Marc's 95 S6 Avant (daily driver)

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JShadzi wrote:Marc, this is really coming together, your penis will be SOOO smokey :thumbsup:


:lol: :lol:
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Looks awsome Marc
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newt wrote:Some day.... I want to be known as Mr.SlimJim, the true calling of a hardcore tuner...



Just dont let your girl take the commercials too seriously.

"Snap into a slimjim!"

Yeeeowch! :-o
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No more dual O2 bungs, Marc?
I was going to hit you up for another EGT probe comparo soon...
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kday wrote:No more dual O2 bungs, Marc?
I was going to hit you up for another EGT probe comparo soon...


There's room to fit a second one on that flange I think.. I'll add it.

Scratch that, I think the block might not be big enough. I might be able to rig up a 'y' of some kind that would allow two probes to go in there.
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a4kquattro wrote:
kday wrote:No more dual O2 bungs, Marc?
I was going to hit you up for another EGT probe comparo soon...


There's room to fit a second one on that flange I think.. I'll add it.

Scratch that, I think the block might not be big enough. I might be able to rig up a 'y' of some kind that would allow two probes to go in there.


Oh, no worries. Don't go to any trouble. I can figure out another way to do the test I was planning. I want to compare the response time of the exposed junction TC vs. the ungrounded enclosed TC. I can probably do this by logging the EGT along with RPM and boost on successive runs and plotting it.
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Post by Marc »

put in a little work tonight on the car. I'm glad I'm anal retentive about checking cam timing whenever removing the belt, because I was off by 2 teeth on the exhaust camshaft alignment which caused interference. Rotating the engine over by hand and inspecting the cylinder with my boroscope made it obvious. I could have sworn I set it correctly before installing the head but obviously not!

Thankfully no damage done, I went back in and re-adjusted the cam timing and now the motor rotates over smooth. I should be able to drive the car out of the garage for the first time in a month tomorrow :woowoo:
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good news nice save!!
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Post by HT Motorsport »

Phew :)

So avant at Team ONeil this weekend, or 'S'aloon or 90Q? (Or your mums A6 :) )

H
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timmmy wrote:Phew :)

So avant at Team ONeil this weekend, or 'S'aloon or 90Q? (Or your mums A6 :) )

H


That's rough wondering what car to use :P
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Toxcheap wrote:
timmmy wrote:Phew :)

So avant at Team ONeil this weekend, or 'S'aloon or 90Q? (Or your mums A6 :) )

H


That's rough wondering what car to use :P


Yeah - itll be a tough one Im sure, lets not even get into wonrdering which tires.

For me the Astro is going to be a riot......How to scare lots of people in one easy lesson :)
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by Marc »

w00t, the car is done! :woowoo:

I think I'm still going to take the 90q20v to the winter driving school just so I can fling the car around the course with reckless abandon ;)
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a4kquattro wrote:w00t, the car is done! :woowoo:

I think I'm still going to take the 90q20v to the winter driving school just so I can fling the car around the course with reckless abandon ;)


I think your chicken to bring the wagon :P
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a4kquattro wrote:w00t, the car is done! :woowoo:


C'mon now, we all know that's :bullshits: !!!

:D
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birdmanmt wrote:
a4kquattro wrote:w00t, the car is done! :woowoo:


C'mon now, we all know that's :bullshits: !!!

:D


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Post by HT Motorsport »

Nope - its done, I actually saw it tonight, and damned nice it looked too :), Thanks for stopping by Mark.
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timmmy wrote:Nope - its done, I actually saw it tonight, and damned nice it looked too :), Thanks for stopping by Mark.


OK OK I was at the house today and saw it too, though I never heard it run :P
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timmmy wrote:Nope - its done, I actually saw it tonight, and damned nice it looked too :), Thanks for stopping by Mark.


No problem, it was fun playing with your new welder. Looking forward to that welding class tho so I can make it easier to pretend that I know what I'm doing! :)

Now to figure out where the slight cooling leak I'm seeing in the form of a puddle on the ground in the morning is coming from :x
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a4kquattro wrote:[

Now to figure out where the slight cooling leak I'm seeing in the form of a puddle on the ground in the morning is coming from :x


ya that sux! :(
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:woowoo:
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Post by Marc »

I bought an upgraded 044 motorsports pump from 034 about 3 months ago and finally to around to installing it in my wagon. Its HUGE compared to the stocker, obviously more like the design of the 80/90/4000 pumps we've grown to love:

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In its new home

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damn, shouldnt run out of fuel with that pump. :thumbsup:
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Is the 044 pump loud in the cabin with everything buttoned up?
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kday wrote:Is the 044 pump loud in the cabin with everything buttoned up?


I was really worried about that, but after the carpet was laid down and everything the noise went way down.

Then again I'm running a stromung exhaust so I might just simply not hear it ;)
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