pm'd.

As far as being open minded about the automatic transmission, you can swap that out and get a 5MT or 6MT for about $3k+install.

 

Serious? I'd get the 4.2 in a heart beat if I knew I could put in a 6 speed! Have many people done that?

 

The only verifiable one that I know of is Baskin 4.2l. There is a video of his car here: http://www.vastperformance.com/movie...ine%20(v1).wmv

 

S6 is a 340 HP 4.2 liter with auto and tip -- for middle age
S8 is the same motor just a bigger car -- for grandpa...just like the 740IL and the Benz C500

 

deffinitly ask baskin. his car is sick fast. my car whent a 13.2 at the drag strip and when I raced him he blew me away.
he had vast put in the 6 speed and S8 motor it apears that the combo is quite powerful.

pluss baskin is a great guy he is happy to help. he talked to me for hours about my car

 

Definitely get the S8

The car is more than worth it. I wanted a sleeper that is why I did my upgrade. If I was to do it again.......I would still get the A6 but I would still do the modifications to the motor and trans. The S8 has a much more aggressive gear than the A6 3:73 to a 2:73 it makes the car feel like a rocket. S8 all the way

P.S. thanks for the props guys....I still am trying to make the 4.2L a force to be reconed with

 

Smoking a 13.2 car is serious. Going back to that old hotrod recipe- relying on displacement and good tune over power adders like nitrous and forced induction. Does Baskin's car have a Unichip or some other custom ECU tuning? Any pics of the exhaust?

I'd still like to hear more about the mechanical differences that make the S8 stronger than the A6 4.2....Bet better headers, intake manifold and a more aggressive tune could do it.

Good stuff.

 

There are more mods for the A6 that will make it even sportier. Alot of guys did the Hotchkis front and rear sway barupgrade. I gave in anddid it and it makes aHUGEdifference. Cut out the resonator and you get more power and a nice refined exhaust sound

Finally the primaryreason is that the C5A6 4.2 style wise hold up much better today vs the oldS8. You'll find alot of people that say thelast gen A6looks better than the current one.Just a timeless rolling work of art. Can't beat the 4.2's flared fenders! I added chrome mirror, smoke taillights and S6 grill and 5 spoke RS6 wheels to freshen up the look
I saw anprevious gen A8 the other day and it looked old with the blocky taillights.You will find few to none that prefer the old S8 styling compared to the new one. The new one is my dream car !!

 

Thanks guys. Eventhough the S8 has the best engine, I'd have to agree that it looks older than it is. While the S6 does look more like a middle aged guy car, I think with some nice rims, tint and lowering it would look very aggresive. I guess I'll get an A6 4.2 or S6, whichever one i find the best deal on first. I'll let you know.