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6th June 2009, 07:03 PM
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Noob question
For the uninitiated, I would like to better understand the key differences between the 4.2 V8 A8 and the S8.
From what it obvious :- The engine has had a tweak to give it the extra bhp but is it just ECU mapping or are there differences in the engine, exhaust, etc? I gather the S8 has 4 pot Brembo front calipers with 345/30 discs. Suspension wise, presumably bigger ARBs and better shocks/springs? Anything else...? Thanks in advance 
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Present: S4 B8 avant, fully loaded, MRC Stage2, Milltek non-res, KW springs Past: S8 D2 FL, S2 ABY coupe, RS6 C5 saloon, RS4 B7 saloon, S4 B5 saloon, S4 B6 avant, all gone but not forgotten Last edited by CliveH; 7th June 2009 at 03:22 PM. Reason: Spelling! 
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6th June 2009, 07:18 PM
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Welcome, you may find you have to wait for an answer as the S8 owners are either packing for or at the bar for our annual meet. If you want to see forty to fifty '8s in one spot and can get to the Airfield here LU5 6HR tomorrow then I'm sure you'd be welcome. It's a tenner to get in.
Details here: http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=827 Bill Reason for edit: Doh! just read your intro post so you already know about the meet. Must stop trying to be helpful  .
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"Man Math" - The means by which a caring husband convinces his wife that a 4.2 A8 is in fact cheaper to run than a tiny Auto crap box "Being in touch with your feminine side" - The ability to, in the 30 seconds following a major accident, obtain your wifes approval for replacing your big german car with another "because otherwise we'd be dead". See also sulking for two years until she finally allows you to get another purely on the basis of your current one being the wrong colour. Last edited by billblank; 6th June 2009 at 07:21 PM.
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6th June 2009, 07:25 PM
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Thanks for that Bill, yea shame I cant make it tomorrow, I'm sure all my questions would be answered...but hopefully next year, by which time I should be a proud owner...
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Present: S4 B8 avant, fully loaded, MRC Stage2, Milltek non-res, KW springs Past: S8 D2 FL, S2 ABY coupe, RS6 C5 saloon, RS4 B7 saloon, S4 B5 saloon, S4 B6 avant, all gone but not forgotten
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