Gotchya. Yea not far at all. Have to meet up sometime. My brother is selling all his old dsm stuff. Gauges, injectors,fmic. Just a bunch of nice misc stuff. We both got out of the dsm game a few years ago. Now he's got a diesel truck(go figure) LOL. And I've got my S5. I'll be a dsm'r at heart...

I'm in New Braunfels bro :-) I live behind bucees off 35

Ahh, you posted before I got to see. Yea I'm from Wisconsin. Live in Texas now tho. The job economy here is wayyyyy better. I miss the beer n pizza joints tho haha. I'd never be able to afford this car if I was still in wisco.The plugs won't be able to come out. They will be sandwiched on both...

I could do my original idea, then make another bracket that will run on the backside of the knuckle that will connect the 2 new holes, then run down to the ball joint area and connect to that. Further increasing strength. The picture with the yellow bracket drawn, just imagine that bracket...

I went from a 345mm rotor to this 365mm rotor. Not much difference. So you think I should go with the original plan. Clock the caliper down a little and plug the existing holes, then drill the new ones?

I hear ya. Now think if this. Looking at the design of the ears on the knuckle, and where I'll drill my upper hole. There is allot of material that is supporting the forces of the brakes and their rotation. It'll all be getting pushed into all that material. In my pic, the green arrows drawn is...

Yea the master cylinder is just fine. I can use brakes from the Audi RS5(8 piston) and it's a big upgrade so I think these cts-v calipers are going to be just fine. The holes I drill will be thru holes and not threaded.

I was doing more research all night and today, and I guess all my suspension components are forged aluminum. I guess it's a very weldable material compared to cast aluminum. Here is 2 more pics I edited for another approach at this project. I could utilize the existing bottom hole on the...

I need some advice on the front control arms of my Audi S5. I know Alot of you will tell me to not do it and how unsafe it is yada yada yada. So, with that said I need some advice from the views of individuals with engineering backgrounds or maybe R&D. Here's a little bit of info on my project...

This is the only pic I have at the moment, I'm still at work.

I live in Texas and I really don't wanna put a turbo in my engine bay. If I go turbo, it'll be a rear mount design. And to be honest, going turbo would be soooo much less of a pain in the butt. Fab work wise anyway. And I never got the cfm/flow results from David Dsm yet. Hx40 pro would be nasty...

No worries man. Yea they also said back in the day the 6 bolt bottom end couldn't handle much power, but what do you know. People push them to 450-500 hp with the appropriate tuning.Anyway IV been at this all day at work, and the only problem I see is the ecu and tuning. I called a few places...

When someone spend money like that on a kit, they're buying simplicity and easy peasy no brainer install. I can find a supercharger that is equivalent in size, hack it up and modify it to work for my engine, fab the ic piping and little stuff here and there for a $1k. Or even a turbo kit. I'll...

You think I'm gonna pay someone to install all this stuff in my car, or even fab anything? Yea right. That may be your way of doing things, but I'm more then qualified,And able to do this myself. Just not the ecu part.

I'm not sure where your getting the 30k price range from but here is just one kit I found, and they use the factory ecu and I'm guessing with just a eprom chip and flash? I spoke with them a few months back and scoring to them, it works flawlessly with drivability issues...

I have more room bc this wasn't a bolt on swap. The body dimensions are way different like you said. I know this bc I did it to my own car when you say centrifugal sc, are you referring to the ones like a pro charger? I'm referring to the ones that bolt in place of the factory intake manifold.

I know the s4 4.2 is different in so many ways. There's a few companies out there who make a SC kit my timing belt engine. The S4 is a chain motor. And my car has the 2006 and up S line front end. I have more room between my engine and radiator then it did from the factory. My hood, that's...

Having a bottle in the trunk is nothing really to brag about in my book. Haha.

Thanks, for the input, but this isn't my first rodeo lol. I'm aware of everything that's needed to be looked into just like you stated. Audi's are notorious for being picky and going into limp mode. My engine is 11:0.1 compression, so yea it's high. If done a lot of reading and research and...

Thank you. That would be super easy about the crank. I'd put a piece of bar stock in the cnc lathe and make a small program to Maine or an adapter that could be "sandwich'd with my stock pulley and existing mounting bolts. That way I could always revert to stock easy. Or. Weld on a ring to my...

4,172cc and 255 cubic inch. It's a 40 valve dohc(5 valves per cylinder) engine. I'd like to use hx40 pro, mainly bc I have one. If I remember right it flows more the the twin scroll hx35 7 blade? I'd like to keep max psi at around 7-10psi. For my engines sake lol.

That sounds great and all, but IV got lots of sentimental value in my car. I rebuilt the engine and a lot of other things and it's a great car. I'm not trying to break records or anything,I just wanna make it different and a little more powerful. All while in luxury just heading to work LOL. IV...

You got me wanting to pull the trigger David lol. How good are you at reading compressor maps and matching them to what a certain engine needs to be a well worth it mod? Instead of going twin hx35, say just one or even a hx40 pro? I'd only want to run maybe 7-10psi max. And I'd want instant...

Yea a Sc kit and they're price is a down payment on a house lol. Yea I thought about a rear mount turbo system and that's definitely a viable option. I'd have to do a rear mount set up bc of engine space, and I'm in Texas so it's hot here already. I'd like to use a pair of hx35's or even hy35's...

Oh I already understand it's gonna be allot of work. I'm a patient man tho so it's ok. Especially with something like this. Just look up APR sc kits for v8 Audi. The amount of money they cost is insane, and that's why I'm glad I come from my 2g awd tsi, or even the dsm community. Lol. The Audi...

I was looking at supercharges that were a factory option. Nothing like the pro chargers or anything. And tell you the truth, I'm not to knowledgeable with sc's and I know I got allot of reading to do. I'm not sure if what I explained helped to much haha. The way I'm thinking of it, is either...

This isn't dsm related, but I do wanna know if it's possible about taking a factory supercharger from a Cadillac or a Mustang and modifying the runners to mate up to a different engine? Long story short, it's for my Audi that has a 4.2 v8 in it and anyone that has one of them cars knows that if...

I didnt pay $325. And how are my Eagle Rods imitation ebay parts? They are genuine, and if their not, why dont you give Emery over at STM a call and tell him that.

maybe not you, but someone doesnt have that extra $100 sitting around and needs a set of good rods. And when did i say im selling em to you?My fault. As somone said earlier that this thread is in the wrong place to begin with. I didnt know where or what the rules are for a thread not in its...

Haha, I cant even believe you started a thread about this here on Tuners?? lol.. They have counsolors for the insecurity/having a life thingy.. :D Anyways, call me a dick or whatever. Those no name rods are not worth the risk IMO, i can find thread after thread of people and nothing but...

I have the AMS shift knob.. Feels great, but its like $70 if I remember right?

Problem is fixed. When i was checking my knock sensor, i noticed the IM support bracket was loose. I have no balance shafts with solid motor mounts and from the bracket vibrating it was setting off the knock sensor. When jeff did my chip, he eliminated the phantom knock when ever the ecu reads...

will do on the pm if i cant get it, and ill report back around noon'ish.. Ill get the WB tapped in somewhere and hopefully by my noon apointment back, lol.. ThanksUpdated: 16:40:12 4 Diagnostic Trouble Codes Found: ---------------------------------------------- P0136 Oxygen Sensor Circuit...

okay, ill do just that. I did however get a brand new bosch o2 sensor just yeasterday, my old one was okay, but getting a little lazy.. The new one made a dramatic affect on my cars idle, acceleration and knock controle, it used to knock close to 2,500rpm in any gear. I do have UEGO WB, but its...

I went from a un coated 6bolt IM to a powder coated 6bolt IM. And im not sure what ''blt'' is? Ive been doing some research online and im going to check the dtc's from my CEL. The CEL has always been on because of the lack of a rear o2. Ill check that in the morning with evo scan. Im hoping its...

A little history on the car. 2.4 4g64, 6 bolt 4g63 head, forged internals with 14b and been giving her one helluva ride for the past 9k miles. My stock boost gauge was turned into knocksum gauge. For the past 9k i have been driving since i got my car done, i never seen knock more then 1 or 2...

I laughed so flippin hard when i seen this.. lol...

Well heres what you call progress if thats what you call it. I now have about 5k on the set up and the only problem i have is, a few oil drips here and there and the 14b is still holding strong. For some reason idk, im burning about 1qrt of oil every week or so. Mind you my car is always in...

I have the cobra brakes on my car, and if i read your post right, you do not need 18 inch rims to fit the 13.1 inch rotors behind them. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/custom-fabrication/352820-cutting-welding-caliper-bracket-2g-awd.html check that out. This was my install for my CHEAP big brake...

Okay, heres the low down on my car. I have been building my 4g64 hybrid over the winter. Finaly got her ready to prime the oil system and go for the first attempt at starting her up. I pulled the engine fuse to disable spark plug function and crank her over. As soon as the starter engaged for a...

I actualy went throught the same exact problem as you did OP. I searched the net for timing mark pics on my 4g64 swap, and could find a thing. I decided to take the crank sprocket off, and then the timing plate, and what do ya know. It was on backwards. Fixed my problem,lol.. Good to hear ya got...

Well imgoing to break in the engine and trans with a 14b. and after that a Borge Warner is going on. I actualy wanna try out the 20G, and see how streetable it would be.. I forgot about the Solar wing I just put on a few days ago, I hear the help with turbo spool up on the street?? :aha:

I'll tell ya one thing, it's the best of both worlds with my set up. Blingy, tried to keep it on a budget and looking to make 400awhp. The budget part didn't work out so well tho. MAP hooked me up and so did STM and Punishment. Great guys to get good deals if ya call and talk to them. I'll be...

That sound like the proper way to do it acurately, but unfortunately I instaled my perma torque mls HG last night. And that thing wasn't cheap.I just remarked my fidanza's a few minutes ago, and spun the engine 6 times and all timing marks lined up. From what I felt it was smooth and didn't...

^^^SBR tells me that they pretty much install the perma torque on all the ir builds, including the 4g64 hybrids, and they are the best HG's in their eyes. I trust em.Cool, your in wisconsin like me ^^:thumb: gotta meet up some day?

I just installed my Perma Torque MLS HG last night on my 4g64 with 87mm bore. It fit very nicely. I cleaned the deck surface's with some rubbing alcohol and sprayed a little copper spray on the HG, and I used L19 head studs. :) Hopefully this thing seals without worries?

I am definitely not trying to rush this. So far I'm about $4,500 into the entire engine build, not including the TRE tarnny. I always try and do everything right the first time, it's just I'm a ''visual'' kinda guy, lol.. If it takes me a week to get the 63' belt to work and be properly aligned...

^ I was just making sure you knew that one already! Lol.Thanks for the reply back. But I don't wanna mess with the degreeing of the cams until I get her on a dyno. I would like to just make sure how to get my base timing down at a safe level for break in. Was I right about them being off...

Okay, I'm in the middle of putting the head on the 64 block. I trimmed the tensioner arm to make the 63 belt work. What my problem is now is that I can't seem to find a build thread of the 7bolt 64 block with 63 head. I need some help with aligning the timing marks.. I did get a bse from STM so...

I read the little card that came with the rings, but it said if your measuring in mm, then you do the mathmatical formula to find the ring gap. From how I took that, if I use the inch method then that's all there is to do?? Man, I bet I totaly don't sound like the man for this job at the moment...