I currently have a 2000 A4 2.8, and I'm looking at getting some more speed out of it or moving on to something else. I know the only thing you can do to a 2.8 is supercharge it and that the 1.8t has tons of options. I was just curious how much money in mods you will have to put into a stock 1.8 to get it as fast an S4 or a little faster. Also how reliable are the 1.8 engines once they been modded? Can anyone give me some performance specs on a modded 1.8 B6 (0-60, 1/4 mile), with what you had to do to it to acheive that performance level? I've searched the forum and have found a lot of great info, I appreciate any input and I'm sorry if this has already been answered in other posts. I'm currently, debating selling my 2.8 and getting a 1.8t or S4 (possibly just supercharging my 2.8). What do you all think would be the most cost effective solution and give me the most reliable car? Thanks again for the help.

 

a k04'd 1.8t should be able to run with astock b5 s4 pretty evenly

 

So it sounds like I'm looking at about $5000 to make a 1.8t pretty fast. Any of you know what I should be able to get for a 2000 A4 2.8 fully loaded with 90000 miles on it. It also has a brand new timing belt. If figure if I can get about 12-13k for I may be able to buy a newer 1.8t with low miles and put some money into. Another option would be to try and get a 2000-2002 S4 with around 60000 miles on it. Last option would be to just put the PES G2 in my 2.8 and call it a day. Does anyone know where I can get the G2 for under 4000. If I could put one in for 4000 including install it would be worth it. I know about the group buy over at scaudi, but I don't think that its going on anymore. What would you guys do, my goal is to avoid going more than $8000 in debt if I purchase a new vehicle, otherwise I can't really justify putting much more than $4000 in the 2.8 I have now. Thanks for your suggestions.

 

if you had 5 g's you could drop a BT in an a4. and that would rape stock s4's.

for info and group buys on g2- www.scaudi.com

 

don't supercharge the 2.8. it's still not enough power and it's rediculously expensive. my buddy had a G2 on his 2.8 and got sick of not having enough power(a chipped GTI killed him, and stock B5 S4's kept up with ease) and sold it to go with a single turbo setup