"J-Line Jon's" 2000 Audi A4

[J-LineJon]

I was asked to put up a thread about the build, so here it is.

The specs:
2000 a4 1.8t
Bored & stroked 2.0L
83mm JE Pistons
144mm Corrillo Rods
ABA 2.0L Crank
Full-Race Tubular Manifold
Full-Race 3" Down Pipe
Garrett GT3076r Turbo
Siemens 630cc injectors (may need bigger)
MRC Tune
Wolbro Fuel Pump
Tial 44mm WG
QTP Electronic Dump Valve off DP
Labonte Dual-Nozzle W/M kit
Euro-Spec Cams
Dahlback Springs & Vavles
034 mounts
AASCO Aluminum LWFW
Southbend Stg 5 clutch w/ sprung hub
Synapse BOV
ER Comp FMIC w/ black anodized piping & polished core
KW Variant 3 Coilovers
Hotchkis front & rear sway bars
J-Line SDM step lip wheels
Nitto NeoGen Tires
Reiger RS4 front
Valeo E-codes (not pictured)
DDM 6000K 55w HID
EuroGear CF hood, with silver vinyl
034 coil cover
LLTek strut tower
Black Roof & Mirror caps
shaved rear bumper
Hofele Side skirts
'96 euro trunk lid
avic D3
B&M SS
PLX Devices Wide Band
blah
blah
blah

The car was basically stock when I bought it.

First I did a KO4 upgrade, and after a year I got sick of it and moved on. built it, broke the head...built it again, broke the crank...built it again, it should be good for a while...

Some parts:



As it sat at H2O '08 (no coils yet):



The crank gear backed off on the way home from H2O '09:




As it sits now (I need a professional photo shoot):




hope everyone likes it, feel free to ask questions, I'll post more pics as they come. Oh and if you buy Sam Dobbins VW/Audi calender, you'll see my car on August.

[Joey]

Ouch, how much damaged did the crank bearing cause? I see it did a number on the valves... I guess it was a good incentive for you to build the motor

[J-LineJon]

oh, the motor was already built, that was afterward. not sure what you're asking about the crank bearing though, the bearings themselves were fine, the gear coming off cuased it to jump timing and wack the valves.

[03b6avant]

wow very nice looking car!

[r32dub88]

meh...

[1redavant]

LOVE THE RIMS!!!

[ldev869]

Nice Ride. Looks like you put alot of work into it.

[J-LineJon]

yeah, I've definitely put a lot of blood and sweat into this car. I appreciate the feedback guys, if you've got questions about anything let me know. I'll be getting the final tune this winter, hoping to get close to 450awhp but I think I may max out my injectors before I hit that mark.

[DaveD]

your car looks amazing, great work! I'm pretty sure I saw your car at waterfest this year

[Joey]

oh, the motor was already built, that was afterward. not sure what you're asking about the crank bearing though, the bearings themselves were fine, the gear coming off cuased it to jump timing and wack the valves.

Sorry, i guess my question didn't make to much sense after i re-read it. What I meant was how much damage occured as a result of the gear coming off ?

[r32dub88]

I appreciate the feedback guys, if you've got questions about anything let me know.

I vote P&P + Tune

[J-LineJon]

There is no voting in this thread (but I do agree, its all a matter of money)

Sorry, i guess my question didn't make to much sense after i re-read it. What I meant was how much damage occured as a result of the gear coming off ?

The obvious was the valve impact, but while it was coming loose it damaged the face of the crank and sheared the key-way on the gear.

[a4spoolin]

damn would love to have my car lookin like yours sommedy soon. how many pounds do you run daily?

[J-LineJon]

25 lbs, but it should be pushing 30-32 when I get my new tune.

[JEmm]

Get on a dyno yet? Or are you waiting for the final tune to be done?

[a4spoolin]

thats awesome your car must b a blast. i see u had a k04 set up before this. im lookin to get a elim kit a lil down the road but trying to decide if going k04 is worth or if i should just save my money for the elim. wats your opinion?

[JEmm]

thats awesome your car must b a blast. i see u had a k04 set up before this. im lookin to get a elim kit a lil down the road but trying to decide if going k04 is worth or if i should just save my money for the elim. wats your opinion?

Everyone I've talked to says the K04 isn't worth it to just save up the extra couple hundred and get the elim because you spend too much money on a k04 for not enough of a gain.

[a4spoolin]

yea i figured the k04 wasnt really worth it. yea when it comes time ill just get an elim and skip that k04

[03b6avant]

KO4's are fun and good daily drives. But like me with a ko4 you'll def want more power, but that all come comes with other expenses too.
if you go ko4 you can always sell the turbo, injectors etc, to make some of your money back in the cost of a BT. Just keep that in mind.
I'm looking for a GT2871r elim, 550cc injectors, and REVO stage 3 file. S O O N!

[JEmm]

I'm looking for a GT2871r elim, 550cc injectors, and REVO stage 3 file. S O O N!

Looking to do basically the same thing... eventually haha. Gotta go low and slow first though

[a4spoolin]

yea a gt2871 kit tuned to around 300awhp is wat im shooting for right now. then ill either get another car or dive into internals

[JEmm]

yea a gt2871 kit tuned to around 300awhp is wat im shooting for right now. then ill either get another car or dive into internals

Doesn't sound too bad to me

[J-LineJon]

Get on a dyno yet? Or are you waiting for the final tune to be done?

I'm waiting for my final tune, should be in the next few months. It'll be a dyno tune so I'll get the numbers then, no point in spending money on it now.

thats awesome your car must b a blast. i see u had a k04 set up before this. im lookin to get a elim kit a lil down the road but trying to decide if going k04 is worth or if i should just save my money for the elim. wats your opinion?

I would say go for it to satisfy your craving for now, only because I was able to sell off all of my parts for nearly what I paid for them. But if your looking for something to keep you satisfied for a while I'd go bigger, as big as you can afford considering everything you'll need to pay for. Remember when you get past a certain power point you'll need internals and that bumps up your cost quite a bit.

[Discopotato]

valves. look. fuct.

btw, nice euro trunk

[J-LineJon]

Thanks, yeah the valves weren't too happy, I'm glad nothing snapped and damaged a piston or cylinder wall.

Looks like I won't be getting my tune anytime soon, had a couple things come up and won't have any spare change for quite some time.

[Discopotato]

Thanks, yeah the valves weren't too happy, I'm glad nothing snapped and damaged a piston or cylinder wall.

Looks like I won't be getting my tune anytime soon, had a couple things come up and won't have any spare change for quite some time.

I feel your pain I recently had the same thing happen to my S4.... Not easy on the pocket.

[J-LineJon]

Little update for fun.

Put on a ported and polished large port AEB head, powdercoated a couple things, valeo ecodes, and maybe the tune this week, we'll see how things go.

[a4spoolin]

thats sick man i cant wait to see wat this baby puts down. i can only dream that someday mine will b anything like urs. i love the gold wheels also. ive always been a fan of gold wheels just wasnt sure how it would look on our cars, but i love it now

[akaEsCo01]

I've always loved your car. Your car was one of the reasons i originally wanted to sell my wheels and do gold on silver.

[1redavant]

good luck man. keep us posted.

[audi2ptzero]

Nice pictures Jon, wonder where you got some of those parts

Do you plan on running your car down the drag strip at Waterfest this year? If you do let me know and maybe I will make plans to fly out for the event.

[Adub-Drew]

love the car, great b5

[J-LineJon]

Thanks guys!!

Nice pictures Jon, wonder where you got some of those parts

Do you plan on running your car down the drag strip at Waterfest this year? If you do let me know and maybe I will make plans to fly out for the event.

I just may, I'll be in touch.

Took best Audi at New England Dustoff, here's a quick picture.

[vdubbin]

i love your car

[audi2ptzero]

Nice win. Let me know about Waterfest, then I can see about making plans to go out for the event again.

[JEmm]

Took best Audi at New England Dustoff, here's a quick picture.

That's sick man! I tried to get there but my buddy (TJ) who was gonna bring me ended up not going.

How was Dustoff?

[J-LineJon]

Amazing, best year yet imo. I was told it got so big they had to stop letting in cars and make people park in the parking lot outside the event. Lots of nice cars too, it's going to be a good season!

[JEmm]

Amazing, best year yet imo. I was told it got so big they had to stop letting in cars and make people park in the parking lot outside the event. Lots of nice cars too, it's going to be a good season!

Awesome! I'm getting real excited for Waterfest :batman:

[FTY]

Car looks incredible....really like it.

[a4spoolin]

congrats on the win. i cant wait to see it at waterfest