IanH's 955hp V10 Audi RS6 - Another Car Diary!
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A quick vid of my custom exhaust. Starts with a few low speed runs and then some full throttle and tunnel runs -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOCnJ_eYveE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOCnJ_eYveE
I never got around to it and sold the CD's instead. I'm at version 5140 and it would take about 30-60 minutes to upgrade the firmware to 5570 and I didn't have a battery charger so I'd have to leave the car idling instead which isn't good for the engine.
It also didn't help that I started the upgrade once just to see how to do it and there was dozens of changeable Yes/No selections which you could make and I had no idea if they were correct (getting it wrong can knacker the car), although I could have probably just left everything at default to be fair.
It also didn't help that I started the upgrade once just to see how to do it and there was dozens of changeable Yes/No selections which you could make and I had no idea if they were correct (getting it wrong can knacker the car), although I could have probably just left everything at default to be fair.
IanH755 said:
.... I was also extremely tempted by the Jaguar XFR.
Blimey what a co-incidence - I'm another Ian who was considering the XFR against an RS6, and ended up with the Audi in Daytona (in my case a Saloon). I must admit, it's got enough ooomph for me as standard. Mind-you, I migrated from an Alfa 156 GTA, so it's a pretty big step up, get-up-and-go wise. Here's my "power is adequate", rather than "Too much is not enough" lump
When I can finally get some decent pics, I'll start a thread with some comparisons between the two cars.
Hi Ian, if you're happy with stock you'll be ecstatic with a stage 2 ECU and gearbox map 
It's not just the extra power but the way the power is delivered which makes it so much more exciting. If you can find someone nearby with one who'll take you for a test drive you can see what the potential is!
It's not just the extra power but the way the power is delivered which makes it so much more exciting. If you can find someone nearby with one who'll take you for a test drive you can see what the potential is!IanH755 said:
Hi Ian, if you're happy with stock you'll be ecstatic with a stage 2 ECU and gearbox map It's not just the extra power but the way the power is delivered which makes it so much more exciting. If you can find someone nearby with one who'll take you for a test drive you can see what the potential is!
I should have kept my eyes open and come along to the Box Hill meet, I'm not a million miles away from there (Kent/Surrey Border). Just had a look at your videos - love the exhaust note, but I don't think my neighbours would approve, as I leave for work just after 5:00AM. (It already sounds like two large v-configured boxes of spanners on start up). As for the ride-alongs, Top Man for sharing the experience so enthusiastically with so many people - something tells me your transmission isn't going to have the easiest of lifes! It's not just the extra power but the way the power is delivered which makes it so much more exciting. If you can find someone nearby with one who'll take you for a test drive you can see what the potential is!I'm sure the 700bhp+ itch will start itching at some point, but I'm still having my parameters reset at the moment
Ian - I'm going to the Sunday Service at Brands on the 20th if you fancy a mini-Daytona meet? When I bought mine I was really after the Saloon but at the time they were all £7k-10k more than an identical Avant but, typically, a month after I bought mine they started appearing for <£30K again!
I saw MRC have posted that they'd mapped the UK's first 1000hp+ RS6 (well 940ps on 98Ron and 1024ps on Race Fuel) and it sparked my enthusiasm again so, I've been buying bits for my Christmas present to the RS6 -
An 850hp conversion sometime in early December (maybe Spring at worst), which should be fun in winter
A full set of C6 RS6 Ceramic Brakes - 420mm fronts and 356mm rears.
and the cherry on the cake, hmmmmmmm!
***technically I get these in Dec when my engine comes out***
New TTE850 Turbos!
An 850hp conversion sometime in early December (maybe Spring at worst), which should be fun in winter
A full set of C6 RS6 Ceramic Brakes - 420mm fronts and 356mm rears.
and the cherry on the cake, hmmmmmmm!
***technically I get these in Dec when my engine comes out***
New TTE850 Turbos!
Edited by IanH755 on Thursday 8th July 16:51
Ah, slight snag - The company doing the uprated gearbox says they can't guarantee that it'll take any less than 8 weeks to complete upgrade/shipping etc, which puts it past Xmas!
So, as I'm very busy Jan/Feb, I've decided to wait until March before starting. This'll give me a bit more saving time too but it's an annoyance to have 95% of the parts sitting here staring at me
As a bonus my Ceramics should arrive mid Nov so I can at least I can get them fitted.
So, as I'm very busy Jan/Feb, I've decided to wait until March before starting. This'll give me a bit more saving time too but it's an annoyance to have 95% of the parts sitting here staring at me
As a bonus my Ceramics should arrive mid Nov so I can at least I can get them fitted.
king mental......in a brilliant way, top marks!!
I think there's quite a few of us past 100hp at this point
To be honest 1000hp+ needs race fuel which, while it's good for bragging rights, isn't what I'm after. On V-Power/Momentum those cars are still 920-940hp which is the same as the rest of the TTE850+ cars. My aim is for less peak power but more mid-range instead so around 870-900hp.
Anyway, with everything put on hold for nearly 6 months there maybe new or updated TTE turbos out by then, so I've put a hold on upgrading the turbos until March (and a lot can happen in 6 months).
To be honest 1000hp+ needs race fuel which, while it's good for bragging rights, isn't what I'm after. On V-Power/Momentum those cars are still 920-940hp which is the same as the rest of the TTE850+ cars. My aim is for less peak power but more mid-range instead so around 870-900hp.
Anyway, with everything put on hold for nearly 6 months there maybe new or updated TTE turbos out by then, so I've put a hold on upgrading the turbos until March (and a lot can happen in 6 months).
So, good news bad news (i.e. all change) -
Good(ish) - The ceramics seller dropped out which gave me some money to spend on an uprated Gearbox.
Bad - My new work contract took a slight pay hit so I've had to compromise on my spec list.
So instead of 900hp in spring I've got my car booked in to MRC in Dec for 800hp and 900hp will have to wait until late summer. (EDIT - changed spec again, it's back to 900hp now with the uprated GB!).
Just to keep me happy though I've fitted the 3in cat-back exhaust now - WOW!!!!! A much deeper sound than the stock with back-box removed, much smoother (less harsh), quieter at idle (good for my neighbours), the gear change "farts" are now all snappy/crackly explosions although, being non-resonated, it's a little droney (my biggest fear) at part throttle (hills etc) so I maybe adding Resonators (EDIT - I didn't, it sounds fine TBH).
Now I've done it I wish it had been the very first thing I'd done now, it's that good. Fitting was a bit of a pain (needed to go back twice for very minor tweaks - still needs a final tweak) but it's a much better sound than messing around modifying the stock one.
To be fair the modded stock did sound better at idle-1500rpm (5-10mph) as the harsher sound was more noticeable buts as my new exhaust is modular, I can easily remove my back-boxes again by un-doing 1 clamp on each box but I can imagine that being stupidly loud.
Good(ish) - The ceramics seller dropped out which gave me some money to spend on an uprated Gearbox.
Bad - My new work contract took a slight pay hit so I've had to compromise on my spec list.
So instead of 900hp in spring I've got my car booked in to MRC in Dec for 800hp and 900hp will have to wait until late summer. (EDIT - changed spec again, it's back to 900hp now with the uprated GB!).
Just to keep me happy though I've fitted the 3in cat-back exhaust now - WOW!!!!! A much deeper sound than the stock with back-box removed, much smoother (less harsh), quieter at idle (good for my neighbours), the gear change "farts" are now all snappy/crackly explosions although, being non-resonated, it's a little droney (my biggest fear) at part throttle (hills etc) so I maybe adding Resonators (EDIT - I didn't, it sounds fine TBH).
Now I've done it I wish it had been the very first thing I'd done now, it's that good. Fitting was a bit of a pain (needed to go back twice for very minor tweaks - still needs a final tweak) but it's a much better sound than messing around modifying the stock one.
To be fair the modded stock did sound better at idle-1500rpm (5-10mph) as the harsher sound was more noticeable buts as my new exhaust is modular, I can easily remove my back-boxes again by un-doing 1 clamp on each box but I can imagine that being stupidly loud.
Edited by IanH755 on Thursday 8th July 16:57
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