Stage 3 at 115k?

[DaveD]

Am I crazy? I have a B5 S4 that currently has 115,000 miles on it and I was thinking about selling it until I found a killer deal on an AWE K04 kit, RS4 intercoolers, and fueling. My car has been taken care of extremely well, heres all the work done in the last 20,000 miles:

New rear wheel bearings
Valve Cover Gaskets
Timing Chain Tensioer Gasket
Rear Main Seal with Gasket
RS4 Motor Mounts
RS4 Clutch
Aux Water Pump
Intake Manifold Gaskets
Rear Diff Half Shaft Seals
All Control Arms Replaced
Tie Rods Replaced
All new Brakes (Rotors and Pads)
Brand New Tires (225/45/17)
Brand new lock cylinder kit
Spark Plugs
Exhaust Gaskets
Timing Belt
tensioner pulley
tensioner damper
relay lever
water pump
thermostat

The car already has a few supporting mods like the RS4 Clutch and motors mounts, APR Downpipes, and suspension. The K03's only have about 20,000 miles on them and I can sell the APR ECU for a few dollars so the cost of the kit after selling those parts gets extremely low. What are your thoughts? Should I buy the kit or sell the car? It could make a good weekend gtg at my house to do the motor pull and such, I know Matt is already in for it!

[justin]

DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!

[Jay]

I say do it. Buddy of mine's stage 3 had, if I remember correctly, around 180K. And this guy beats the piss out of everything he owns, more than anyone I've ever met and it held up just fine. Also this engine had unknown maintenance when he bought it. I think you'll be fine

[DaveD]

Damn.... looks like I have to do it haha

[ldev869]

I think you've answered the question in your original post. DO IT!


or sell it to charles

[DaveD]

Ok, so its official, the B5 is going to get some more power :batman:

All the parts should be in by the middle of the month and I will plan for the work to be done on February 6th. I will post up more once I receive all the parts.

[Charlescrs6]

Damn dave, looks like Luke and I won't be racing you any more . You know you can always trade me for my car. You could get a PES supercharger

[Extremesport3]

Dave - thats awesome. I am glad to hear you stuck it out with the B5. I am truly jealous! If you cannot tell im saying you should do it!

John

[spyder1686]

its gonna be awesome!

[Joey]

Don't let Dave fool you. He will probably sell the B5 this weekend, lol.

[DaveD]

haha, thanks Joey!

[Joey]

haha, thanks Joey!

You know im right

[04.5 GLI]

dave coming from a the technical side of audi id do a little more testing before adding more power. keeping up on the maint. on an b5 s4 is super important which is good that it been done.
what id do is have the compression tests done and leak down tests performed on each cylinder. even though it been taken care of, it is an s4 and most likely has been driven a little harder. id also do a good oil flush and not the 1 in a can at autozone,same with the fuel system.
if you want this project to last just cover all of your bases first. if you have any questions or need a hand you know how to contact me.

[DaveD]

Tom, youre the man. I will definitely be contacting you to see if that car can handle it, thanks for the heads up.

[sindoe]

Do it. Just watch for cost creep. I went stage 3 at 120k. I kick myself in the ass daily for not doing it sooner!

[steve0827]

I hate to sound like a pessimist, but I think that doing this at 120k miles could be a bad idea. I'm not saying I'm against it, but I think you should check the car out a bit more. At 120k miles things may start to go badly. But yeah, get the car checked out by a mechanic and bring up the whole stage 3 idea and get their opinion. It's better to be safe than sorry, I'd hate to see it all go wrong. Just my two cents.

[04.5 GLI]

I hate to sound like a pessimist, but I think that doing this at 120k miles could be a bad idea. I'm not saying I'm against it, but I think you should check the car out a bit more. At 120k miles things may start to go badly. But yeah, get the car checked out by a mechanic and bring up the whole stage 3 idea and get their opinion. It's better to be safe than sorry, I'd hate to see it all go wrong. Just my two cents.

i agree completely. if youd like i can take a look at it and whatever i cant i have people i trust to. i would just need a place to do so.

[Anthony]

You should definitely go stage 3 Dave.
Did you get the parts yet?

-Ant

[Brad@Teameurotrash]

I say do it. Buddy of mine's stage 3 had, if I remember correctly, around 180K. And this guy beats the piss out of everything he owns, more than anyone I've ever met and it held up just fine. Also this engine had unknown maintenance when he bought it. I think you'll be fine

yes. that was me you'll be fine

[Mantis]

I went stage 3 at 110k, I just made sure to do all maintenance when the engine was out, I have 35k on it, regularly run 25psi at high altitude. My only question is, do you want a stage 3 car or do you want more? If you want more do it now, don't waste time and money on multiple builds.

[imola]

Do it, it will be like a new car. You might want to get rid of the RS4 clutch though - it won't hold stage 3 power.

[crazyfastS4]

dave u should go with JHM rs6 kit and do a JHM clutch. u will get more power out of the rs6 turbos then out of awe k04 turbos. and u wont have to worry about having more porwe then the motor can handle. on a stock B5 motor the rods r the weak point. the rod r good for 500HP.

[vdubbin]

Do it, it will be like a new car. You might want to get rid of the RS4 clutch though - it won't hold stage 3 power.

how wont a rs4 clutch hold rs4 power

[Discopotato]

You should be fine.