4.8 vs b5 S4

[SANguru]

that's not true.. I knew a lot of people running GIAC xchips boosting about a bar with no problems on the turbos. The divertor valves on the other hand were known to not hold boost and also notorious for failing. Bear in mind what you read on the internet is only a small population.. Most of the turbo failures were due to idiots not cooling down the turbos before turning off the motor and not running turbo timers.

Originally Posted by vinuneuro

K04's are a key upgrade. A lot of the B5 S4's, stock, were prone to failing turbos. Add a chip to the mix and say bye bye not to the X5, but to the turbos.

SANguru's set-up sounds pretty solid. How many psi was yours boosted?

[vinuneuro]

Originally Posted by SANguru

that's not true.. I knew a lot of people running GIAC xchips boosting about a bar with no problems on the turbos. The divertor valves on the other hand were known to not hold boost and also notorious for failing. Bear in mind what you read on the internet is only a small population.. Most of the turbo failures were due to idiots not cooling down the turbos before turning off the motor and not running turbo timers.

Yea, I could see a lotta people not cooling down the turbos...lazy bastards . I remember before we landed on the X5, we also considered a 330i and a 530i. Along with that came the B5 S4. My god, that thing was fantastic! The steering was perfectly weighted, and the thing was just glued to the road !

[foursixis]

Originally Posted by vinuneuro

K04's are a key upgrade. A lot of the B5 S4's, stock, were prone to failing turbos. Add a chip to the mix and say bye bye not to the X5, but to the turbos.

SANguru's set-up sounds pretty solid. How many psi was yours boosted?

Not true. I ran my Chipped S4 for 50K miles before turning it in on STOCK turbos.

[kneedragger]

I owned a B5 S3 in the past too. A $500 chip will boost the car up to about 310HP. Bye bye X5. BTW - Street racing in a SUV/SAV/whatever seems silly.

[Steved]

We have an Audi S3 chipped up to 270bhp in the family and compared to the 4.8is it's bye, bye Audi. Not sure why street racing in an X5 should be any more ill advised than in another type of car, or are you saying that the lighter the car then the more it is ok? On that basis street racing on motorbikes would be positively encouraged

I presume by street racing you are talking about racing in a residential housing area, in which case any form of driving fast is inappropriate. But out on the open road, particularly on multi-lane roads I see no reason why a little side-to-side on a friendly basis is a problem for a short distance.

[foursixis]

S3 wasn't sold stateside evar.

Originally Posted by Steved

We have an Audi S3 chipped up to 270bhp in the family and compared to the 4.8is it's bye, bye Audi. Not sure why street racing in an X5 should be any more ill advised than in another type of car, or are you saying that the lighter the car then the more it is ok? On that basis street racing on motorbikes would be positively encouraged

I presume by street racing you are talking about racing in a residential housing area, in which case any form of driving fast is inappropriate. But out on the open road, particularly on multi-lane roads I see no reason why a little side-to-side on a friendly basis is a problem for a short distance.

[AlpineMsix]

Originally Posted by Steved

I presume by street racing you are talking about racing in a residential housing area, in which case any form of driving fast is inappropriate. But out on the open road, particularly on multi-lane roads I see no reason why a little side-to-side on a friendly basis is a problem for a short distance.

hah you have to understand i am also from the states, where any type of racing is considered basically, KILLING YOURSELF (besides if its on the track)... not saying its safe, but then again on an open road like you say, its okay to do in my opinion, and nor would i ever speed in a residential zone so thats outta the question.

But then again in my opinion, the drivers in Europe are much much MUCH better drivers then people in the states, NOT EVEN GOING TO START ON WA DRIVERS!! I HATE EM!