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Is this actually 'a thing' - Never heard of it......
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Paul Gosport UK ________________________ Audi S8 2002 FE Avus Silver / Extended Red Leather. Daily Driver: BMW 3 series GT - Just more practical for my camping trips! |
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It really is. It yields magical fuel consumption and power improvements by lining up all the fuel molecules as they go in to the engine
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Right up there in snake oil terms with my all-time favourite - the 'kettle' that injects magic steam into the inlet and somehow disposes of NOx and PM10. You had to buy the special water from the supplier too, as regular water was just not good enough My favourite bit about it was the kettle was in the boot, so by the time the magic steam reached the inlet manifold via some plastic tubing it had turned back into water
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===SOLD===2002 Audi S8 D2 Final Edition (yes, really) in Avus Silver with purple extended leather===SOLD=== 2011 S5 Sportback in Phantom Black with black Super Sports leather, 9x20s, tech pack high, adaptive xenon plus, intelligent key, memory seats pack, sunroof, B&O, Audi Drive Select & quattro Sports Diff, DAB, parking system plus 2015 VW Golf GTI Performance Pack in Carbon Grey with black Vienna leather, tech pack (Discovery Pro nav & Dynaudio), DCC, factory towbar and retrofit RVC |
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So what are the plans for your fleet of 9 cars? are most of them just parts cars to feed customer car re storations?
surely keeping 9 D2's going is impossible time wise and probably financially too |
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Dolphin Grey S8 'Lilith' - the best one, never selling her
Big Red - daily driver Barnfind FE - going to a new home when its finished PF S8 - going to a new home asap Murple - going back together eventually & may be a daily T42 - 2.8 FWD, getting a 1.9TDI conversion for 1000 miles range Avus not-FE with black & red - going back to Davey Blueyes eventually 39V Avus FE - gave it's life to save the barn find, shell getting weighed in V7 Black FE - going back together eventually |
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Lots of rusty bits have gone off for powdercoating, including the springs which amazingly aren't broken! These have been blasted and will be recoated which will hopefully prevent cracks forming in the first place. They're then baked to make sure there is no moisture left in them before the zinc-rich powder primer is applied.
The powder oven is at 200C by the way - well below the annealing temperature of spring steel so it won't have any effect on the springiness of them |
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So which mythic Lilith is it named after?
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2001 A8 D2 FL 3.7 Q - LPG Conversion, Engine: AKC, Gearbox:FBB, Colour:LY5X Aqua Blue pearl effect, Interior:WJ light beige/dark beige valcona leather with burr walnut inserts My DIY jobs - Replaced alarm horn, Replaced Coolant Temp sensor, Updated RNS-D firmware, Installed Reversing Camera and Digital TV, Dashcam Installation, Retrofitted Rear Blinds, Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror, Chrome Boot Struts Sold! 2008 S8 D3 5.2 V10 - Engine: BSM, Gearbox:KLW, Colour:LY7F Suzuka Grey Pearl Effect, Interior:Black/Black with Silver/Black valcona leather with carbon atlas inserts, Bang & Olufsen, Heated windscreen, Soft-close doors, TV, DAB, AMI, Quad Zone, Auto Boot, Auto dim Mirrors, Keyless entry, PDC with rearview camera, AFS II Headlights My DIY jobs - Fan Jet Windscreen Washers, Retrofitted Electric Side Blinds |
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Whichever one you fancy She was so-named after I discovered she needed a new engine shortly after getting her home. Little did I know that she was one of the better examples, on the scale of what I've seen in the last few years, and so actually doesn't really deserve such a title. It stuck after I did the black and red interior though
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Quote:
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2001 A8 D2 FL 3.7 Q - LPG Conversion, Engine: AKC, Gearbox:FBB, Colour:LY5X Aqua Blue pearl effect, Interior:WJ light beige/dark beige valcona leather with burr walnut inserts My DIY jobs - Replaced alarm horn, Replaced Coolant Temp sensor, Updated RNS-D firmware, Installed Reversing Camera and Digital TV, Dashcam Installation, Retrofitted Rear Blinds, Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror, Chrome Boot Struts Sold! 2008 S8 D3 5.2 V10 - Engine: BSM, Gearbox:KLW, Colour:LY7F Suzuka Grey Pearl Effect, Interior:Black/Black with Silver/Black valcona leather with carbon atlas inserts, Bang & Olufsen, Heated windscreen, Soft-close doors, TV, DAB, AMI, Quad Zone, Auto Boot, Auto dim Mirrors, Keyless entry, PDC with rearview camera, AFS II Headlights My DIY jobs - Fan Jet Windscreen Washers, Retrofitted Electric Side Blinds |
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The power steering leak has ruined the rear right subframe bushes. At £50 each, I'd rather not replace eight of them, so I cut up a bad subframe to rescue the bushes from that instead.
The donor subframe was toast anyway Rescued used bushes in nice condition This one has been dissolved by the power steering oil The dirty bits are where the rubber was split Someone has damaged the access holes for the rear arm mount Some heat from the mapp torch and a little percussive maintenance and they're back in shape This is one of the reasons for the catastrophic oil leaks - the last time the timing belt was done the special o-rings on all the cam end-caps weren't replaced but just smeared with silicone. There are two sizes of these, and alas this small one is NLA so I'll be experimenting with traditional round-section o-rings to seal these up again. Luckily the larger ones are still available from Tradition. Cam locking tools kindly on loan from Prestige The oil leaks have contributed to the oil cooler pipe being completely destroyed Its as bad down on the block as Big Red was Cleans up ok though. |
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