I then settled on my wheels - BBS RX II's splits, in 8,5"x18" ET 20, with Dunlop Sport 9000's, in 255/35x18, the correct dimensions for an RS4.

I ordered them, and they turned up from Germany 2 weeks later...









S8 Brembos with pads...





Engine originally destined for Project B5:







Sold February 2008 to make way for D2 power...







I never liked auto trannies, besides the maintenance issues, they rob valuable power, are damn heavy, and not fuel consumption friendly. They are also slower, and limit the amount of torque you can shove through them.

Rebuilt 2000 S4 6-speed tranny. I also bought a 6-speed from a wrecked Allroad 2,5TDI, and robbed it of the 5th and 6th gears to replace the 5th and 6th cogs in my S4 box.

Now geared to do 37.5mph per 1,000rpm...





Manual V8-engined Audi's were never imported to the UK.

So, I had to have a flywheel custom made. This is the Gen. 1 version, and used a seperate pressed-in boss to take an OEM spigot bearing. My later Gen. 2 versions have an integral boss.

D11 / D2 32V Gen. 1 single mass flywheel, weighing 7,2kgs: