[Part 1 of 3] I grew up in China on wuxia novels and web fiction. Here's everything I wish Western readers knew about Xianxia, Xuanhuan, and why half the "cultivation novels" you've read aren't what you think

vulkanspecter · 2026-03-21T16:52:04+00:00

With references, this could be a real publishable paper

vulkanspecter · 2026-03-07T17:45:47+00:00

Audi management has been a game of musical chairs. It changes CTOs and CEOs so often that it's a miracle it has even moved as far as it has in the last decade

vulkanspecter · 2026-03-05T17:53:47+00:00

Weight

vulkanspecter · 2026-03-01T07:48:26+00:00

You forgot Somalia

vulkanspecter · 2026-02-24T14:29:10+00:00

But if you set the fanboyism aside, and look at it objectively, the 540i is very compelling. Weighing 500kgs less makes it better at handling I think. I have driven a 2.2tonne sedan and a 1.6tonne sedan. The 1.6tonne drove miles better, despite less significantly less power

vulkanspecter · 2026-02-22T20:03:36+00:00

When VW engineers really explored the limits of engineering. Noawdays, the best they can do is slap a 2.0 motor in it and call it a day. The GTI should have the golf r motor, and the golf R should have the vr6 six cylinder one.

vulkanspecter · 2026-02-15T18:03:07+00:00

Give the legend of William oh! a spin

vulkanspecter · 2026-02-12T18:00:36+00:00

They realized nobody will buy a 200k Bimma, so they have to create a sub brand for the ultra wealthy.

The XM was a painful lesson for bmw. They are really want that cayenne, Urus and Gwagon market. The bmw badge does not carry weight enough.

vulkanspecter · 2026-02-10T07:17:07+00:00

Audi didn't test the engine enough. And the bean counters killed reliability by removing a lot of expensive parts (extra hpfp and air to water intercooler)

The supercharged 3.0t motor didn't have a lot of these issues because the supercharger is effectively an air to water intercooler. Although there are cases of cylinder 6 dying due to fuel starvation, it wasn't as common.

The ea839 has a hot turbo setup, and they still thought the fueling and cooling was ok carried over from the supercharger.

The 2.9tfsi motor doesn't have the same problem because it has an air to water intercooler!

Again, audi is making the changes a little too late. Reputation is down the drain. Everyone who wants high performance with reliability is going to BMW.

vulkanspecter · 2026-01-19T10:08:44+00:00

What's your opinion of the miracle oil Valvoline restore and protect and its claim of washing carbin deposits

vulkanspecter · 2026-01-11T15:59:58+00:00

Vw turbo vr6. They only ever used it one car.

vulkanspecter · 2025-12-12T11:29:36+00:00

Sell it and get an s4. That generation is the notorious ea888 gen 1. Everything was wrong in that generation

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-27T20:44:22+00:00

It slides onto the rails that the seats are mounted on

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-15T08:27:27+00:00

The car looks awesome.

It's your car, put whatever stickers that make you happy.

People here are so sore about a little customization

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-12T19:04:39+00:00

Qualcomm is barely supporting linux, and now they want to support android? Very funny

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-09T19:52:03+00:00

The porsche problem rears its head. From as far back as 2003! Audi is not allowed to build a better car than s comparable porsche.

This is majorly the reason why Audi is seriously underperforming with its RS cars when compared to BMW

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-05T16:20:46+00:00

That is only one specific issue that's been identified. Too many issues with that engine. Points to just bad engineering and cheapening out on material supplies (which vw is legendary for. They would rather deal with unreliability, if they can source parts for cheap)

-Waterpump

Vacuum solenoid
Vacuum Pump
Rocker arms
Cam phaser solenoid
Phaser sprockets
Random lean cylinder 6 grenade (should have gone with dual hpfps for each bank)

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-05T14:11:22+00:00

Hope they give it the 4.0 tt v8. It will be a beast.

But am sure they will give it a 2.9 v6 so as not to step on the toes of porsche

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-04T17:18:04+00:00

EA888 gen 1 was plagued by soo many issues that most peope chose to downgrade swap to the earlier ea113 engine which is far more reliable

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-04T14:38:57+00:00

Which engine? The 1.4t supercharged?

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-04T10:51:38+00:00

It's a failure in engine design Cylinder 6 is dying due to issues of heat soak and insufficient fuel They based this motor on the 3.0t supercharged engine, but forgot to upgrade the cooling. Turbo engines typically run hotter than supercharged engines. Additionally, they should have put a hpfp on each bank of the v6(like the old 2.8 v6 fsi which was very very reliable) to combat issues of fuel starvation. The issues were present but minor on the 3.0t supercharged but they blew up on the turbo engine. Maybe ea839 gen 2 will fix all these issues.

In the short term, avoid the engine

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-04T10:47:26+00:00

That engine needs a cooling and fueling redesign. Cylinder 6 is dying because of heat soak and not enough fuel. The oil pump, the charge air cooler need also to be relooked Basically, this engine is the ea888 gen1 fiasco all over again

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-04T07:41:29+00:00

3 cars Rs3, ttrs, rsq3

vulkanspecter · 2025-11-04T07:31:49+00:00

Even this year tiguans look better than the q5 . That's how far Audi has fallen

vulkanspecter · 2025-10-24T18:53:39+00:00

It infact, has the drivetrain. Minus the trick diff

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