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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 02:34 PM
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Raced a guy i know yesterday in his Upgraded Turbo, Intake, Exhaust, Downpipe etc S4. First race i figured i would have him so i shifted at 6. Wrong....got my *** kicked. Second race i launched hard and shifted where i should have in the first place and barely got him by half a car doing a 40-140. Thats one frickin fast family car
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 02:47 PM
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Damn. I am glad I don't live in Texas!
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:22 PM
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I had my *** handedd to me by an S4 about a year ago. We went from a 35 punch... and he was just gone. Damn automatic
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:25 PM
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S4 is a nice ride.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:26 PM
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s4 is really an underrated car. stock, with a good driver, i hear they are capible of breaking into the 13s. i don't know that for sure, but i saw my friend run a 14.8s with 5k miles on the odometer, with a passenger in the car, and he pretty much had no idea how to drive it.

6000rpm AWD launches are impressive to see. although i pity his poor poor clutch.. heh.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:28 PM
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kev don't blame the automatic, blame the torque converter. i've been testing on and off whenever i can finding exactly what mph the stock converter jumps best from a roll. so far i've found 25mph to be a hell of an awesome jolt, and 60-65mph to be pretty good as well. 45 is so/so. 35 and 55 are both HORRIBLE. i'm not suprised you got your *** handed to you. ugh stupid stock converter.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:33 PM
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Dude i know where our cars strong shift points are at. But, at the time i didnt know ****
about the S4's and figured it wouldnt put up much of a fight, boy was i wrong.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:33 PM
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Kev98ta what 1/4 mile times are you running?
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:36 PM
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I have no idea, never been to a track yet.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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the new s4 are coming with na v8's
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:57 PM
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what color is that car cause we raced one before in houston, and it raped the stock ss i was in by a mile
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 04:31 PM
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I work with a guy who has a bi-turbo s4 - decent family cars. mid-high 14s with the tiptronic auto, and another buddy got his manual s4 to run a 13.9!

Gotta love the AWD launch
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 05:34 PM
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Bronco, its almost a sonic blue color. At mighnight madness on saturday he was trapping 112 on pump gas
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 06:41 PM
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Good death! I've always loved Audis. RS-6
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 06:45 PM
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You still stock Venkman? What did it dyno stock...like 285rwhp or something?

Sorry to hear about the loss. Gotta give 'em hell even if you think you've got 'em
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 06:54 PM
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You still stock Venkman? What did it dyno stock...like 285rwhp or something?

Sorry to hear about the loss. Gotta give 'em hell even if you think you've got 'em
Yeah, you had a hell of a factory freak if I remember right.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by AshF
Yeah, you had a hell of a factory freak if I remember right.
Lets just say i dynoed what the typical 224/224 cars do with an ls6 cam and stock manifolds w/cats
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 08:54 PM
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I think I remember hearing him dynoing well over 300 RWHP back in the day...

My buddy has an S4 that's modded. I think I'll hold off on racing him now.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 12:02 AM
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holy **** i never thought id see another car in my color.. and bazzar his name is ******* kevin as well.... freeky
i love the idea of having the incredably evil family car.. just my style.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by cudaeh
i love the idea of having the incredably evil family car.. just my style.
Cough cough Benz E55 cough cough
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