build, what do you think of the scorpion half system?

I have the zaustworx rear silencer delete pipes fitted on mine (was on when I bought it) but they drone quite a bit

Wondering what you make of the Scorpion half system.?

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[g00se]

Hey @g00se loving the build, what do you think of the scorpion half system?

I have the zaustworx rear silencer delete pipes fitted on mine (was on when I bought it) but they drone quite a bit

Wondering what you make of the Scorpion half system.?

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Hi AJ,

I have gutted cats going to resonated Scorpion downpipes and the then the Scorpion resonated half system... so effectively replicating the OEM system, only in 2.5" instead of 2.25".. and the silencers / resonators are smaller than stock. So all in all, it is marginally louder, and prone to a small amount of drone at 2k / 80mph, but nothing unbearable, and very manageable.

I am too old for ASBO exhausts.. i just want the performance.. without all the noise lol!

Hope that helps

goose

 

[g00se]

Not happy with 034 Motorsport... they now say my X34 carbon intake "may" be with me mid-March!!!

I have already waited 8 weeks.. and that will be another 8-9 weeks.

I get really ticked-off paying out for things that say "in stock" or "2-4 week lead-time".. only for them to fob you off with varying BS excuses for weeks and weeks whilst your hard-earned is sat in their bank account rather than mine.

If you don't have it, and wont for months - PLEASE set me some realistic expectations from the get-go, I'm a big boy, ill get over it. What i wont get over, is you taking my cash and lying to me.

Stroppy goose

 

[ninjag]

That sucks. I'd probably get a refund and take my business elsewhere as I dislike that kind of business practice.

 

[g00se]

As per above, my 034 intake is delayed further so i jumped on a FB opp to buy an unused ECS rear diffuser for £100 less than Awesome wanted

I have to say I've had ECS Tuning grille accents from Awesome in the past and sent them back for a full refund as the fitment was terrible... so i was a tad nervous giving them another shot!

Annnnd, i had full right to be!!!! All the YT vids show Americans popping off their old diffusers, and popping this new one on in 10-15 mins - I call BS. 2 hours of slowly frigging around all id managed to do was snap 4 tabs of the fragile ECS diffuser, so i stopped what i was doing and put the old one back on till this weekend. Another 3 hours this weekend, and i Dremel'd off most the remaining tabs as they were preventing it from seating correctly, and Tiger Seal'd the ****** on there forever Ratchet straps from the exhaust hangers to the tie-hooks in the boot, and masking tape kept it in place for 24hrs whilst the glue cured.

I should add, i also had to Dremel quite large chunks out of the inside corners too, as they fouled on the rear Scorpion silencers.

Well.. its on. And im not sure i like it DOH! Oh well.. now i need to get to an exhaust specialist to extend the rear back box tips as they now sit too far in and there's no extra length to just wiggle/extend them :/

The highs and lows eh?! HAHAHA why do i put myself thru it

DONE:
Private plates - originally went on with Vorspung Durch Technik plate holders - but have since ditched them for short plates
ITG cone air filter - For sale
Stock air box mod
ECS Tuning air intake pipe - For sale
Scorpion resonated downpipes
Ghost immobiliser
10mm rear spacers
HEL braided brake lines all round
De-badged
5mm front spacers
Full Trups LED kit
Honeycomb fog light grilles
Porsche Macan 4-pot Brembos / VBT J-hook disks / EBC Yellowstuff pads / Ferodo DS2500
MRC Tuning Stage 2 ECU & Stage 1 TCU maps
ECS Tuning brake cooling ducts
RS4 22.5mm rear anti roll bar
Darkside gearbox mount insert
RS style honeycomb front grille
Black Audi rings (front and rear)
Gutted stock cats
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's
Strutco front upper strut brace
Meyle HD lower control arms
Eibach Pro springs
034 Motorsport heat exchanger
Meyle HD upper control arms
R8 coil packs x6
Scorpion resonated half-system c/w black Daytona ceramic tips
ECS Tuning gloss black rear diffuser

TO DO:
034 Motorsport x34 Carbon intake
Some cosmetic stuff..

goose

 

[Dippy]

HAHAHA why do i put myself thru it

To entertain us with this thread?

 

[g00se]

goose

 

[g00se]

Popped over to see Jeff at Pipewerx in Ormskirk and got the backbox tips extended, so they sit flush... am much happier with the look of the diffuser and exhaust now.

Am now considering front splitter options and maybe a rear spoiler lip... mostly because im still sulking that my 034 intake still isnt here LOL

goose

 

[Eric_S4B8.5]

Popped over to see Jeff at Pipewerx in Ormskirk and got the backbox tips extended, so they sit flush... am much happier with the look of the diffuser and exhaust now.

Am now considering front splitter options and maybe a rear spoiler lip... mostly because im still sulking that my 034 intake still isnt here LOL

goose

I went with the Carbon CT front splitter for £96 in the end as i didn't fancy paying circa £200 for a Maxton one! I am looking at getting a gloss black ducktail spoiler lip soon too.

 

[g00se]

034 intake update... ordered end of Nov in the Black Friday sales, was told del Dec, then Jan, then Feb.. and new ETA is mid April!!!!!

I know for a fact that Awesome GTI is the sole UK disti for 034 kit and all other UK resellers of 034 buy from Awesome on a tiered basis, and Awesome only put 2 orders in a month to 034 in the US... but WTF is taking so long?!?!?

This is taking the total ****.

goose

 

[g00se]

Picked up an 034 25.4mm rear anti roll bar this week, in readiness for my first track day this year at Anglessey in May... so my 22.5mm RS4 rear ARB will be up for sale soon.

Still more delays on the 034 x34 intake.. they are now saying mid May ***!! Am looking at switching to maybe an APR or ECS Luft Technik option.. but they aren't in stock either!!

Need also to book an oil change, new plugs, brake fluid flush, and look into ditching the air in my tyres in favour of nitrogen... plus am still deliberating on front splitters... oh and i keep eyeing up R8 V10 Plus style alloys.

goose

 

[g00se]

Cheeky Maxton boot spoiler lip thrown on... for the "aero" lol

DONE:
Private plates - originally went on with Vorspung Durch Technik plate holders - but have since ditched them for short plates
ITG cone air filter - For sale
Stock air box mod
ECS Tuning air intake pipe - For sale
Scorpion resonated downpipes
Ghost immobiliser
10mm rear spacers
HEL braided brake lines all round
De-badged
5mm front spacers
Full Trups LED kit
Honeycomb fog light grilles
Porsche Macan 4-pot Brembos / VBT J-hook disks / EBC Yellowstuff pads / Ferodo DS2500
MRC Tuning Stage 2 ECU & Stage 1 TCU maps
ECS Tuning brake cooling ducts
RS4 22.5mm rear anti roll bar
Darkside gearbox mount insert
RS style honeycomb front grille
Black Audi rings (front and rear)
Gutted stock cats
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's
Strutco front upper strut brace
Meyle HD lower control arms
Eibach Pro springs
034 Motorsport heat exchanger
Meyle HD upper control arms
R8 coil packs x6
Scorpion resonated half-system c/w black Daytona ceramic tips
ECS Tuning gloss black rear diffuser
Maxton gloss black rear boot lip

goose

ps Yes i know its filthy... its my daily, and i love a dirty girl so there.

 

[g00se]

Finally cut my losses waiting for the elusive 034 x34 intake and picked up an APR carbon fibre open intake from Awesome yesterday

DONE:
Private plates - originally went on with Vorspung Durch Technik plate holders - but have since ditched them for short plates
ITG cone air filter - For sale
Stock air box mod
ECS Tuning air intake pipe - For sale
Scorpion resonated downpipes
Ghost immobiliser
10mm rear spacers
HEL braided brake lines all round
De-badged
5mm front spacers
Full Trups LED kit
Honeycomb fog light grilles
Porsche Macan 4-pot Brembos / VBT J-hook disks / EBC Yellowstuff pads / Ferodo DS2500
MRC Tuning Stage 2 ECU & Stage 1 TCU maps
ECS Tuning brake cooling ducts
RS4 22.5mm rear anti roll bar
Darkside gearbox mount insert
RS style honeycomb front grille
Black Audi rings (front and rear)
Gutted stock cats
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's
Strutco front upper strut brace
Meyle HD lower control arms
Eibach Pro springs
034 Motorsport heat exchanger
Meyle HD upper control arms
R8 coil packs x6
Scorpion resonated half-system c/w black Daytona ceramic tips
ECS Tuning gloss black rear diffuser
Maxton gloss black rear boot lip
APR carbon fibre open intake

Now i can "officially" whine with the best of them.. tho some may say ive been doing that for years LOL!

Still not got round to fitting the bigger 034 rear ARB yet... maybe now the 6 Nations disaster is over i can get my life back on track

goose