Omg the size of them, there going to be fun to fit lets hope your press is a good strong one ! Looking forward to the video and write up on how it all goes.
They may improve the ride slightly given there’s a little more material. Assembly shouldn’t be a problem if you have a press, just use plenty of lube and I guess you could leave them in hot water for a while before install to make a little more compliant.
Have a press, they recommend soap which does work wonders in more ways than one. They state to start to press them in at an angle and go from there. Sounds easy but I know better at this point. At least I can just keep the car up on the jacks if I run into and issue and have to order parts.
I have a full replacement set of new nuts and bolts ready to go as well thanks to ECS Tuning.
Will start tackling this tomorrow in the a.m. before I have to work the day job. It’s nice to just walk upstairs to the office! Only downside is Shell premium is now very close to $2 a gallon and will likely be well below that in the coming month (oil closed at NEGATIVE $34 USD a barrel today). So no way for me to take advantage of that.
Gave the RS5 some love this week. I’m not driving her nearly as much as I used to but decided it was time to change the oil and install new coils. I’m shy of 70K miles and the coils are original.
Saw no perceived changes in cold start or idle quality but seems to pull a bit better through the rev range. Could totally be a placebo due to not driving as much lately but it’s also hot as hell here and she’s still pulling like a freight train.
Also made the switch to Motul Sport which is a 100% ester-based oil like their 300V motorsports line. Really doesn’t get any better than this. I’ve had it sitting in my garage for a few months as I waited for 5,000 miles to roll around since my last change.
I chose NGK for the coils. They were not the cheapest and weren’t the most expensive but I’ve always had good results with NGK products so there you go.
Would NGK be better than OEM performance wise? I know it’s probably negligible, but still curious. I’m due for some coils too.
As long as the coil’s internal resistance and capacity is the same as the next, there will be no difference in performance. No getting around physics! The differences that come into play are probably long term and based off the quality, presision and specs of the components used.
I boxed up the OEM coils in case I need one in a pinch. They all seemed to be working just fine. I’ll try to measure their internal resistance and see if there’s any degradation.
Let us know how you get on with the Motul Sport and I’ve just ordered the same coils for mine so its good to know someone else who has got these already 
Will do! Already saw less consumption going back to Motul Xcess last oil change vs. Liqui-Moly so expecting it to be much the same in terms of that.
It’s such a small price difference compared to the lesser Motul offerings or other brand’s synthetic offerings. Makes it seem like a no brainer!
Do you find much difference between the 5W30 and 5W40?
Had the dealer do my last oil change and swapped the LiquiMoly out for the OEM, which I think is Castrol? Eitherway, not burning anything now.
You’re going to like it. Like I said previously, mine lasted over 5,000 miles and several hard cruises out in the country. Only burned 1qt after all of that, but by then it’s ready for a change anyway!
I’ve only ever used 5w40. 5w30 wasn’t available in the brands and specific types I was using. Motul would list the 5w30 on their web site but the Xcess and Specific was all 5w40.
That’s interesting. Here I can get the Motul Xclean which is 5W30 and has the Audi 504/507 spec, a Motul Specific 5W30 that is the “specific” 504/507 spec and also the Motul Sport which is 5W40. Have attached some pics from an online local retailer. The Audi specific rated oils cost more that the higher quality Motul Sport. No doubt something to do with having to pay the car companies to see it is an “accredited” oil!
Where are you located? I noticed the 5w30 is prevalent in Europe but tough to find here in the States.
Australia.
Just a quick update on bushings…no squeaks or abnormal noises yet. I think there may be more of these bushings in my future.
Not driving the car nearly as much these days (thanks COVID!) and recently had two new issues as punishment for not driving her every day. She’s like that.
First, headlight went out. Waiting on a set of Osram bulbs to arrive, Amazon is taking their sweet time and lost the first set (thanks Amazon!). Second set arrives Thursday.
Second, my driver’s side PCV just went out. The replacement for that should be arriving next week as well. I did notice my idle was a bit rougher after it had been buttery smooth post plug and coil change. V12 smooth. Anyway…I suspect it was my PCV going bad. The last tell-tale sign was the extremely loud centrifugal supercharger whistle coming from under the hood when idling. Thing is, I don’t have a supercharger. I do get a big “thumbs up” from Hellcat drivers who pull up next to me. So that’s a plus.
I’ll shoot a video on both. Now that the weather is beginning to cool down I have a few others in the works too so expect content to ramp up again.
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Yes in eurotrash land we run 5w30 long life service and oil or 0w30 for 10.000 km oil change intervals. 0w30 was my experience, the cars pulls harder (placebo). Going to try to develop some feel for the right quantity for it to go like a rocket ship again!
Its the same in the U.K 5w30 or 0w30 is what’s recommended i am tempted to try the 10w40 Motul sport ! Its also interesting you think your car was quicker with 0w30 tho 
Great to hear your bushes are squeak free still. I can’t wait for more of your vids been missing them as of late bring on the Redmist Porn haha !!
I’ll catch up with more videos. I replaced both my PCV’s last week as well as my headlights. I"ll be doing the rear diff service again too this fall and will shoot that.