Hey guys. Been posting over at Audizine and found my way over here as well.
I’ve been into Mustangs for a long time and over the past couple of years started lusting over something different…looked at Porsche Caymans…used 911s…then a guy at work got a new S4 which was very nice…I started shopping S4s but then found the RS4. I told myself that my next car would have one of these new-fangled DCTs but the overall combination of the RS4 and it’s recently depreciated value made it seem like a good deal.
PS - here’s my “other” car: www.93coupe.com Honestly, it makes the RS4 feel like a Prius, speed-wise. As far as an overall package, my RS4 has it all, though…well almost…but I’m working on that!
Picked up a 2007 Daytona Grey RS4 a couple of months ago. I really like it. I bought it from the original owner. He was pretty good about getting stuff done under warranty but seemed like he really slowed down driving it (and maintaining it) after the warranty recently expired, so I’m catching up on his maintenance and making it perfect. Here’s what I’ve done so far:
- Refinished wheels
- New PSS tires
- new Raxles front CV shafts
- LED interior lighting kit
- Carbon clean (THAT was interesting)
- Fought ECP light…ended up being the flap position sensor for bank 2 (the one that you need to remove the intake to replace).
- ECS spacers 8mm…so far, these suck. I already had a slight vibration and these just put it over the top. Going to try 10mm hubcentric spacers but I’m reluctant to buy ECS based on their crappy advertising on their website regarding the 8mm spacers (the wording makes it sound like they are hubcentric…to a new guy like me). Of course, I’ve now learned that most people know they are not hubcentric.
My list of to-dos:
- MAYBE JHM tune
- MAYBE Exhaust (I like that it’s somewhat quiet…my other car is not)
- Fix hood gap
- Install B5 perches on front to level it out (bought these already)
- Install adjustable upper control arms so I can get the alignment specs that I want (bought these already)
- Replace carbon engine covers…or get mine reskinned in carbon
- Just bought Dension kit to add Bluetooth music streaming…waiting on that to arrive
Personally, I think an ultra loud exhaust is easy to achieve and in a way…takes away from the classiness aspect of these cars (no offense to you guys with screamers!).