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Forum: D2 - Everything else 14th May 2017, 01:07 PM
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Posted By Goran
That is amazing! So without you the RS8 weighs...

That is amazing! So without you the RS8 weighs only around 1540kg. Sorry for assumptions about your weight :)
That is impressive, such a huge car with low weight, perfect track car +++

My S8 had...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 12th May 2017, 10:45 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
WOOOW! 3.4s to 100kph on the best run, and...

WOOOW!

3.4s to 100kph on the best run, and that's in winter!
That's sports car territory!

If you get a chance for a test in summer, please post it up I bet it will be even quicker.
Now I...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 11th May 2017, 06:29 PM
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Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
It looks very quick! From the youtube time alone...

It looks very quick! From the youtube time alone looks like 4 seconds flat, what was the racelogic box time to 100kph?

Thanks for posting, amazing car +++
Forum: D2 - Everything else 6th February 2015, 08:12 PM
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Posted By Goran
Or if you have the cash to play around, get a LS3...

Or if you have the cash to play around, get a LS3 6.2 litre V8, they can be upgraded to 580hp naturally aspired, with something like 560lbft torque. It weighs 7kg less than Audi's 4.2 V8 (195kg), and...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 12th January 2015, 03:27 PM
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Posted By Goran
That is a nice huge amount of torque! The only...

That is a nice huge amount of torque!
The only thing I wish my S8 had is a bit more low down torque.
Forum: D2 - Everything else 10th January 2015, 06:12 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
Ah yes, good point about the wheels and tyres. I...

Ah yes, good point about the wheels and tyres. I don't really have enough knowledge about drag racing or tracks and all the asdjustments and parts needed for each type of performance.
Its true I...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 10th January 2015, 09:52 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
I think you proved that a D2 with a manual box...

I think you proved that a D2 with a manual box makes a perfect track car, in your videos you are keeping up with some really exotic stuff, light Porsches, etc.
It was funny when the little Porsche...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 6th January 2015, 03:55 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
Thanks! I will remember LSD front and back to...

Thanks! I will remember LSD front and back to replace the open diffs.
I will ask around how much it costs to make.
I do like drag racing at GTI international and fast starts off the lights (when...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 5th January 2015, 04:22 PM
Replies: 80
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Posted By Goran
Thanks for your advice, its good to know, LSD for...

Thanks for your advice, its good to know, LSD for the rear, and torsen for the front. I doubt I will track my car but even on the roads the front and back open diffs sometimes do not perform great....
Forum: D2 - Everything else 4th January 2015, 04:08 PM
Replies: 80
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Posted By Goran
Sorry for confusion, I mis-read I thought you...

Sorry for confusion, I mis-read I thought you used a RS4 diff in your S8.
So its easy to fit a LSD into the S8 read diff casing? Is it a LSD from some other car or custom made?
With standard S8...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 4th January 2015, 10:33 AM
Replies: 80
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Posted By Goran
10kg those are light seats! so just a quick...

10kg those are light seats!
so just a quick calc, you must have saved 58kg on the front seats, 30kg rear seats, 12kg carpet, 25gk spare wheel, thats -125kg not counting anything else.
Excellent! ...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 3rd January 2015, 05:43 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
That's a excellent low weight for a RS4 S8 +++ ...

That's a excellent low weight for a RS4 S8 +++
I'm jealous, I estimate my S8 (also manual) is at 1749kg with full tank but me not in the car!

I bet you saved a lot of weight with racing front...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 23rd November 2014, 10:30 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
Ainarssems is right. If you are thinking of the...

Ainarssems is right. If you are thinking of the B5 S4 2.7 V6 Turbo, or the other similar Audi/VW V6 turbo 2.4 and 2.8, they are all heavier than the 4.2 engine.
Check out audisrs.co.uk, loads of...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 22nd November 2014, 10:53 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
Very good point. So far most of the weight I...

Very good point. So far most of the weight I removed is in the back. 20kg for battery, 5kg for self-levelling suspension, 3.5kg lighter wheel & removed heated windscreen control unit.
And a lot...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 19th November 2014, 08:20 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
Yup, sorry to dissapoint you. Audi's service book...

Yup, sorry to dissapoint you. Audi's service book weight is always without driver, with all fluids. I tested mine on a local weighbridge for trucks, and at a race shop on digital corner scales. It is...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 18th November 2014, 11:17 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
Service book weight excludes driver, but includes...

Service book weight excludes driver, but includes all fluids and full tank. So yours will weigh 1825 in original factory condition.
It will be the correct weigh for your car with specific factory...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 17th November 2014, 09:10 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
I found the old thread if you are interested,...

I found the old thread if you are interested, some nice pictures of the stripped out car.

http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/topic/109551-8s-at-inters/
Forum: D2 - Everything else 17th November 2014, 02:55 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,829
Posted By Goran
There was a old thread somewhere on Tyresmoke,...

There was a old thread somewhere on Tyresmoke, before we all migrated to A8Parts, where Botang and another chap, forgot his name, stripped out a 4.2 A8 D2 (FL?) and used it on the track. If I...
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