Stage III+ Audi A4 for sale
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Stage III+ Audi A4 for sale
An upcoming move to a location with no extra parking forces the sale of one of my prized possessions. I really hate to sell this car but I had to choose, and since this car is not my daily driver it lost out.
I've done quite a bit to this car in the line of performance upgrades and maintenance, and had almost gotten to the point where I was finished. The two previous owners had taken fairly good care of it, although the paint was a little worse for the wear. I had it professionally reprayed in Dolphin Gray, an Audi factory color code, after the door dings and normal wear and tear had been filled and taken care of. This car has never been in an accident, so there was no need for major repair. I didn't like the stock taillights, so they have been replaced with those from a 1999 model Audi. Much nicer than stock also are the two piece Euro-code projector headlights, with clear corners and Philips Silverstar bulbs. Taking the place of the amber lens is a clear lens with an amber bulb in the side-mounted turn indicators. Finally on the exterior I changed the stock driver's side mirror to a European piece, with a curved section that eliminates the blind spot on the driver's side.
The car has the factory option 16" sport wheels, which are not perfect but are in pretty good shape for a car of this vintage. The Pirelli all-season tires still have fair tread, but need to be changed in the next 10,000 miles or so. Handling the suspension duties are Bilstein heavy duty shocks, and Neuspeed Sport springs to drop the ride height, and tighten the handling. I've never tracked the car, but it does hold very nicely to every road that I've had a chance to drive. Brakes have been upgraded to the larger A8 slotted rotors in the front, and changed the pads front and rear to Mintex pads approx 1000 miles ago. Tie rod ends and front wheel bearings were changed 20,000 miles ago.
The engine is the area that has received the most attention. A Southbend DXD clutch transmits the power, and a Fidenza lightweight flywheel allows the engine to rev freely. Another addition which frees up the engine to make a little more power and rev more quickly is an EVO Motorsports electric fan kit. A Garrett GT28rs turbo with an .86 a/r exhaust housing mounted on an ATP Turbo manifold replaces the stock turbo to force air into the engine. The pressurized air is cooled off as it passes through a EVO Motorsports Front Mount Intercooler . This extra air needs extra fuel to make power, so a Walbro high flow pump feeds Bosch 440cc injectors , while fuel pressure is displayed on a VDO gauge and adjusted with a Eurospec adjustable FPR. With the current programming from ATP Turbo, this turbo will comfortably boost to 26 psi, at which pressure this car dynoed at 292 horsepower and 304 ft/lbs of torqueto the ground. Thats approximately 330 horsepower at the crank! The majority of the time boost is set at 22 psi using a Boost Machine manual boost controller, and the pressurized boost is released back into the intake during shifts or off throttle conditions by a Turbo XS diverter valve. Spent exhaust gases flow through a 3" downpipe, a high flow catylitic convertor, and exit through a custom 2.5" Magnaflow Exhaust. Upgrading the engine mounts to RS4 engine mounts and an APR Snub mount keeps the motor solidly in place and transmitting all of the power to the ground. Let me tell you, when the turbo spools up and starts pumping pressurized air through the FMIC around 4000 rpm, this car pulls like a FREIGHT TRAIN all the way to redline. If you've driven in a turbo-charged car, you know what I'm talking about. The sensation is incredible, and there is more power to be found in this setup for those who know what they are doing!
Rounding out the car is the interior, which is mostly stock, with the factory sport seats which show normal wear and tear. The factory mats have been replaced with all weather rubber ones, and the factory carpet also shows that it has been used, but not abused. To watch my back during spirited highway drives I hardwired a Valentine One radar detector, and installed a remote display for it in front of the console. The remote display is included, I'm keeping the Valentine. To see what boost pressure the turbo is making I installed a VDO boost gauge in a pod attached to the A-column. The stock shift linkage was replaced by a V&S short shifter, which allows for crisp shifting and a greatly reduced throw. Topping the shifter is an Air-leather RS4 shift ****, with a 5-speed shift pattern.
I replaced the factory stereo with an Alpine CDA-9835 cd player, with XM satellite capability. This unit performs flawlessly, reads MP3's and other file formats, matches the interior lighting perfectly, and is very customizable using Alpine's I-Personalize system. The front speakers were replaced with audiophile grade CDT Audio Model EF-51CV component speakers using the upgraded Sat-Net 456 Phase Perfect Crossovers. Since the factory mounting location only holds a 4" speaker, a custom mount was fabricated to cradle the 5.25" midrange driver. Adding the low frequency punch is a 10" JL Audio 10w7 subwoofer housed in a custom fiberglass and 3/4" MDF enclosure designed to maximize trunk space. This thing hits HARD, and sounds great filling in the lower end of the frequency range. Powering the seperates is a JL Audio 300/4 four way amplifier, and providing the lightning for the 10w7's thunder is a JL Audio 500/1. Power from the Audi's charging system runs to the amplifier's through Lightning Audio's 1/0 gauge power wire kit. To cut down on the road noise, Cascade Audio sound dampening covers both front doors and lines the inside of the trunk.
This car has never been smoked in, and it has a clean title, registered in California. The car was originally sold in Canada, so the instrument cluster is metric, and the speed and mileage read in kilometers, and the temperature is in celcius. The Audi is a Front-trac model, which means it is front-wheel drive. I had the car for two seasons in Denver, and the car handles the snow without a problem, although I did run winter tires. The car has a few more miles than most it's vintage, and does have the normal wear and tear to paint and interior. Many maintenance items have been taken care of, with regular 3000 mile oil changes using Mobil One synthetic topping the list, as well as it's second timing belt change. During this procedure all belts and idlers were changed, as well as the water pump, and coolant overflow tank. Also replaced in the last 30,000 miles was the starter, throttle body, MAF sensor, passenger side window regulator, windshield, power steering pump, and transmission fluid.
If you have any questions, or would like to see additional photos, please feel free to send me an e-mail.
I've done quite a bit to this car in the line of performance upgrades and maintenance, and had almost gotten to the point where I was finished. The two previous owners had taken fairly good care of it, although the paint was a little worse for the wear. I had it professionally reprayed in Dolphin Gray, an Audi factory color code, after the door dings and normal wear and tear had been filled and taken care of. This car has never been in an accident, so there was no need for major repair. I didn't like the stock taillights, so they have been replaced with those from a 1999 model Audi. Much nicer than stock also are the two piece Euro-code projector headlights, with clear corners and Philips Silverstar bulbs. Taking the place of the amber lens is a clear lens with an amber bulb in the side-mounted turn indicators. Finally on the exterior I changed the stock driver's side mirror to a European piece, with a curved section that eliminates the blind spot on the driver's side.
The car has the factory option 16" sport wheels, which are not perfect but are in pretty good shape for a car of this vintage. The Pirelli all-season tires still have fair tread, but need to be changed in the next 10,000 miles or so. Handling the suspension duties are Bilstein heavy duty shocks, and Neuspeed Sport springs to drop the ride height, and tighten the handling. I've never tracked the car, but it does hold very nicely to every road that I've had a chance to drive. Brakes have been upgraded to the larger A8 slotted rotors in the front, and changed the pads front and rear to Mintex pads approx 1000 miles ago. Tie rod ends and front wheel bearings were changed 20,000 miles ago.
The engine is the area that has received the most attention. A Southbend DXD clutch transmits the power, and a Fidenza lightweight flywheel allows the engine to rev freely. Another addition which frees up the engine to make a little more power and rev more quickly is an EVO Motorsports electric fan kit. A Garrett GT28rs turbo with an .86 a/r exhaust housing mounted on an ATP Turbo manifold replaces the stock turbo to force air into the engine. The pressurized air is cooled off as it passes through a EVO Motorsports Front Mount Intercooler . This extra air needs extra fuel to make power, so a Walbro high flow pump feeds Bosch 440cc injectors , while fuel pressure is displayed on a VDO gauge and adjusted with a Eurospec adjustable FPR. With the current programming from ATP Turbo, this turbo will comfortably boost to 26 psi, at which pressure this car dynoed at 292 horsepower and 304 ft/lbs of torqueto the ground. Thats approximately 330 horsepower at the crank! The majority of the time boost is set at 22 psi using a Boost Machine manual boost controller, and the pressurized boost is released back into the intake during shifts or off throttle conditions by a Turbo XS diverter valve. Spent exhaust gases flow through a 3" downpipe, a high flow catylitic convertor, and exit through a custom 2.5" Magnaflow Exhaust. Upgrading the engine mounts to RS4 engine mounts and an APR Snub mount keeps the motor solidly in place and transmitting all of the power to the ground. Let me tell you, when the turbo spools up and starts pumping pressurized air through the FMIC around 4000 rpm, this car pulls like a FREIGHT TRAIN all the way to redline. If you've driven in a turbo-charged car, you know what I'm talking about. The sensation is incredible, and there is more power to be found in this setup for those who know what they are doing!
Rounding out the car is the interior, which is mostly stock, with the factory sport seats which show normal wear and tear. The factory mats have been replaced with all weather rubber ones, and the factory carpet also shows that it has been used, but not abused. To watch my back during spirited highway drives I hardwired a Valentine One radar detector, and installed a remote display for it in front of the console. The remote display is included, I'm keeping the Valentine. To see what boost pressure the turbo is making I installed a VDO boost gauge in a pod attached to the A-column. The stock shift linkage was replaced by a V&S short shifter, which allows for crisp shifting and a greatly reduced throw. Topping the shifter is an Air-leather RS4 shift ****, with a 5-speed shift pattern.
I replaced the factory stereo with an Alpine CDA-9835 cd player, with XM satellite capability. This unit performs flawlessly, reads MP3's and other file formats, matches the interior lighting perfectly, and is very customizable using Alpine's I-Personalize system. The front speakers were replaced with audiophile grade CDT Audio Model EF-51CV component speakers using the upgraded Sat-Net 456 Phase Perfect Crossovers. Since the factory mounting location only holds a 4" speaker, a custom mount was fabricated to cradle the 5.25" midrange driver. Adding the low frequency punch is a 10" JL Audio 10w7 subwoofer housed in a custom fiberglass and 3/4" MDF enclosure designed to maximize trunk space. This thing hits HARD, and sounds great filling in the lower end of the frequency range. Powering the seperates is a JL Audio 300/4 four way amplifier, and providing the lightning for the 10w7's thunder is a JL Audio 500/1. Power from the Audi's charging system runs to the amplifier's through Lightning Audio's 1/0 gauge power wire kit. To cut down on the road noise, Cascade Audio sound dampening covers both front doors and lines the inside of the trunk.
This car has never been smoked in, and it has a clean title, registered in California. The car was originally sold in Canada, so the instrument cluster is metric, and the speed and mileage read in kilometers, and the temperature is in celcius. The Audi is a Front-trac model, which means it is front-wheel drive. I had the car for two seasons in Denver, and the car handles the snow without a problem, although I did run winter tires. The car has a few more miles than most it's vintage, and does have the normal wear and tear to paint and interior. Many maintenance items have been taken care of, with regular 3000 mile oil changes using Mobil One synthetic topping the list, as well as it's second timing belt change. During this procedure all belts and idlers were changed, as well as the water pump, and coolant overflow tank. Also replaced in the last 30,000 miles was the starter, throttle body, MAF sensor, passenger side window regulator, windshield, power steering pump, and transmission fluid.
If you have any questions, or would like to see additional photos, please feel free to send me an e-mail.
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RE: Stage III+ Audi A4 for sale
I replied to your thread on VW vortex, but figured I should post here as well in case you check here more often (as I do)
Would you be interested in a trade for a mostly stock (only has a GIAC chip) 97 A4 with ~85k miles, plus cash? I figured perhaps you would have a much easier time selling one that doesn't have all the aftermarket equipment and nearly half the miles. Just let me know what you think.
Would you be interested in a trade for a mostly stock (only has a GIAC chip) 97 A4 with ~85k miles, plus cash? I figured perhaps you would have a much easier time selling one that doesn't have all the aftermarket equipment and nearly half the miles. Just let me know what you think.