Siena, i did ask somewhere about your feel on Japs autos: Civic, Accord, Mazda6, Mit Galant, and the likes. Your response appreciated.
Viperman, long time i read your input. Pls throw in a line or two . . .
Thx y'all

@ siena, brilliant.

i have an Audi 80, i ve had it for about 3yrs now. ive always been crazy about it. but the suspension are all rickety now. thanks to nigerian roads. any ideas on how to beef up the suspensions will be welcome.


once again that was brilliant

Siena:

JC, unfortunately, the 200kb limit per post precludes posting 2 pictures side by side, as they'e on average 170kb each

How about placing the two again? i mean one before the other, they are too far apart from each other.

@Siena, where went u?

Somehow I had missed this thread!. Siena, this is some wickedly serious stuff you had going on. Whaaaaat. I am impressed and I just have to give my respect - you know what you are doing man. 300HP is seriously damaging power, but when a guy begins to shave and remachine pistons, mess with the turbo boost for higher Psi, modifying performance chips for optimum power - that dude is doing the stuff of legends!!.

Over 400HP is crazy, 500Hp is nuts!!. The power to weight ratio of your cars (including the Quattro) put them in the league of super cars!!. Even AMG Mercedes' would be hard pressed to find a way to gain your respect on the autobahn. Under 4 seconds puts you in the legendary 911 turbo and MB SLR territory (if not better)!. You scare me (lol)!! I am an Audi aficionado myself but no where near this extreme!. The 1987 Coupe GT, 1990 Audi V8 Quattro, 1997 Audi S6 Quattro, 1998 A4 1.8Turbo, 2000 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro sedan are all cars that have passed through my stable. I am currently eyeing the new A6 3.2 Quattro (the car is a real looker).

The most exhilirating of them all was the stock S6 which I duely crashed & flipped over after owning it for only 2 months!! . I had a challenge from a guy with a modified MK111 jetta which had a transplanted VR6 DOHC engine, aggressive camshafts, lowered suspension and altered chips to boot. Needless to say, I took on the challenge (such was the wicked output from the Audi S6 that I had no fear!). We chose a small country road (really a residential neighbourhood) which I was unfamiliar with. I was so arrogant that I let him go first and then decided that I was not going to be content with tailgating him. My power advantage became instantly obvious and I decided to take him out on that tiny road despite his frenetic attempt to stay ahead. To cut a long story short, I took him out (screaming engine and all), got ahead at maybe 85 - 90mph (140+ km/h) and then the country road abruptly came to a end! - a narrow T-junction and a steep grassy bank stared me in the face!. All my James Bond talent, ABS brakes, Pirelli P700 tires and sports suspension tuning could not save Humpty dumpty. I had disobeyed the laws of physics and there was a price to pay!. So, I ended up with a wreck but I am sure glad I walked out without a scratch!. Well, those were the days! I am much older and much more careful now!

I wish you better luck and loads of fun with this car.

Midas02,

I am more of a fan of the A6 3.0TDi myself being in Europe and all. Anytime I have to rent a car, I always insist on getting the A6. I have driven a few over the last couple of years but I had one a few months ago (S-Line and 18'' wheels). I didn't want to give it back!

Haaah!!! Audi turbo diesels - those are the rave of the moment. After the exhilirating victories of the Audi turbo diesel racing teams in LeMans 24 endurance race, techies have begun to reconsider the choice of gasoline powered engines for high performance. Unfortunately, diesel cars are not very appreciated in the US market, and few, very few manufacturers offer diesel engines. The A6 3.0 TDi is certainly not on offer here.

Midas02:

All my James Bond talent, ABS brakes, Pirelli P700 tires and sports suspension tuning could not save Humpty dumpty. I had disobeyed the laws of physics and there was a price to pay!. So, I ended up with a wreck but I am sure glad I walked out without a scratch!. Well, those were the days! I am much older and much more careful now!

I wish you better luck and loads of fun with this car.

The job of the ABS is to prevent your brakes from locking up and give you the chance to avoid a collision i.e. by steering under control, unfortunately a lot of people do not understand how it works and get the shock of their lives when they stamp hard on the brakes at 90KM/PH only to find the car's not stopping .

The first thing to do before upping the power in a car is to bin the stock brakes and go for something more capable of handling the power, also a proper suspension set up is required in order to get the most out of the power upgrade.

But I am sure you know about this

Hey would u take a commission to 'love-vendor' a ride?

Twiddling his thumbs and waiting to see how he will fit the V8 in the A4's engine bay ;-) It should be fun and I'm not even the one doing it,

Once again, props!

Hey Siena,

How far with the fitting the new engine?