@@freewillmonk9283 Agree! I have partnered with 034 and they sent us ZV8 TCU / ECU tune for the RS5. I’m hoping to record that content on the 28th in Chicago, but I am suffering with sciatica right now
Just got my butt into my first Audi, and long story short, I got a truly great deal. Super clean 13’ S5, that was really well kept, properly maintained, and modded very nicely. Full on stage2 with mostly APR parts, APR ECU and TCU tune… had it looked over after I purchased it, and it is legit, and a damn good deal… AC is messed up though …
nice pick up. I love my B8 S4. Ive owned it for 8 years and its been my daily driver. Now have 185k miles. Been tuned stage 1 IE since 85k. Its been the best car ive ever owned.
@EXERGAMING Besides tune I only have a CTS intake. Not performance oriented but I have radar detector blend mounted. Rest of stuff Ive done was all maintenance oriented. Still driving it every day.
That's sick bro! Love the sound of the engine. Great looking car for being 10 years old, well taken care of and the mods are awesome. Looks like you've found an old gem that's going to be a lot of fun.
I have a B8 S4, the best exhaust setup I’ve heard on these is either the Valvetronic cat-back exhaust, where you can open and close the valves to make it louder and quieter respectively. Or you could add some Magnaflow mufflers/ resonators and then get some “build your own valved exhaust cutouts” from ECS Tuning. Either option leaves you with the ability to calm it down, while maintaining that track ready and loud ass exhaust.
That’s actually a great idea on the build your own cutouts. I’ll look into that, I’ve gotten quite a few suggestions on Vibrant resonators, have you heard those? Maya flow is a respectable name, I will check those out as well. I’ll prob have a muffler shop do some custom work with those options. Esp now that I broke my rear exhaust hanger going over a speed bump
@@twn2rbo Yeah I’ve heard vibrant is good, I know that Adam at Vancityaudi has a video where he puts some vibrant resonators on with Integrated Engineering downpipes. But currently I’m just running a stock exhaust with a front resonator delete, cause I don’t love the way the X-pipes sound. I have cutouts after my mid resonator so it’s basically muffler delete I can turn on and off, and it sounds really good but not loud when the cutouts are closed.
@@tymichaelis9735 do you have the manual or DSG? Audizine was saying the b8 DSGs (version 1) had a lot of issues, was wondering how yours has held up? I’m debating doing the DSG service now to have a baseline, esp since it’s tuned. The fact that it’s due every 30k makes me a little concerned
@@twn2rbo2016 S5 owner here, experiencing transmission issues like not engaging when letting off from a stop and no reverse. Picked it up with 39.4k miles and now at 50.2k. Didn’t notice any symptoms until over a month after purchase. The most noticeable symptom was when creeping to a stop, the car would jolt a little forward as it auto downshifted from 2-1
I just picked up my 2015 B8.5 S4 immaculate condition, 2 owner, clean title, copious service records from Audi for $11,500 I think I did pretty good. Going down the UA-cam rabbit hole now seeing what’s available for these cars and checking out everyone’s builds.
I plan on wrapping my stinger myself as well, so many wrap shops now a days charge too much to wrap your car (avg quotes $4000-$6000+ USD). It's far more fun to do it yourself anyways because the more you do it yourself the better you get at it.
I agree, if you are just patient and don’t expect perfection , I think it will turn out fine. Nobody but you will notice the really bad parts. You can always go back and re work or wrap those areas. Charging that kind of money is making re consider my day job! You could make some serious loot if you got good and efficient with it!
Great Vid.. I bought a 2012 (B8) as a project car in January, bone stock and converted to a B8.5 and did all the mods to it. I picked it up for 10K Canadian and put about that much more in mods with the intention to never sell it.. they are just too fun not to have one.. I know these cars very well and happy to share my mods.. BTW.. open up the air box and the SC whine will come to life!!! I went with an 034 open intake.. and love it !! Cheers
Dude thank you! 034 has agreed to work with me on UA-cam! I’m so excited, my AWE carbon intake is busted, I found that out when doing the coils and plugs. Anyways, thanks for the tip, sick car 10000% and I’m a twin turbo nut
Thanks, man! I will go ahead and say the maintenance / reliability on the Stinger is going to be much less expensive. I pushed my stinger very hard, although it had 100 miles on it when I got it and 26k when I dumped it, but it was a very strong engine. These it looks like the common failures are PCV, Water Pump, Thermostat, thankfully those were just replaced. However, the DSG / mechatronics or whatever can go out and that’s like $5k, from what I read. A lot of that has to do with maintenance and service intervals bc I’ve seen B8’s with up to 150k miles modded heavy and still running strong. This one feels strong and looks to have had some love.
Congrats Nick, this sounds better than the 3.3 engine by a lot 😮 also would it be more reasonable to just paint the whole car if the paint needs works and has dents, I would go for British racing green with gold/bronze rims! 🔥
Thanks Hasan! Make a good point, I def can’t justify a $5k wrap job that doesn’t last super long. Dipping the car is tempting for the price and it lasts longer than wrap, but paint would prob be best. First things first, I need some healthy logs and AC! 👊
I have a 2015 sepang blue audi s4. Bought from audi at 26k , tuned 1 Apr next day. Next week stage 2 Apr , roc euro intake, upgraded supercharger pulley+ belt. I am now at 128k. Only issue I’ve had was the timing chain being replaced. Pricey but worth it. This is my ultimate sleeper with the outside completely stock. Was told 450-500 crank hp. I’ve raced Daytona chargers and pulled on them even at higher speeds.
I would check for timing chain rattle, there’s no service interval but they are known to rattle bad as a sign of needing replaced. Otherwise , these engines are solid. PCV, water pump/ therm are weak points too but not horrible to change. Have you heard a rattle?? Sick deal bro
Theres actually a TSB from audi on the chain rattle. Its the shitty plastic guides but it doenst mean you have to get them replaced. It doesnt indicate any sort of damage
Nice Audi bro!! I love supercharged cars. I use to have a 2003 Mustang Cobra Terminator. I think I actually prefer the sound of the blower over turbos.
Ha! I remember those, those sound 10x better though lol! I still think V8s sound the best, this will prob be the last v6 I tinker with, my plan is to get C63s coupe twin turbo v8 next.
8:50 definitely keep the RS4 grill on it! I wanted to swap my B7 S4 Avants grill with an RS4 grill but unlike you, I only make 16.50 an hour and I never have money to throw at my Audi and when I do it's only because I have to get something fixed! Had an oil leak last year that cost me 4 grand to fix! I legit walked out of there feeling like the mechanics bent me over raw and didn't even tickle my balls first! Makes me wish I paid attention more in Highschool when my group of friends were all getting into working on/fixing their cars and I was too busy indoors playing video games!
Did he do all the work for coolant pipes and pcv change out? I'd spend some money to replace the coolant cross pipe underneath the supercharger, water pump, pcv, front cross coolant pipe, and get a new coolant tank. Also, front supercharger coolant cross pipe and two rubber hose. Not sure if there is an updated front heat exchanger, but you'll likely need one. At 90k mile, need tons of service - spark plugs, injectors, ignition coils, likely new o2 sensors if not swapped out or no extender adaptor, tcu tune, DSG filter, fluid change and supercharger oil change (got mine done at 94k miles - life of the car per audi is around 120k miles). Once you get those done, you need to keep in mind about the timing chain tick. I have one, and always take it to audi shop or do it yourself. There is a way you have to put bolts in pipes to the head, otherwise, you'll end up spending $5k on re-threading it - and you may have to take the engine out depends on which bolt. If I had to do it again, I'd do it again. Super reliable car. Very well made. It's just that some parts fail at 85-90k miles.
Thanks! He did do the thermostat, PCV and WP 10k miles ago. There is a separate reservoir for the supercharger, looks like a divorced system, Merc heat exchanger on front. For the piping I haven’t looked yet. I think he modified the pin harness that connects under the coolant overflow res, the fans kick on and off when I open the door and after a drive, almost like a turbo timer. I dug into it a little and it seems like the ac intermittent cuts out may be on the same relay, for that I need to have a specialist diagnose. He said he just changed the ac compressor… but who knows. I thought it was a feature on the IE tune, but theirs looks manual where you turn it on and off with the cruise control stock, so this is something wacky going on unfortunately.
@@twn2rbo I have the ie stage 2 tune and it's the cruise control for fan control. When I shut my car off, nothing runs. There is audi oil cycle after you turn the car off stock I think but trying to figure out what's making the fan turn on after ignition off. I'd pull the code then do a visual inspection. It could be simple as a sensor not clicked in to car running too hot. Click on the button on the bottom of the right of where the windshield washer fluid three to four times to get you to the timer (hopefully it's enables already) to see what the oil temp is. I'd do a pressure test on the ac pipes. Could be the ac pressure switch gone bad. It could be up front next to the supercharger pulley where it's gone bad, if the coolant work was done. Ac compressor possibly. Do you have heat?
I just bought almost the same exact B8 from my buddy. Glacier white Lowered on Billstein coils, rs4 grill, and just full sleeper. Had the same experience with the AC. I turned it on one day and it wasn’t working at all and then like 30 minutes later just started blowing cold air.
Ryan, you are correct! I’m throwing tog a vid with everything I’ve found wrong w this car and that is what was wrong, I orders the blower motor from FCPEuro, since they lifetime warranty all their parts, and it arrived, looks like a 1 hr job no hard at all. I’m going to throw that in the vid! Thanks for leaving a comment though 👊👊
@@haterllnationwhat's protecting the paint for rock chips and chipping ? Nothing that's why paint jobs are a waste until u spend another 2k for ppf lol
OK. Ima give a few comments, but I cant watch all the video till later. Headed for leg day, but will watch the entirety later. Ive owned multiple Audi's. A5, S5, S6, and RS5. Audi makes a great ride. But each version has their own issues that pop up. The mere fact that it has all the work done would either scare the shit out of me or give me comfort if I had every part listed that was worked. Never an issue with brakes or handles. But boy, stock up on cardboard for the floor of your garage. Above 75K miles, they leak from........name the gasket or the seal. Sick ride, and Im not hatin. But as previously stated, Ive owned a ton of them.......and If speed is all your after, you will be happy. But, the luxury items that come with a Stinger GT2 interior and, as you know, its not hard to get over 400hp on the KIA......I would take the KIA over Audi, BMW, and Mercedes every damn time. Side note, I lived in Japan from 1991 - 2005 and owned multiple Skyline GT-R's. The quattro really equates to the AWD of the Skyline, and was the reason I owned so many. But, plug n play and interior amenities you get from the KIA make it the best band for your buck. The A/C issues with the R8 is the reason I have never owned one of those. Gotta pull the engine just to fix. Congrats on the new ride though. You will be more than pleased with the performance.
Nice find. An open air box will definitely produce the whine you are looking for. Seems like the bumper is ibis white and the car is glacier white (hint of blue). I had a 2014 in a similar spec. They are great cars.
For exhaust just get a cat back awe tuning or track. For the intake an open intake from any vendor will definitely bring out the whine. Your almost at the 100k mark and a lot of maintenance items should be done already or getting ready to done like injectors, carbon clean, water pump, thermostat, timing chain, valve cover gasket, oil filter housing and pcv. Luckily some enthusiasts made a more robust thermostat and a diy pcv set up that will last longer then oem and is easily changeable
AWE touring is on now, thankfully the water pump, therm, PCV was done 10k ago. But I’m sure it def needs to be walnut blasted.. so far no oil leaks 🤞 but I’m concerned on the injectors , I’m about to swap plugs, having misfires.
I have IE Mid pipes non res.. into a AWE Touring Catback, it's perfect. loud when you get on it, but very classy when just cruising, also in the mod list of this car it says DSG stage 2 , since when is there a stage 2 transmission tune
O34 dp paired with awe touring sounds fantastic imo. I’m full stage 2+ 450 wheel and I think it sounds perfect. Has an exoticish sound. Big difference from my straight pipe
My wife drives a B8, fantastic to drive around but problems pop up every 6 months or so. Excellent road trip car. Luckily we have a reliable independent Audi mechanic we go to, where I’m from; Botswana the total bill is never more than $150 per issue and we buy a lot of our parts from South Africa so I’d chuck it off to the cost of ownership. It’s been 2 years and 28,000 miles on it. We got it at 55,000 miles. (I’ve converted for my US people). PCV Replaced Front upper and lower control arms replaced Aux water pump replaced Top timing cover replaced Currently we need to replace: Oxygen Sensor Booster pipe service; there is a small leak So I’m getting some rough idle on it. Check engine light just came on. I want to replace the set of tires. 245/40 R18: Conti Sportcontact 5 Bridgestone Portenza Sport Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 5 Looking to do a road trip to Cape Town right after New Years. Cost of ownership so far has been around $750 per year including major service (2 done so far); excluding insurance and fuel.
So I had the exact same problem with the ac in my Q5, can’t remember the exact code but it was for ac compressor signal implausibility. Ended up replacing the ac pressure switch. Now I’m not saying yours is the exact same issue, but I would at least start with a high grade scan tool like an OBDeleven to see if the hvac system is throwing codes. Hopefully you track it down!
That is awesome! Thanks for letting me know that, he mentioned he just replaced the AC Compressor so you know how that goes, fix one thing something else goes lol. Hopefully it’s something like that, I got him down to $15k and then the day we met at bank the AC decided to stop working and shaved off an extra $2,300. It could work out to my benefit 🤞
@@twn2rbo def start with a VAG specific scan tool that will get you in the right ballpark. It will also give you an idea of whats going on with the cooling fans which im going to guess is the thermostat on the way out.
I bought my b8 90k miles stage 2 with heat exchanger 034 motor mounts intake and many other supporting mods for only 12k clean title I beat 50k cars all the time
It’s a good feeling! I recorded a pretty good launch yesterday, but I’m going to get the DSG serviced before I do any more, just bc I don’t when it was done last. What year is your B8? Any issues with trans ?
@@twn2rbojust seen this I have a 2011 no issue with trans so far I don’t really launch my car a lot. Just water pump and thermostat got replaced and my crank blew up😂 now I have a fluidampr
Just bought a 2012 s4 and I love it so much. 14k for 100k miles was a steal also straight from dealer so no problems (that we know of) this video deff showed me how much more can be done on mine so thank you 🫡
Right on! I’m about to upload a video of me just ripping on this thing and some parking garage action. At this point it’s kind of comical lol, but I will def take you guys up on adding some resonators, I’ve seen it makes a big difference. I don’t mind loud, just don’t lake rasp city
I prefer to have a somewhat quiet car so i can enjoy music. The popping shit annoys me so much. It was cool to see it on DDE channel back in the day but its not realistic in everyday life unless its on the highway away from neighborhoods. S4 is on the top of my list. 350hp is good enough for me but maybe do a Stage 1 or 2. Make the stock a little spicy. Oh i see this vid is months old. Can't wait to see it now!!!
Bro, cut a hole in your intake. Supercharger will scream. I run a closed APR intake and cut strategic holes and it sounds just like an open intake without the heat soaking I was getting
My carbon AWE box is shot, it’s broken I found out when I did the coils last time, I suppose I could, where did you put them? On the front or side facing fender?
@@twn2rbo its been hard to figure out cant tell if i want older and more special or newer and more basic... been looking for my replacement first then selling.
nice car man! i have a 3.0t S5, in the process pf modding but obsessed with the platform. i know several people with cars modded as heavily as yours who have very high miles, and never any serious issues. so your exhaust is gunna be difficult to really significantly quiet down, seeing as you have longtube headers and no cats. these cars are notorious for their drone and rasp without cats. the best option is to start is to gut the stock cats, and not use test pipes or long tubes. it is cool though you have headers, they're a rare and expensive mod. but as far as the resonators, id recommend putting a borla resonated x-pipe right where the two pipes become parallel after the headers end. magnaflows blow out on these, dont use them. then id use vibrant ultra quiet resonators after that. you could probably go up to 2 on each pipe if you feel the need to, but id start with 1 on each. and for more supercharger whine, the only thing you can really do to get more at the point you're at, is maybe get an open air intake also, some other super cheap mods that make a very noticeable difference if you dont have them, are the drivetrain inserts that 034 motorsports make. they have them for the trans, the driveshaft support bushing, the diff bushings, and the rear subframe bushings. they help the car accelerate quicker, and handle better. also, as far as tuning, 034 motorsports is considered the best these days when it comes to reliability, and drag strip numbers. they dont have the feature to tune with your phone yet, but ive heard its coming.
I appreciate the valuable info! I’ve been seeing the Borla x pipe and vibrant resonators suggestion pop up a lot in forums. Cut outs would be cool as well, I don’t mind it being loud since it’s not a daily, but the rasp and drone are out of control haha! I’ll take a screen shot and use this if I take this route, thanks!
Yeah I’m glad I have the second gen DSG, but it’s still prone. This one wasn’t modified until 80k and it’s had regular DSG maintenance, but it’s still on the back of my mind lol
@@twn2rbo ya all those time slips would have me saving for the rebuild kit for the dsg. Its not if, its a when kinda thing after that many hard launches on record. If I didn't have an ultra rare 1 of 200 b8 Audi ( has rs4 interior from factory) id own an b8 S4 manual
@@gasNmudtv yes indeed, I tell everyone that as well. Right now she shifts great with no hesitation or roughness, I will say the IE DSG tune is nice. Dynamic mode it wakes up, I love a manual but no way I could shift that fast
I def want to keep the cats off being stage 2+ though, is that exhaust quieter than my AWE Touring you think? I’ve been suggested some Vibrant resonators as well to add on.
@@twn2rbo It is. Its the only one I've witnessed that's pretty comparable to my custom axle back setup. And its nothing more than a pair of borla mufflers and tips.
@@the.wanginator that’s a good idea, I didn’t think of a custom setup. This muffler shop said they could do something to keep it high flow but eliminate rasp, I think their resonators are universal but look awful close to the Vibrant ones. I think they are like $130 each. First things first though, getting all the things that need fixed first, I look forward to it though, these cars are amazing values!
@@twn2rbo ya they are, I've had mine since 2016. Just ran through it and refreshed a lotta stuff. Finally off stock suspension, just did chains, tensioners and all that madness. Runs and drives like new again. Well, better than new!
@@the.wanginator nice, man! What spec do you have? Are you B8.5 with manual or DSG? I’m glad I have the 2nd gen DSG, been digging into the Audi forums to learn about the platform.
Current setup is no cats, AWE touring, long tube ceramic headers. I love the sound except the 2400 rpm DSG fart that is the loudest rasp note ever. All other sounds are awesome for a 6
@@twn2rbo I struggled with perfecting my S4 exhaust and found that the gutted cats help reduce rasp because of the little chamber that’s left. Using any sort of straight pipe on the headers will make for a pretty awful sound haha
@@awesomesweetmagic yeah at the end of the day the firing order of most V6 don’t sound the best with that setup. I would love to get a TTV8 AMG c63s one day
I picked up my new to me 2012 S4 B8. It had some mods from the previous 3 owners. So it’s pretty track ready, I will be doing road courses. Taking it to Summit Point West Virginia next month. 🫡
In the uk in 2007 a 2k car (vauxhall corsa b with a c20let engine) with front wheel drive and 6k in mods would run 9s 10s at santapod raceway with only a 2.0 litre in it. I dont find todays numbers impressive for the cost etc
Nice S4! My b8.5 S5 is pretty much an identical build to this except I’m on a different pulley ratio. Our times and trap speed are close as well. What area are you in?
Thanks bro! North Side Indianapolis, I would love to collab with a S4 owner that’s modded for a video, I think that would be good for being so new to the platform
Oh its gonna break alright lol! but it's an amazing car and I havent even basic modded mine as in a stage 1 etc. Just spent too much money fixing the big repairs that keep cropping up. Sadly in the process of selling it :(
🔥 it’s funny cause I still wanna get my stinger but that was one of the cars I wanted before that. I might be in the minority but I like super Charged better than turbo.
This is my first supercharged car and the sounds it makes is so cool, but one thing for sure is there is no lag with the throttle, it’s instant when you mash it! These things have aged quite well. I met with with a new Stinger we TCU tuned in my garage yesterday and we both went out to record some launches, the S4 is still faster 💨
So I’m very new to Audi. I’m looking at getting a 2014ish b8/b8.5 s4/s5. Don’t have a ton of money to put towards it. Maybe 18k-20k. What should I look out for and what mileage should I stay under? Like seriously. Don’t come at me with 40,000 miles or under
@@NikolaVradzhev Not yet, I was close but simply couldnt pull the trigger cuz of how much id have to loan from the bank.... slowly and steadily working up money tho
Only time I hear whine on any of the supercharged cars I've had was with stock pulleys and a Cia or open intake. Upgrade the pulleys and it diminishes.
Yeah man this things screams so loud with headers and no cats lol. I’m not even going to try. You can hear it outside the car but yeah. If you have IG, I just uploaded a couple of clips doing some pulls from the next vid going up
I love the older s line Audis. I put a clip on a b5 imola yellow 6spd in my last vid. Also, the new b9.5 RS5 was veryyyyy comfortable. Always been a huge fan of Audis lines, I think that’s one of the reasons I love the Stinger GT so much, it was designed by Audis Peter S.
I think you will enjoy it, I would grab a B8 with a manual if you can find out with a good service history. If you go auto, get 2013+ DSG. The first gen DSGs are know to be more problematic. This is a solid engine for Audi though, just needs to be maintained properly 😁
@@JASONHN absolutely bro! I’ll post the good , bad and ugly of whatever happens, but even at 90k miles (modded for 15k) this car feels like it still has plenty to give still.
How many SC intercoolers did he give you? 😂 Get an obdeleven to figure out what cylinder is misfiring and keep an eye on your coolant level. If cylinder 3 or 6 is misfiring, could be coolant leaking from the SC into the cylinder. Also, a magnaflow or borla res xpipe on the downpipes will tame the volume and rasp. Check out my catless exhaust setup.
I will say, it’s some of the best “cheap horsepower” one can get. I did countless research on the 3.0t and it’s the best engine Audi has ever made to this day. It will take a lot of abuse. If you get one with good maintenance records and take care of it, you will be very happy! I’m about to make a UA-cam video with one of the most insane Stinger builds and he gaps all kinds of cars, but there’s a Jackal tuned e40 S4 that beat him. That supercharger is instant when you floor it
That’s what I’ve come to find out as well, the best ET was 10.57 and 10.87 but most were between 11.2-11.5. I bet the 10s was with e40 and WMI, I’m not sure I wanna run the meth being aluminum block and all, I may do it a couple times just for a video since it’s already installed though
@@Race_Ready_1320 I agree, the AC going out at the bank was a blessing, I was like that could be $2,300 worst case depending on what it is. He said he replaced the AC compressor, but turns out it was just a blower motor, I def got a steal here. Original list was $18.5k
From a performance standpoint, there is not much you can do. Someone knew ehat they ere doing and they didn't hold back on this one. I konda like the fact it looks stock, that's a perfect daily sleeper.
That’s what I’m think too , I’m after the performance, it’s already lowered so that looks cool. I just need paint match that bumper. But once I do a mod, I can’t stop until it’s done lol
If you get a chance, if you could just reach out or maybe touch base. I have a similar car with the same motor and i'm looking to somewhat get to that level so you know any kind of performance list so I could look at it and put it against what I have in mind would be greatly appreciated. Wish you the best
There isn’t a service interval for timing chains, that would be a belt system. Chains are life of engine, however it is an Audi and the tensioners are known to go bad on other Audi engines. I will be keeping an ear open on cold starts for the death rattle, in that case engine would have to come out and there’s 4 timing chains on the back on this engine 😅
Sorry sir! You haven't heard my B7 V8 straight piped Audi that's sitting at almost 450 horses. She's legit louder than this Audi! Definitely not as fast as this one though!
I think so, it has the 2nd gen Dual Clutch Trans and it’s a refreshed verson (b8.5) so it looks newer. Pretty much the same awesome 3.0t though, which is the most reliable S line Audi engine to date
Brooo why an ie tune😂 you need an 034 Motorsport tune🎉🎉
@@freewillmonk9283 Agree! I have partnered with 034 and they sent us ZV8 TCU / ECU tune for the RS5. I’m hoping to record that content on the 28th in Chicago, but I am suffering with sciatica right now
nah u need jackal
@@namajef5474Yh jackal currently leaders of the 3.0 platform
B8s are a fantastic tuner car. Tons of power potential with minimal mods and the engine is known to be reliable. Great choice!
True, this one particulary is a B8.5 which is alot more aggressive looking and overall much better interior.
@@slayer7581yes I agree I love my B8.5 🥰
Just got my butt into my first Audi, and long story short, I got a truly great deal. Super clean 13’ S5, that was really well kept, properly maintained, and modded very nicely. Full on stage2 with mostly APR parts, APR ECU and TCU tune… had it looked over after I purchased it, and it is legit, and a damn good deal… AC is messed up though …
nice pick up.
I love my B8 S4.
Ive owned it for 8 years and its been my daily driver. Now have 185k miles. Been tuned stage 1 IE since 85k. Its been the best car ive ever owned.
Great comment. I have the B8.5 S5 manual with 76k. I heard great things about the reliability & to see ur at 185k with a stage 1 tune is awesome
any other mods? im looking at one right now with 60k miles for 19k
@EXERGAMING Besides tune I only have a CTS intake. Not performance oriented but I have radar detector blend mounted. Rest of stuff Ive done was all maintenance oriented. Still driving it every day.
Have you had to change the tranny or the mech unit?
ever had any mechatronics problems
That's sick bro! Love the sound of the engine. Great looking car for being 10 years old, well taken care of and the mods are awesome. Looks like you've found an old gem that's going to be a lot of fun.
I have a B8 S4, the best exhaust setup I’ve heard on these is either the Valvetronic cat-back exhaust, where you can open and close the valves to make it louder and quieter respectively. Or you could add some Magnaflow mufflers/ resonators and then get some “build your own valved exhaust cutouts” from ECS Tuning. Either option leaves you with the ability to calm it down, while maintaining that track ready and loud ass exhaust.
That’s actually a great idea on the build your own cutouts. I’ll look into that, I’ve gotten quite a few suggestions on Vibrant resonators, have you heard those? Maya flow is a respectable name, I will check those out as well. I’ll prob have a muffler shop do some custom work with those options. Esp now that I broke my rear exhaust hanger going over a speed bump
@@twn2rbo Yeah I’ve heard vibrant is good, I know that Adam at Vancityaudi has a video where he puts some vibrant resonators on with Integrated Engineering downpipes. But currently I’m just running a stock exhaust with a front resonator delete, cause I don’t love the way the X-pipes sound. I have cutouts after my mid resonator so it’s basically muffler delete I can turn on and off, and it sounds really good but not loud when the cutouts are closed.
@@tymichaelis9735 do you have the manual or DSG? Audizine was saying the b8 DSGs (version 1) had a lot of issues, was wondering how yours has held up? I’m debating doing the DSG service now to have a baseline, esp since it’s tuned. The fact that it’s due every 30k makes me a little concerned
@@twn2rbo2016 S5 owner here, experiencing transmission issues like not engaging when letting off from a stop and no reverse. Picked it up with 39.4k miles and now at 50.2k. Didn’t notice any symptoms until over a month after purchase. The most noticeable symptom was when creeping to a stop, the car would jolt a little forward as it auto downshifted from 2-1
@@fuzzy_gooch7556 I would do DSG service , it’s due every 30k, and modded prob needs to be done even sooner. They put DSG in the S5 back then?
B8.5 is probably one of the most reliable Audis out there
I just picked up my 2015 B8.5 S4 immaculate condition, 2 owner, clean title, copious service records from Audi for $11,500 I think I did pretty good. Going down the UA-cam rabbit hole now seeing what’s available for these cars and checking out everyone’s builds.
200K miles, right?
Nope, 150
@@A772 That's a great deal.
@@DailyStalkerUpdate agreed!
@@A772 How did you get that car so cheap?
I plan on wrapping my stinger myself as well, so many wrap shops now a days charge too much to wrap your car (avg quotes $4000-$6000+ USD). It's far more fun to do it yourself anyways because the more you do it yourself the better you get at it.
I agree, if you are just patient and don’t expect perfection , I think it will turn out fine. Nobody but you will notice the really bad parts. You can always go back and re work or wrap those areas. Charging that kind of money is making re consider my day job! You could make some serious loot if you got good and efficient with it!
Great Vid.. I bought a 2012 (B8) as a project car in January, bone stock and converted to a B8.5 and did all the mods to it. I picked it up for 10K Canadian and put about that much more in mods with the intention to never sell it.. they are just too fun not to have one.. I know these cars very well and happy to share my mods.. BTW.. open up the air box and the SC whine will come to life!!! I went with an 034 open intake.. and love it !! Cheers
Dude thank you! 034 has agreed to work with me on UA-cam! I’m so excited, my AWE carbon intake is busted, I found that out when doing the coils and plugs. Anyways, thanks for the tip, sick car 10000% and I’m a twin turbo nut
I own a Audi s3 with only a cold air intake, guarantee the s4 will run better with all those performance mods . Well worth it
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, Millz!
I'm excited to see what you do with this new platform. Also really curious to see how reliable it is, and maintenance costs, compared to the Stinger.
Thanks, man! I will go ahead and say the maintenance / reliability on the Stinger is going to be much less expensive. I pushed my stinger very hard, although it had 100 miles on it when I got it and 26k when I dumped it, but it was a very strong engine. These it looks like the common failures are PCV, Water Pump, Thermostat, thankfully those were just replaced. However, the DSG / mechatronics or whatever can go out and that’s like $5k, from what I read. A lot of that has to do with maintenance and service intervals bc I’ve seen B8’s with up to 150k miles modded heavy and still running strong. This one feels strong and looks to have had some love.
@TWN 2RBO Appreciate the feedback! A S6 might be next after the Stinger for me.
Congrats Nick, this sounds better than the 3.3 engine by a lot 😮 also would it be more reasonable to just paint the whole car if the paint needs works and has dents, I would go for British racing green with gold/bronze rims! 🔥
Thanks Hasan! Make a good point, I def can’t justify a $5k wrap job that doesn’t last super long. Dipping the car is tempting for the price and it lasts longer than wrap, but paint would prob be best. First things first, I need some healthy logs and AC! 👊
@twn2rbo still have to put something on top of the paint to protect it or you're back in the same spot lol
I have a 2015 sepang blue audi s4. Bought from audi at 26k , tuned 1 Apr next day. Next week stage 2 Apr , roc euro intake, upgraded supercharger pulley+ belt. I am now at 128k. Only issue I’ve had was the timing chain being replaced. Pricey but worth it. This is my ultimate sleeper with the outside completely stock. Was told 450-500 crank hp. I’ve raced Daytona chargers and pulled on them even at higher speeds.
Oh and try roc euro intake. Loudest intake out there. People swear the supercharger sounds insane 😂
I would check for timing chain rattle, there’s no service interval but they are known to rattle bad as a sign of needing replaced. Otherwise , these engines are solid. PCV, water pump/ therm are weak points too but not horrible to change. Have you heard a rattle?? Sick deal bro
Good looking out, I did see some mentions of this on Audizine! Thanks
Theres actually a TSB from audi on the chain rattle. Its the shitty plastic guides but it doenst mean you have to get them replaced. It doesnt indicate any sort of damage
@@LibertyGunsBeerTrump I’ve been digging into it, you have a good idea for something I’m going to put in one of my upcoming vids. Thanks!
Here from b8 network. Definitely stoked on this car
Awesome! I may be working with 034 Motorsports after I run e30, not sure on this IE stage 2
Nice Audi bro!! I love supercharged cars. I use to have a 2003 Mustang Cobra Terminator. I think I actually prefer the sound of the blower over turbos.
Ha! I remember those, those sound 10x better though lol! I still think V8s sound the best, this will prob be the last v6 I tinker with, my plan is to get C63s coupe twin turbo v8 next.
@@twn2rbo Dude!! C63s are so sweet!!
So pumped for you bro been really hoping you would get into another whip. Happy you are doing well my guy!
So sorry just seen this, thank you bro, mean a lot!
B8 is my next purchase. My 03 wrx has done its job for me for the past 8 years now but its time to move on
Congrats on the purchase! Looks like its going to be fun to drive!
Thanks, Josh! So far it is!
8:50 definitely keep the RS4 grill on it! I wanted to swap my B7 S4 Avants grill with an RS4 grill but unlike you, I only make 16.50 an hour and I never
have money to throw at my Audi and when I do it's only because I have to get something fixed! Had an oil leak last year that cost me 4 grand to fix!
I legit walked out of there feeling like the mechanics bent me over raw and didn't even tickle my balls first! Makes me wish I paid attention more in
Highschool when my group of friends were all getting into working on/fixing their cars and I was too busy indoors playing video games!
Did he do all the work for coolant pipes and pcv change out? I'd spend some money to replace the coolant cross pipe underneath the supercharger, water pump, pcv, front cross coolant pipe, and get a new coolant tank. Also, front supercharger coolant cross pipe and two rubber hose. Not sure if there is an updated front heat exchanger, but you'll likely need one. At 90k mile, need tons of service - spark plugs, injectors, ignition coils, likely new o2 sensors if not swapped out or no extender adaptor, tcu tune, DSG filter, fluid change and supercharger oil change (got mine done at 94k miles - life of the car per audi is around 120k miles). Once you get those done, you need to keep in mind about the timing chain tick. I have one, and always take it to audi shop or do it yourself. There is a way you have to put bolts in pipes to the head, otherwise, you'll end up spending $5k on re-threading it - and you may have to take the engine out depends on which bolt. If I had to do it again, I'd do it again. Super reliable car. Very well made. It's just that some parts fail at 85-90k miles.
Forgot thermostat change if not changed out already
Thanks! He did do the thermostat, PCV and WP 10k miles ago. There is a separate reservoir for the supercharger, looks like a divorced system, Merc heat exchanger on front. For the piping I haven’t looked yet. I think he modified the pin harness that connects under the coolant overflow res, the fans kick on and off when I open the door and after a drive, almost like a turbo timer. I dug into it a little and it seems like the ac intermittent cuts out may be on the same relay, for that I need to have a specialist diagnose. He said he just changed the ac compressor… but who knows. I thought it was a feature on the IE tune, but theirs looks manual where you turn it on and off with the cruise control stock, so this is something wacky going on unfortunately.
@@twn2rbo I have the ie stage 2 tune and it's the cruise control for fan control. When I shut my car off, nothing runs. There is audi oil cycle after you turn the car off stock I think but trying to figure out what's making the fan turn on after ignition off. I'd pull the code then do a visual inspection. It could be simple as a sensor not clicked in to car running too hot. Click on the button on the bottom of the right of where the windshield washer fluid three to four times to get you to the timer (hopefully it's enables already) to see what the oil temp is.
I'd do a pressure test on the ac pipes. Could be the ac pressure switch gone bad. It could be up front next to the supercharger pulley where it's gone bad, if the coolant work was done. Ac compressor possibly.
Do you have heat?
I just bought almost the same exact B8 from my buddy. Glacier white Lowered on Billstein coils, rs4 grill, and just full sleeper. Had the same experience with the AC. I turned it on one day and it wasn’t working at all and then like 30 minutes later just started blowing cold air.
if you want a moderate exhaust, the stock setup with a res delete and / or gutted cats sounds great.
Happy for you bro
Appreciate it man! Good things are happening 💯
Sounds like the blower motor for the AC is what's failing and should be a super easy fix.
Ryan, you are correct! I’m throwing tog a vid with everything I’ve found wrong w this car and that is what was wrong, I orders the blower motor from FCPEuro, since they lifetime warranty all their parts, and it arrived, looks like a 1 hr job no hard at all. I’m going to throw that in the vid! Thanks for leaving a comment though 👊👊
Sleeper time. Can't wait to see that wrap! Calm it down? No way :D
You agree on wrap? Or paint match bumper for a panda build 🐼
@@twn2rbo I guess it would be a better sleeper to paint match; however, I was digging that matte wrap! Kind of leaning heavy on wrap tbh!
@@haterllnation I think it would look sick too, plus if I can figure out how to wrap a car by practicing mine, that could be a nice side hustle!
@@haterllnationwhat's protecting the paint for rock chips and chipping ? Nothing that's why paint jobs are a waste until u spend another 2k for ppf lol
OK. Ima give a few comments, but I cant watch all the video till later. Headed for leg day, but will watch the entirety later. Ive owned multiple Audi's. A5, S5, S6, and RS5. Audi makes a great ride. But each version has their own issues that pop up. The mere fact that it has all the work done would either scare the shit out of me or give me comfort if I had every part listed that was worked. Never an issue with brakes or handles. But boy, stock up on cardboard for the floor of your garage. Above 75K miles, they leak from........name the gasket or the seal. Sick ride, and Im not hatin. But as previously stated, Ive owned a ton of them.......and If speed is all your after, you will be happy. But, the luxury items that come with a Stinger GT2 interior and, as you know, its not hard to get over 400hp on the KIA......I would take the KIA over Audi, BMW, and Mercedes every damn time. Side note, I lived in Japan from 1991 - 2005 and owned multiple Skyline GT-R's. The quattro really equates to the AWD of the Skyline, and was the reason I owned so many. But, plug n play and interior amenities you get from the KIA make it the best band for your buck. The A/C issues with the R8 is the reason I have never owned one of those. Gotta pull the engine just to fix. Congrats on the new ride though. You will be more than pleased with the performance.
Thanks for the comment! Yeah this will be interesting, I’m def not going to DD this thing!
Nice find. An open air box will definitely produce the whine you are looking for. Seems like the bumper is ibis white and the car is glacier white (hint of blue). I had a 2014 in a similar spec. They are great cars.
Awesome! I think I’m going to try the 034 open one next. This one is already busted and loose making the air filter get a little too dirty
yep my Ibis S5 looks egg colored next to Glacier cars
Just got a 2021 S4 last month. I see this video is a year old. No spoilers please, wanna see what the future of this thing is.
For exhaust just get a cat back awe tuning or track. For the intake an open intake from any vendor will definitely bring out the whine. Your almost at the 100k mark and a lot of maintenance items should be done already or getting ready to done like injectors, carbon clean, water pump, thermostat, timing chain, valve cover gasket, oil filter housing and pcv. Luckily some enthusiasts made a more robust thermostat and a diy pcv set up that will last longer then oem and is easily changeable
AWE touring is on now, thankfully the water pump, therm, PCV was done 10k ago. But I’m sure it def needs to be walnut blasted.. so far no oil leaks 🤞 but I’m concerned on the injectors , I’m about to swap plugs, having misfires.
Yup, take the lid off of the intake and you'll hear the whine more.👍
I have IE Mid pipes non res.. into a AWE Touring Catback, it's perfect. loud when you get on it, but very classy when just cruising, also in the mod list of this car it says DSG stage 2 , since when is there a stage 2 transmission tune
O34 dp paired with awe touring sounds fantastic imo. I’m full stage 2+ 450 wheel and I think it sounds perfect. Has an exoticish sound. Big difference from my straight pipe
My wife drives a B8, fantastic to drive around but problems pop up every 6 months or so. Excellent road trip car. Luckily we have a reliable independent Audi mechanic we go to, where I’m from; Botswana the total bill is never more than $150 per issue and we buy a lot of our parts from South Africa so I’d chuck it off to the cost of ownership. It’s been 2 years and 28,000 miles on it. We got it at 55,000 miles. (I’ve converted for my US people).
PCV Replaced
Front upper and lower control arms replaced
Aux water pump replaced
Top timing cover replaced
Currently we need to replace:
Oxygen Sensor
Booster pipe service; there is a small leak
So I’m getting some rough idle on it. Check engine light just came on.
I want to replace the set of tires. 245/40 R18:
Conti Sportcontact 5
Bridgestone Portenza Sport
Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 5
Looking to do a road trip to Cape Town right after New Years. Cost of ownership so far has been around $750 per year including major service (2 done so far); excluding insurance and fuel.
So I had the exact same problem with the ac in my Q5, can’t remember the exact code but it was for ac compressor signal implausibility. Ended up replacing the ac pressure switch. Now I’m not saying yours is the exact same issue, but I would at least start with a high grade scan tool like an OBDeleven to see if the hvac system is throwing codes. Hopefully you track it down!
That is awesome! Thanks for letting me know that, he mentioned he just replaced the AC Compressor so you know how that goes, fix one thing something else goes lol. Hopefully it’s something like that, I got him down to $15k and then the day we met at bank the AC decided to stop working and shaved off an extra $2,300. It could work out to my benefit 🤞
@@twn2rbo def start with a VAG specific scan tool that will get you in the right ballpark. It will also give you an idea of whats going on with the cooling fans which im going to guess is the thermostat on the way out.
I just left a kia stinger for a 2024 s4 loaded.
That kia was the worst car i have owned.
I hope you see the light.
Well done.
Why did he give you 20 stock intercooler bricks lmao
What a steal! Such a great purchase. Congrats!
Thanks so much!
I bought my b8 90k miles stage 2 with heat exchanger 034 motor mounts intake and many other supporting mods for only 12k clean title I beat 50k cars all the time
It’s a good feeling! I recorded a pretty good launch yesterday, but I’m going to get the DSG serviced before I do any more, just bc I don’t when it was done last. What year is your B8? Any issues with trans ?
well its a 50k car dumbass 🤣🤣🤣
@@twn2rbojust seen this I have a 2011 no issue with trans so far I don’t really launch my car a lot. Just water pump and thermostat got replaced and my crank blew up😂 now I have a fluidampr
@@t.mayne5595 😳 damn! That’s rough, every time I launch this car, I’m like is the the time it’s going to break lol
Quarter mile at 133mph !!!!! This is the fastest iv seen on you tube. And he got the car for 12.5k :) Bruh.... Njoy
We’ll done, sir. Congrats!!!
Just bought a 2012 s4 and I love it so much. 14k for 100k miles was a steal also straight from dealer so no problems (that we know of) this video deff showed me how much more can be done on mine so thank you 🫡
i got the sticker from my 2008 a4 s line. fullyt loaded from dealer and now stage 2+ really clean car
Very cool car and you got an awesome deal! Congrats on the new whip.
Appreciate it, man! Now for some clean logs and AC, I will sleep better lol
Whats up bro, I have a similar setup but my exhaust im running an awe track with resonators sounds clean and crispy no rasp
Right on! I’m about to upload a video of me just ripping on this thing and some parking garage action. At this point it’s kind of comical lol, but I will def take you guys up on adding some resonators, I’ve seen it makes a big difference. I don’t mind loud, just don’t lake rasp city
My AC went out on my 2012 Audi S4 and it was a $18.00 sensor in front of the radiator. It picked up on the OBD reader as a fault code. Easy diy.
What ODB do you recommend for Audis?
B8.5 🔥
I got a b8 s4 bro stage 1 tuned I love it😎🔥 wanna do stage 3….an you Upgrade the intake to make to supercharger louder maybe a CTS intake
Do you think I have to go stage 2 before 3?
Mis fires and engine lights will be a constant worry with even a slightly tuned Audi. I love mine, but can't wait to get rid of it as well
Just did everything except test pipes and hpfp and lpfp. I’m gonna wait to real get on it until I have the rest.
My brother had one of these with ECS valves exhaust go from super loud to super quiet with just the button
Yeah valved exhaust is sick, my friends RS5 has that and love it
Great car. Motor mounts trans mount rear dif incerts and play on.
Borla exhaust with resonator replaced with x-pipe.
Haven’t heard that one yet, I’ll check for some clips. I’ve been suggested Vibrant resinators to tame the rasp down a little
@@twn2rbo Borla already great quality. Resonator makes it to quiet. replacing it with x pipe amplifies sound. No rasp at all.
The main control module might be knackered I’ve a b9 s5 had ac problems and it would be temperamental turning on that’s what it turned out to be
I prefer to have a somewhat quiet car so i can enjoy music. The popping shit annoys me so much. It was cool to see it on DDE channel back in the day but its not realistic in everyday life unless its on the highway away from neighborhoods. S4 is on the top of my list. 350hp is good enough for me but maybe do a Stage 1 or 2. Make the stock a little spicy. Oh i see this vid is months old. Can't wait to see it now!!!
Bro, cut a hole in your intake. Supercharger will scream. I run a closed APR intake and cut strategic holes and it sounds just like an open intake without the heat soaking I was getting
My carbon AWE box is shot, it’s broken I found out when I did the coils last time, I suppose I could, where did you put them? On the front or side facing fender?
Ahaha beast, im about to sell mine soon too. Same mods even louder xD
Nice, what are you going with next?
@@twn2rbo its been hard to figure out cant tell if i want older and more special or newer and more basic... been looking for my replacement first then selling.
I had ac problems on my b7 when i first got it, come to find out the ac compressor was just unplugged 😅
nice car man! i have a 3.0t S5, in the process pf modding but obsessed with the platform. i know several people with cars modded as heavily as yours who have very high miles, and never any serious issues.
so your exhaust is gunna be difficult to really significantly quiet down, seeing as you have longtube headers and no cats. these cars are notorious for their drone and rasp without cats. the best option is to start is to gut the stock cats, and not use test pipes or long tubes. it is cool though you have headers, they're a rare and expensive mod.
but as far as the resonators, id recommend putting a borla resonated x-pipe right where the two pipes become parallel after the headers end. magnaflows blow out on these, dont use them. then id use vibrant ultra quiet resonators after that. you could probably go up to 2 on each pipe if you feel the need to, but id start with 1 on each.
and for more supercharger whine, the only thing you can really do to get more at the point you're at, is maybe get an open air intake
also, some other super cheap mods that make a very noticeable difference if you dont have them, are the drivetrain inserts that 034 motorsports make. they have them for the trans, the driveshaft support bushing, the diff bushings, and the rear subframe bushings. they help the car accelerate quicker, and handle better. also, as far as tuning, 034 motorsports is considered the best these days when it comes to reliability, and drag strip numbers. they dont have the feature to tune with your phone yet, but ive heard its coming.
I appreciate the valuable info! I’ve been seeing the Borla x pipe and vibrant resonators suggestion pop up a lot in forums. Cut outs would be cool as well, I don’t mind it being loud since it’s not a daily, but the rasp and drone are out of control haha! I’ll take a screen shot and use this if I take this route, thanks!
you better have kept the peelers
You should get the Euro projector headlights for that car - it will make your stock headlights appear like driving blind!!!
The transmission meckatronics tend to act up. Other then that nice rig. Paint that dash trim black instead of the silver. Makes a world of difference
Yeah I’m glad I have the second gen DSG, but it’s still prone. This one wasn’t modified until 80k and it’s had regular DSG maintenance, but it’s still on the back of my mind lol
@@twn2rbo ya all those time slips would have me saving for the rebuild kit for the dsg. Its not if, its a when kinda thing after that many hard launches on record. If I didn't have an ultra rare 1 of 200 b8 Audi ( has rs4 interior from factory) id own an b8 S4 manual
@@gasNmudtv yes indeed, I tell everyone that as well. Right now she shifts great with no hesitation or roughness, I will say the IE DSG tune is nice. Dynamic mode it wakes up, I love a manual but no way I could shift that fast
That's pretty good. Great video. Is it stupid loud when it in comfort mode ?
Get the Milltek exhaust. That is all...
I def want to keep the cats off being stage 2+ though, is that exhaust quieter than my AWE Touring you think? I’ve been suggested some Vibrant resonators as well to add on.
@@twn2rbo It is. Its the only one I've witnessed that's pretty comparable to my custom axle back setup. And its nothing more than a pair of borla mufflers and tips.
@@the.wanginator that’s a good idea, I didn’t think of a custom setup. This muffler shop said they could do something to keep it high flow but eliminate rasp, I think their resonators are universal but look awful close to the Vibrant ones. I think they are like $130 each. First things first though, getting all the things that need fixed first, I look forward to it though, these cars are amazing values!
@@twn2rbo ya they are, I've had mine since 2016. Just ran through it and refreshed a lotta stuff. Finally off stock suspension, just did chains, tensioners and all that madness. Runs and drives like new again. Well, better than new!
@@the.wanginator nice, man! What spec do you have? Are you B8.5 with manual or DSG? I’m glad I have the 2nd gen DSG, been digging into the Audi forums to learn about the platform.
There’s a s4 near me. 2010, 174k miles. Runs good. For $8,500. That’s the cheapest one I’ve found.
If you gut the stock cats and use the AWE touring cat back you can get a nice exhaust note and still be catless
Current setup is no cats, AWE touring, long tube ceramic headers. I love the sound except the 2400 rpm DSG fart that is the loudest rasp note ever. All other sounds are awesome for a 6
@@twn2rbo I struggled with perfecting my S4 exhaust and found that the gutted cats help reduce rasp because of the little chamber that’s left. Using any sort of straight pipe on the headers will make for a pretty awful sound haha
@@awesomesweetmagic yeah at the end of the day the firing order of most V6 don’t sound the best with that setup. I would love to get a TTV8 AMG c63s one day
I picked up my new to me 2012 S4 B8. It had some mods from the previous 3 owners. So it’s pretty track ready, I will be doing road courses. Taking it to Summit Point West Virginia next month. 🫡
Yes!!! Congrats
In the uk in 2007 a 2k car (vauxhall corsa b with a c20let engine) with front wheel drive and 6k in mods would run 9s 10s at santapod raceway with only a 2.0 litre in it. I dont find todays numbers impressive for the cost etc
Nice S4! My b8.5 S5 is pretty much an identical build to this except I’m on a different pulley ratio. Our times and trap speed are close as well. What area are you in?
Thanks bro! North Side Indianapolis, I would love to collab with a S4 owner that’s modded for a video, I think that would be good for being so new to the platform
Do you have test pipes? Or did you just hollow out the cats. I love the sound.
Did u say hemi throttle body did they fabricate it or does it just bolt right up
Debating whether to put money into my g37 or change platforms!? How is the handling because I know they're heavy?
Looks like the coolant was low. May want to get the cooling system pressure checked for leaks.
I changed the oil and didn’t see any thankfully, I top it off when I replaced the auxiliary coolant pump for the supercharger
Oh its gonna break alright lol! but it's an amazing car and I havent even basic modded mine as in a stage 1 etc. Just spent too much money fixing the big repairs that keep cropping up. Sadly in the process of selling it :(
🔥 it’s funny cause I still wanna get my stinger but that was one of the cars I wanted before that. I might be in the minority but I like super Charged better than turbo.
This is my first supercharged car and the sounds it makes is so cool, but one thing for sure is there is no lag with the throttle, it’s instant when you mash it! These things have aged quite well. I met with with a new Stinger we TCU tuned in my garage yesterday and we both went out to record some launches, the S4 is still faster 💨
Leave it alone ..On the outside looks awesome
So I’m very new to Audi. I’m looking at getting a 2014ish b8/b8.5 s4/s5. Don’t have a ton of money to put towards it. Maybe 18k-20k. What should I look out for and what mileage should I stay under? Like seriously. Don’t come at me with 40,000 miles or under
Working my ass off rn to buy a B8.5 S4, cant waaait till I have it Dx
Did you get it bro
@@NikolaVradzhev Not yet, I was close but simply couldnt pull the trigger cuz of how much id have to loan from the bank.... slowly and steadily working up money tho
Be sure to do a DSG service on that car. It’s gonna cost you four grand to replace those clutches.
Only time I hear whine on any of the supercharged cars I've had was with stock pulleys and a Cia or open intake. Upgrade the pulleys and it diminishes.
Yeah man this things screams so loud with headers and no cats lol. I’m not even going to try. You can hear it outside the car but yeah. If you have IG, I just uploaded a couple of clips doing some pulls from the next vid going up
Audis s and rs have the best seats hands down. My b6 s4 recaro seats r amazing
I love the older s line Audis. I put a clip on a b5 imola yellow 6spd in my last vid. Also, the new b9.5 RS5 was veryyyyy comfortable. Always been a huge fan of Audis lines, I think that’s one of the reasons I love the Stinger GT so much, it was designed by Audis Peter S.
I prefer the outside as standard but maybe I’m just old school
from now on in a time when I have more money, I want to buy one like this, at least between 2014-2016
I think you will enjoy it, I would grab a B8 with a manual if you can find out with a good service history. If you go auto, get 2013+ DSG. The first gen DSGs are know to be more problematic. This is a solid engine for Audi though, just needs to be maintained properly 😁
@@twn2rbo thank you very much for your recommendations
@@JASONHN absolutely bro! I’ll post the good , bad and ugly of whatever happens, but even at 90k miles (modded for 15k) this car feels like it still has plenty to give still.
Did you have to drop your Transmission to get the Cats out?
How many SC intercoolers did he give you? 😂 Get an obdeleven to figure out what cylinder is misfiring and keep an eye on your coolant level. If cylinder 3 or 6 is misfiring, could be coolant leaking from the SC into the cylinder. Also, a magnaflow or borla res xpipe on the downpipes will tame the volume and rasp. Check out my catless exhaust setup.
Is that Matty T,s car because a 133 trap with no spray would be real close to the record for a s4.
Bang underneath the glove compartment, that's where the blower motor is located. With your hand, while the car and as is on .gl
I ended up making a vid on fixing it, wasn’t bad. I saved a lot of money
Now I want one 🚀🚀🚀
I will say, it’s some of the best “cheap horsepower” one can get. I did countless research on the 3.0t and it’s the best engine Audi has ever made to this day. It will take a lot of abuse. If you get one with good maintenance records and take care of it, you will be very happy! I’m about to make a UA-cam video with one of the most insane Stinger builds and he gaps all kinds of cars, but there’s a Jackal tuned e40 S4 that beat him. That supercharger is instant when you floor it
I have my window sticker for my 1998 2g eclipse lol
nice vid. i like the idea of the wrap, could you tell me the name of the wrap?
Appreciate it! Color is still undetermined, but the brand I will go with is TinyBot Vynil, they are one of the best and the price is reasonable
IE and 034 Motorsports are great tuners for the S4, wht we’re the track times on the time slips? I have a B9 S4
That’s what I’ve come to find out as well, the best ET was 10.57 and 10.87 but most were between 11.2-11.5. I bet the 10s was with e40 and WMI, I’m not sure I wanna run the meth being aluminum block and all, I may do it a couple times just for a video since it’s already installed though
@@twn2rbo those are great numbers honestly, you definitely got a steal with this one
@@Race_Ready_1320 I agree, the AC going out at the bank was a blessing, I was like that could be $2,300 worst case depending on what it is. He said he replaced the AC compressor, but turns out it was just a blower motor, I def got a steal here. Original list was $18.5k
From a performance standpoint, there is not much you can do. Someone knew ehat they ere doing and they didn't hold back on this one. I konda like the fact it looks stock, that's a perfect daily sleeper.
That’s what I’m think too , I’m after the performance, it’s already lowered so that looks cool. I just need paint match that bumper. But once I do a mod, I can’t stop until it’s done lol
No! Keep it white and convert the interior to red. Similar to the honda integrate type r.
How much was it??
12500 fuckin steal sounds too good
How much is it for just the tune
CST CAI will make it sing.
If you get a chance, if you could just reach out or maybe touch base. I have a similar car with the same motor and i'm looking to somewhat get to that level so you know any kind of performance list so I could look at it and put it against what I have in mind would be greatly appreciated. Wish you the best
Timing chains are due at 100k
There isn’t a service interval for timing chains, that would be a belt system. Chains are life of engine, however it is an Audi and the tensioners are known to go bad on other Audi engines. I will be keeping an ear open on cold starts for the death rattle, in that case engine would have to come out and there’s 4 timing chains on the back on this engine 😅
Non res down pipes awe touring exhaust
Sorry sir! You haven't heard my B7 V8 straight piped Audi that's sitting at almost 450 horses. She's legit louder than this Audi! Definitely not as fast as this one though!
V8 sound is king , I want an AMG C63s twin turbo v8
is this the best year to get ?
I think so, it has the 2nd gen Dual Clutch Trans and it’s a refreshed verson (b8.5) so it looks newer. Pretty much the same awesome 3.0t though, which is the most reliable S line Audi engine to date
Get a 2015 or 2016 if you can. They have the all the updates. In all honesty, I think the B8.5 (esp. 2015/16) are some of the best cars money can buy.