Any events worth attending in the area?
Where are you located? I haven’t really attended much except for a few GMP hosted events. I’ll be doing some track days at VIR and CMP in the near future though.
Got my secondary airbox inlet sorted the other day. It’s nice and sealed/pressurized with a 3" hose input now.
Just a bit south of the city. Haven’t spotted your beast yet as I’m in Matthews for work during most of the week. I’ve seen a few B6/7 A/S4s but that’s about it. I know Carolina’s Audi chapter gets together now and then, but I haven’t made any of them yet.
Did you have that piece water-jetted? Or was it an off-the-shelf part?
I used a brake duct flange and trimmed it to fit in the box. Used rubber cement to bond it to the inside of the box and flowable silicon sealant to seal it on the other side. Allstar ALL42160 http://www.amazon.com/Allstar-ALL42160-Diameter-Mounting-Flange/dp/B006K8KG8W/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446565976&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=brake+air+duct+flange
Easy-Button…love it!
That looks great. Think about a DIY for the air box.Karma for you. Your really knocking out the good stuff man grreat work
Installed some studs and 10mm spacers today. I had problems with a set of spacers from ECS that I used on my A4 so I tried to find some of better quality. I found 42 draft designs that CNC machines all of their spacers out of aluminum and makes them hub/wheel centric. They also machine out some unnecessary material to reduce weight.
Shiny:
http://i.imgur.com/8oh1t0f.jpg
I also got a shipment from JHM…
Ohh ohh someone’s going to be a bit more tail happy!
what is it?
Rear LSD 
I think I’ll get it installed Sunday.
Awesome! I think you’re going to be surprised with how much this will improve your cars performance! You definitely won’t be disappointed!
Looking forward to reading your impressions about this!
Just a few notes on my first track day in this car…
Setup was:
stock suspension aside from rear hotchkis sway bar
carbotech xp10 pads on front, street pads on rear
michelin pss 255/30/19 w/ OE wheels
The tires handles the brakes surprisingly well, but they definitely overheated and gummed up the tread. I will not be using PSS at the track again. I’m going to go with bridgestone potenza re-11 on the new track wheels when I get them. Chance for rainy track days is highish in this area so those look like the best option. Any other recommendations on street tires for track days?
The near-stock suspension is pretty impressive for what it is. Bodyroll is endless fun. Can’t wait for coilovers.
The brake pad setup I used caused quite a bit of nose dive heavy hard braking zones. Caused the car to get slightly unsteady even while just going straight. Will be running XP10 up front w/ XP8 in rear next time.
People say JHM’s rotors tend to hot-spot on the track a lot. It’s funny, I’ve hot-spotted a set on the highway using Hawk HPS, but the carbotech XP10s didn’t.
yeah, don’t do it.
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Hankook RS-3, Achilles 123S, BFG Rivals, Mich pilot cup, Toyo R888… They’re all street-legal ;D
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Stiffer springs will get rid of the brake dive. Stick with the xp10s on stock calipers, anything gnarlier puts you at (even greater) risk of failure. Whenever I talk to people about brakes, just think of the times on track when you need them the most…that’s when they’re most likely to fail. If you’re going to keep pushing, start thinking about Alcons or Stop tech trophies.
Suspension would be a good fix. It will be interesting to hear your thoughts after a suspension upgrade
As for the rotors. The right pads for the right application give the right results. I have never had any issues but I used the right pads as well for the conditions.
Been having random clunking coming from the rear for the last few weeks. Blue apikol bushing turned to mush.
http://i.imgur.com/CdGuhaX.jpg
A bit more infuriating:
A few of the blue Apikol rear diff mounts have melted and fall apart.
I can’t tell from the picture but do you have the old cast housing or the newer billet housing? The problem was more with the older cast housing ones if I remember right.
EDIT: I personally don’t think that the blue Apikol rear diff bushings can take the heat over time from the dual exhaust of a V8 but I could be way out in left field too.
I’m not sure, this diff mount was already installed on the car when I bought it in 2013. The previous owner chose to do that and JHM 380mm front rotors as the only after-market mods.
I think its billet aluminum, but I’ll take a closer look to confirm once I pull it off to replace the bushing. Apikol sells replacement red bushings for $44 shipped.
You may very well be correct about the heat on the blue bushings. Mine failed after a single HPDE.