If I were to get one, which one should it be? The S4 would obviously be faster, but they are hard to find, and most have at least 70k miles or over. I'm worried about getting one and then having to replace the turbos pretty soon. But do the 1.8ts have a lot of potential? I could definitely get an A4 with lower miles, but I don't know if I would still be better off with the older S4. Thanks for the help.

 

Ultimately, I think maintenance cost for an S4 would be less than the cost of upgrading an A4 and maintaining it also. On the other hand, I like the B6 body so much better and the interior is nicer. That's what I went with. The A4 def has potential but it will take you more money/time.

 

B5 S4 all the way

 

interior i important to me, I'd pick the b6 A4.

 

B5 S4 has 250 hp... Get a b6 A4, and go APR Stage 1 + and you're at 235 hp and 275 lbs of torque... For like 750 bucks. Mind you a chipped B5 S4 would walk all over that... with 318 hp and 382 lbs of torque... but still, the b6 a4 would be a lot of fun. And b6's are much nicer to drive.

Plus, the GTRS kit with Revo software for the B6's kicks the ***!

 

Its $999 USD on APR's site

 

Only newbzors would pay 500 bucks for the injectors... Haha, well, I am sure many do... but still, you can pick up injectors for 200~ + 500 for the software... so my 750 wasn't far from the mark. I really never thought the injectors would ever be 500 bucks though... That's nuts! ecstuning sells many injectors for around 250... or the TT injectors for 399... so I figure, no matter how you slice it... apr is on crack, as per usual.

 

b5 s4 IMHO I think b5s look better then b6's. The best looking is the b7. Id say s4 with chip and DV's and get an aftermarket warrranty and your set.

 

How much power are people getting out of A4s? I drove a 400AWHP 92 Eagle Talon yesterday... now i want something real fast. Haha

 

It can be done... but you'd need to build your motor, and 400awhp isn't going to be as fast in an a4 as it would in a talon... 500+ lb weight difference. But yeah... getting close to 300whp can be done using the GT2871R turbo kit and a few supporting mods (FMIC and exhaust)... so yeah... 300awhp would be plenty enough for me

On the DSM note... a friend of a friend drives a 92 TSi AWD that puts down 576hp to the ground... 2.5L Evo motor or something like that? I don't know... it's crazy fast though.