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Member ID: tomritt18944

Location: Potsdam/Perkasie, PA

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Vehicle Info

1999 Audi A4

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed152mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Custom Intake 
  • Borla Exhaust 
  • HKS Engine Electronics 
  • H&R Springs 
  • H&R Shocks 

Interior

  • Custom Gauges 

Ratings

    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Feb 21, 2005

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Tom’s Audi A4

  • Currently 3.58 /5 Stars.
21 guestbook comments

FMIC
Here is the parts collection for the Intercooler just before Tig Welding

tomritt18944's 1999 Audi A4


Here it is after test fitting

tomritt18944's 1999 Audi A4

Valentine 1
First I had to move the temperature display to the rear view mirror, which required etching the glass behind the mirror and rewiring through the headliner to the mirror from the guage cluster.

tomritt18944's 1999 Audi A4


tomritt18944's 1999 Audi A4


I then ran wires through the headliner back to the gauge cluster and mounted the modified v1 remote display in the gauge cluster. I also soldered wires to the circuit board where i had to cut off the mute button so that button will be relocted somewhere(not sure where yet)

tomritt18944's 1999 Audi A4

Custom Intake
First I bought an LLtek intake and was not impressed so I bought a rubber 90 degree tube and some 3" tubing and moved the filter down lower to the ground and what a difference it made. It will only work on 99.5 though unless you relocate the secondary air pump.

tomritt18944's 1999 Audi A4

Turbo Timer
First I removed the center console and then removed the small slot on the drivers side of the ebrake. I cut this and mounted the turbo timer in it. After that I just ran the wires to the spots described on the audiworld tech articles and I was able to retain all alarm features of the car while its still running.

tomritt18944's 1999 Audi A4

Boost Gauge Pod
To make this boost gauge pod I fiberglassed an a-pillar pod to an oem a-pillar, and then reupholstered with oem like material. The material is almost impossible to find and just before I was about to order oem headliner material from Germany I went to the goodwill store and found an old woman skirt that was very close match, so much to the cashiers surprise I bought a senior citizen woman skirt :/ anyways here's the finished product after running the wires and hoses.

tomritt18944's 1999 Audi A4

Fuel Pressure Guage
After installing the adjustable fuel pressure regulator, I obviously needed a way to measure my changes. I wanted to keep a clean look under the hood so I cut a hole in the engine cover as you can see, and mounted the gauge there. Now I can fine tune the a/f without a mess under the hood I can also switch between my 5 bar chip and my custom 3 bar chip with easy.

tomritt18944's 1999 Audi A4

Skid Plate
After installing the H&R coilovers I realized a hefty skidplate was in order. So I bought i big sheet of 3004 1/8" aluminum and cut it to fit around the sway bar, control arms, and other moving parts. After this I bolted it to the charge air crossover tube which is no longer a charge air tube because of the front mount intercooler. I also bolted it to the back of the subframe. I had read about people trying to makes things like this but failing due to rising oil temperatures, so I drilled many vent holes in it and used a steel rod to bend then in a way that would get good airflow to the engine and trans. This work great as my oil temperatures are no different than stock. It is very very solid in fact I can even jack the car up from it. I'm sure I would have busted my oil pan by now without it. I dont have pictures although u can kinda see it on the timing belt pic.

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ayfour99  

Posted by: ayfour99

12/14/2009 01:10PM

lovin the V1 set up =) and a big fan of the rh wheels 5*****

geilesAuto  

Posted by: geilesAuto

09/07/2008 11:25PM

Hey, you should help out a fellow cardomainer and vote for my car!Here's the URL:

http://texacocarofthedecades.com/CarDetails.aspx?CarDetailID=81&Decade=2000

you just have to register to vote... Thanks a ton!

geilesAuto  

Posted by: geilesAuto

07/28/2008 10:47PM

i love your ride, 5 stars for sure! come check out my ride

jazzs  

Posted by: jazzs

05/07/2008 01:11PM

i have the same turbo!!! 5stars dude...check out my TT

msensor  

Posted by: msensor

03/23/2008 06:13PM

Sweet ride man! I like how you put the fuel pressure gauge right on the engine cover. Check my ride out if you have time.

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Member ID: tomritt18944

Location: Potsdam/Perkasie, PA