oliquattro
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It’s a 09 reg B8 3.0 Tdi Quattro Avant Tiptronic.
I did a front and back facelift retrofit so it looks like a B9 (new bar LED headlights and brake lights, not fairy lights). This required new front wings and bonnet too. Great job.
I’ve also done a stage 1 remap which was brilliant. The DPF started constantly blocking so got a DPF removal and stage 2 remap. P Toque did the work and remap/rolling road.
It’s just over 300BHP and the torque is brilliant. It feels like the same linear power delivery but just much more of it and relentless. We could have got more power but it had already done 100,000 miles on stock turbo at that point.
The S4 does 55mph in 2nd gear and the diesel A4 is pretty much the same. The gear ratios are actually quite similar to the S4 between 1st and 4th. I believe the S4 has more and shorter low gears to accelerate quicker, which kinda makes it feel like a diesel anyway.
Off the line, the S4 will just pip the A4 to 70.
When both cars are rolling, there is absolutely no difference. If anything the diesel pulls away albeit with much less drama.
I have more fun in the s4 petrol don’t get me wrong, but that’s mainly due to the sound. The diesel definitely “feels” quicker but with less throttle response. The old B8 also feels like a boat compared to a B9 S4 with sports diff and 19 inch Michelin PS4s.
It’s a 09 reg B8 3.0 Tdi Quattro Avant Tiptronic.
I did a front and back facelift retrofit so it looks like a B9 (new bar LED headlights and brake lights, not fairy lights). This required new front wings and bonnet too. Great job.
I’ve also done a stage 1 remap which was brilliant. The DPF started constantly blocking so got a DPF removal and stage 2 remap. P Toque did the work and remap/rolling road.
It’s just over 300BHP and the torque is brilliant. It feels like the same linear power delivery but just much more of it and relentless. We could have got more power but it had already done 100,000 miles on stock turbo at that point.
The S4 does 55mph in 2nd gear and the diesel A4 is pretty much the same. The gear ratios are actually quite similar to the S4 between 1st and 4th. I believe the S4 has more and shorter low gears to accelerate quicker, which kinda makes it feel like a diesel anyway.
Off the line, the S4 will just pip the A4 to 70.
When both cars are rolling, there is absolutely no difference. If anything the diesel pulls away albeit with much less drama.
I have more fun in the s4 petrol don’t get me wrong, but that’s mainly due to the sound. The diesel definitely “feels” quicker but with less throttle response. The old B8 also feels like a boat compared to a B9 S4 with sports diff and 19 inch Michelin PS4s.