Dan's '93 UrS4

[ringbearer]

I got this car in December 2009, I had another '93 S4 that I sold and missed so the only way to fix it was to get another better one. I found it in Bellingham Washington, scraped the funds together and flew up from CA with a friend to check it out and drive it home. It had more issues than I liked but it was Rs2'd (mostly lol), had a CGR 6 speed, 034 HO coils, Euro bumpers, 18" CH's and looked very clean.

The paint job isn't great, not horrible but I'm picky, interior was dirty, headliner was just starting to sag and it had a miss on boost... I had been looking for some time and felt like I could fix all the issues so I went for it. Drove home without a hitch and started working the bugs out.the big pig

Fast forward to now and I've done lots of work to it and have way more planned, I love the big pig

Mods...

Engine
Stock bottom end for now
ported and polished head
0.5mm oversized valves
Hi-rate valvesprings
Ti retainers
7A cams
034 Ho coils, Magnecore wires
Hank's gutted AAN IM
70mm bored AAN throttle body
034 phenolic intake spacer
034 catch can system
EV-14s
RipChip
Rs2 HO T-3 mani
GTX 3071 .63ar with 3"V-band
034 silicone coolant hoses
Evans coolant
3" custom exhaust with 034 Hi-flow cat, 2 Magnaflows and lots of V-bands
044 fuel pump, relayed
VAP modded fuel rail with 034 pressure gauge

Drivetrain
CGR 6-speed
JHM weighted shift knob
034 SSK with shortened lead filled shift shaft
Spec 3+ clutch
034 lightweight alum flywheel
034 motor/trans mounts
034 Snub and bracket
Apikol diff mount
18" BBS CH's with 255 35 Sumitoyo HTRZIIIs

Brakes
2B 318mm hatted rotors with Big Reds
braided SS hoses

interior/cosmetic
Euro bumpers
Euro headlights with 55w HIDs and 100w Hi's and clear corners
Euro A6 rear tail section and amber corners
3 spoke sport steering wheel

on the bench.
"Ed's special" coilover set-up (and strut mounts hopefully)
Soild front subframe mounts
Delrin rear subframe mounts
poly trap arm bushes
Apikol poly bushes
black interior swap
300mm B7 S4 rear rotors with Apikol brackets and A/S8 calipers
Built bottom end, not sure exactly what yet
rebuild trans with JHMs new synchros and hi-bias center diff
Custom AWIC
Bigger oil cooler
WRSB
Torsen rear diff

And a few pics for fun










More updates soon!

[85oceanic]

.... drool... Car looks amazing man!

[chaloux]

'boot time! Looks great Dan. Going to Carlisle?

[MHCAudi200t]

Love how simple and clean it looks!

[ringbearer]

Thanks, Ben!

Carlisle is the wrong side or the country, trying for BBQ and a Tahoe weekend that is yet to be announced.

Simple and clean was the goal, I like understated.

[Hank]

What is holding up the 30r install?

Looks fantastic, huge fan of this clean example

[amd is the best]

Beautiful car Dan!

Anxious to see how the JHM synchro kit works for you.

[ringbearer]

What is holding up the 30r install?

Looks fantastic, huge fan of this clean example

Thanks, Hank

I should have my tig up and running by the end of next week, then I can fab the downpipe and go get a tune.
The tig setup was a chunk of change, I had to sell a few Audi parts before I could swing it.
But I got a new Miller Synchrowave 200 from Cyberweld with all the fixins. I have no gear, everything I've used in the past was at the shop I worked at, so I needed everything!

The welder will show up on Monday, a buddy is coming by Monday to help me wire the garage for it and the rest of my gear and tanks should be here this Friday. Then I'll dive in

[ringbearer]

Beautiful car Dan!

Anxious to see how the JHM synchro kit works for you.

Thanks Nick, I won't be getting the trans done anytime soon, I've got to save up for it and I'm going to do the bottom end at the same time so it will really be expensive

I'm moving as soon as I find a new house so that will put me back and I'm sure I'll be spending money setting up the garage too, hope it is bigger!

[2.5TYPE44]

Super clean under the hood. What fuel rail is that and Is that clear hose for a breather hose?

[ringbearer]

Super clean under the hood. What fuel rail is that and Is that clear hose for a breather hose?

Thanks

That is a stock S6 AAN fuel rail that was modded by Mance, I polished it too.

I put the clear breather hose on so i could see oil residue inside of it easily, there was none, I need to switch back.

[2.5TYPE44]

I like the clear hose if it could hold up to the heat and oil.

[ringbearer]

Well the hose is cheap and easy to replace, it's not suited to long term underhood use. But it came on a 20' roll so I have plenty left...

[ringbearer]

Put my Stock bottom ended and intercooled car on the rollers at 034 to have Nate work his magic with the GTX3071 and RipChip.

Came out good for a new conservative dyno. I'm happy with how it feels for now, big improvement over Rs2 with a higher powerband, can't wait to get the rsst of the supporting mods in place. I'll prob spray some meth before I do bigger IC due to the Euro bumper.

Big thanks to 034 for getting me in and out in a timely manner and writing a solid safe tune. I'm lucky to be only 100 miles north


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I'll try again on the vids...

[Marc]

whats the story on the afr curve? 9.5:1 at 5500?

[ringbearer]

Big rich dip...

[Marc]

Big rich dip...

er. not much of a 'tune' then?

[RufCTR]

We tuned the car this way because that was what was deemed safe for this particular vehicle on this particular dyno being tested in these particular conditions. Dan wanted a safe tune so he could drive the car hard without worrying about having too little/much fuel.

We think the inter-cooler is a bottle-neck on this setup and that is part of the reason for the lower than "expected" numbers. Also, this is the first UrS-car to be tested on this dyno and as everyone knows, Mustang dynos are known as the "heart-breaker" dynos for a reason.

[EDIGREG]

There is no reason to have the fuel curve look like that. If you are limited by detonation at that point, pull timing. Boost is also poorly tuned... peak boost/tq @ 6k rpms on a GTX3071? Should be closer to 4500 @ 24psi. I assume you have full control over the boost control solenoid with the RIP chip.

[RufCTR]

Please e-mail Nate with any direct question if you are really curious.

[Hank]

I don't think anybody is scoffing at the WHP numbers at all, as Mustangs can be brutal... I think the problem expressed is the AFR and how it relates to the power curve. I did a little graphic that shows how closely the power mirrors the afr curve. The AFR is a little laggy to the power curves, but I imagine the sniffer is out back on the tail pipe, which explains the lag in response time.



Interesting to say the least.

[Marc]

I take back the 9.5:1, if you notice the quick stats at the bottom it states AFR minimum as 11.4:1 meaning the afr graph isn't following either scale on the left or right. Still a bit ripply but its easy to rationalize an 11.4:1 afr to keep detonation at bay. 9.5, not so much.

[Hank]

That makes more sense. Nice car Dan. I am sure it scoots around nicely!!

Hank

[ringbearer]

Thanks Hank, the turbo is working great, need to do the bottom end and make it do what it was made to.

[ringbearer]

Made some time to get into suspension mode. Just tearing into it and fitting parts. Here is my list and a few pics...

torsen rear diff, V8
rear sway bar, Apikol
delrin rear subframe bushes, Bambridge
diff carrier poly mounts, 034 & Apikol
rear diff mount, Apikol
poly rear trap arm bush, Powerflex (Rs2 part trimmed to fit)
poly front trap arm bushes, custom (Energy suspension bushing trimmed on lathe to fit)
solid fromt subframe mounts, THUPPU
TRW front control arms
UrS uprights for coilovers with steering arms turned in, EDIGREG
8611-1257 front struts, Koni
Rear shocks undecided, thinking Koni 8212 or QA1 double external adjustable
camber plates with thrust bearing top hats and strut spacers, 2Bennett
430 lb front springs, Eibach, maybe 300 lb tender spring
500 lb rear spring, Eibach and helper spring
steering arm to rack poly bush, Powerflex
EDU trans (took out my narrow 1st on the CGR, oops)
Apikol shift linkage
throwout and pilot bearing
rebuilt steering rack, Jorgens
OE steering damper
OE pcv valve
new OE hardware and bushings where needed
Wrap downpipe
rewire HIDs and high beams
front brake pad clips
grease starter motor bendix
mod stock muffler to rear of 3" exhaust
rear B5 BBK with stock calipers and new hoses, Apikol (300mm x 22mm rotors)
splice battery cable at battery +
wheel bearings

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And da beach today between storms. Took my 2.5 year old daughter out for a drive through the puddles, rained there and back but perfect for the hour we were there
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