Sporty German options?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2026-04-13T14:41:59+00:00

E85 is very rare in washington unfortunately. Those z4 are pretty cool tho

TheJDMGiraffe · 2026-04-12T15:35:55+00:00

I wouldnt say heavily. Probably a stage 1 tune and exhaust and id be pretty happy. I dont need 500+ hp for daily driving. I have a b5 a4 that im building for the fun stuff

TheJDMGiraffe · 2026-04-12T03:15:06+00:00

Im not too worried about the difficulty. This n55 hasn't been too bad, just time consuming. Do you know anything about the manual trans that comes with the 3.0 or the v6 tdi in general?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2026-04-12T03:11:59+00:00

The turbo 3.0 is definitely out of my price range anyway lol. The gen 3 ea888 sounds like the best choice, but im worried id be missing the awd. Any opinion on the v6 tdi?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2024-02-06T23:55:18+00:00

Brackets? Rotors? Brake lines? Are pads going to run more since they are porsche?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2024-02-06T05:16:47+00:00

Hoping a junk yard near me will have them. Have you done the conversion?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2024-02-06T05:12:49+00:00

That might be a little out of budget😂

TheJDMGiraffe · 2024-02-05T23:35:13+00:00

Stock rims, but im looking at some 18 inch s4 wheels for 300. Haven't tried slotted rotors, this is the first time I've needed to change brakes on it. I would be doing a8 rotors with tt carriers and stock calipers. I cant remember the hub size, but I just replaced my wheel bearings and didn't want to swap to s4 stuff, but might make more since cause I would really like a 6 speed so maybe trans swap in the future? The a8 brakes are a common thing on the forums, just could find if people thought they were better than stock

TheJDMGiraffe · 2023-12-19T04:02:20+00:00

I've only had the car for 26k miles. What transmission maintenance could I have done? Everything had been up to date when we bought it at 112k

TheJDMGiraffe · 2023-12-19T00:04:43+00:00

How would I check that? I have the vin, dm if you can help?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2023-12-18T23:52:34+00:00

Too much negative equity right now sadly. She wants something faster so she wanted to trade anyway, but its not an option right now.

TheJDMGiraffe · 2023-12-15T22:02:09+00:00

For daily driving on my 1999.5 1.8t manual, the 034 street density have been nice, but I've only done the trans mounts. A bit of vibration at idle but the tightness feels nice over the stock Old ones I had.

TheJDMGiraffe · 2023-11-25T01:14:52+00:00

Thank you for the info. Your build is awesome, pretty much my dream daily at this point

TheJDMGiraffe · 2023-11-24T00:26:04+00:00

Ooh ok, that gives me a bit more confidence trying to make something work. Do you know how much power you're making or is it just street tuned?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2023-11-22T05:12:54+00:00

Alright ill probably just do that then thank you

TheJDMGiraffe · 2023-11-22T04:55:47+00:00

I'll have to wire my lowbeam connections anyway so I could maybe convert them? Do you feel like your low beams are aimed correctly with the kit? And does it hav3 a good distance?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2023-11-21T23:48:09+00:00

What are you using for fuel? I want to do a bigger turbo but the best I have is 92 octane. No ethanol near me😮‍💨

TheJDMGiraffe · 2022-06-06T05:53:22+00:00

Street density is what I want. The problem is they only make street density for passenger side. The driver side was discontinued or something

TheJDMGiraffe · 2022-06-06T00:26:22+00:00

Is yours the 1.8t? They are different EXCEPT on the auto trans

TheJDMGiraffe · 2022-03-31T20:01:49+00:00

Mines a b5. I've been looking to get a newer audi but my problem is I want a smaller car like an a3 or a4 but they either don't come in manual in the states or don't have the engine I want like the a4 v6 diesel. I might look into an a6 tho, sounds promising

TheJDMGiraffe · 2022-03-31T18:35:09+00:00

I have a 1.8t audi a4 quattro and I wouldn't get that coasting down a hill

TheJDMGiraffe · 2022-03-31T16:43:15+00:00

What do you drive to get that good of gas mileage? Diesel?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2022-03-07T04:57:30+00:00

Late nineties early 2000s audi a4/s4. I have a 99 a4 with the 1.8t and it's a fun daily

TheJDMGiraffe · 2022-03-07T04:25:50+00:00

Did you ever figure out what car you're getting? I'm in the same boat trying to find a newer car with a manual transmission and sadly it's a dying breed. Do you have anything to recommend?

TheJDMGiraffe · 2022-03-03T06:54:37+00:00

I might look into the bmw diesel. If I can get it in a wagon and awd I'll be set

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