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Re: Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jun Mon 18, 2012 3:02 pm
by Mikewire
Nice!!
Great setup. I would go with the Podi stepper boost gauge, but that's just my preference. It's much more OEM.
Where are those pics?
Re: Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jun Mon 18, 2012 4:53 pm
by Ramrod
I think the AWE looks more OEM and symetrical, and it's not obscuring my gauges. It's all pure preference and I debated on both, plust Blake at 3zero3 through in any gauge I wanted as a gift. One of the many benefits of soul sourcing your parts.
Re: Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jun Mon 18, 2012 10:29 pm
by padroB5
awsome build cant wait to see the beast on the gound an barking!. glad to hear its failling in to place for you
Re: Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jun Tue 19, 2012 7:51 am
by Ramrod
Thanks, I'm excited. It came down to either cutting my losses and walking away to start a new project, or repairing it and replacing the turbos so I didn't have to pull the motor again. Either way, it was like buying a new car, and I could have bought something newer and spent more money customizing that car, but it was never going to be close to the car this will be. So I decided if I was going to go that far, I was going to do it right and properly weaponize it.
Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jun Tue 19, 2012 8:51 am
by MT-Getto
Gonna be rad!
Re: Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jun Tue 19, 2012 9:05 am
by Mikewire
Well I'm excited for you man, it's gonna kick ass. I'm glad to hear the Audi dealership is actually helping tune your car with aftermarket goods. Makes me hopeful that I can take my car there and be comfortable with telling them my ECU is not stock and I have bolt on parts.
They did want to know how I got B7 keys to work on a B6 which made me
No need to worry apparently.
Oh yeah and I just have to say you made lemonade out of lemons here...I
Ramrod.
Re: Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jun Thu 21, 2012 6:32 am
by vegas2017
So sorry to hear all this...
Re: Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jul Tue 10, 2012 9:49 am
by Ramrod
Parts are all here, assembly starts this week. Could be done by the weekend, but likely next week by the time we get the custom tune dialed in. In the meantime, here's a teaser of what's coming
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Re: Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jul Fri 13, 2012 4:36 pm
by vegas2017
I'm debating on doing a rebuild also. Have you looked at the tial605's. I've heard a lot of amazing things about them. They r more pricey but I think the benefits outweigh the cons.
Re: Ramrod's 01 S4 (Rebuild)
Posted: Jul Mon 16, 2012 1:16 pm
by Ramrod
I looked at them, but couldn't justify the cost. Unless you're planning on dragging the car, I didn't see the benefit. You're looking at more power at high RPM's, but for just road use you've got increased lag and less lowend torque. I'd probably still go with them if cost wasn't an issue, but they weren't a fit for my goals.