New member: Audi RS 6

[slimmyreed]

UPDATED 18/04/10

Hello,

I've been a long time reader of the pistonheads website, but have only recently discovered the forums. So here are a few shots of my motor, and I will be at the sunday service tomorrow to meet some of you!







Simon

UPDATE

Well it's been a while since i updated this with new photos and info, so here is a whole load of 'em!



PH Performance Car Show NEC





Thanks to the photographers again, I never bring a camera with me!

and then this weekend at the AudiSRS roaling road day.



I know, my engine bay is dirty!



Little bit of last minute parts replacement proir to being dyno'd





Since my last update, this car has had an MRC stage 1+ remap (engine and gearbox,) Miltek cat back non-res (loud one) exhaust, High flow air filters, bilistien PSS9 coilovers.

And it made on the dyno yesterday 516ps & 765Nm

Here is a video if anyone is interested...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K1SKxOWRHE

Oh yea.... thanks to the camera man!!

Edited by slimmyreed on Sunday 18th April 19:10

Edited by slimmyreed on Sunday 18th April 19:14

Edited by slimmyreed on Sunday 18th April 20:25

[Killer2005]

Welcome

Cool car

[i remember]

Awesome , always liked the rs6 ive always felt they are quite stuble but are absolute animals

[977]

Rapid barge is RAPID. Good work.

See you tomorrow!

[911p]

The ultimate sleeper...

Audi RS6!

[TankRizzo]

Nice!

You weren't by any chance stuck in the traffic at the bottom of the M3 yesterday about 5:30pm were you?

[T89 Callan]

Very very cool, you don't see many RS6's of that model in saloon form.

Do you drive round with The Cult playing pretending you are in Layer Cake? I would and do

Edited by T89 Callan on Saturday 22 August 19:56

[French Carnut]

Mr. Reed

Welcome to PH, wish i was still at BMW so you could take me for a wee spin!

It's Mat btw

[blank]

Saloon, don't see many of them.

You need to remove the front badge, swap the mirror covers for black ones, and change the RS6 badge on the back to an A6 badge. Then go hunting.......

[Dr G]

T89 Callan said:

Very very cool, you don't see many RS6's of that model in saloon form.

Do you drive round with The Cult playing pretending you are in Layer Cake? I would and do

Edited by T89 Callan on Saturday 22 August 19:56

I have done this also

Cool car

[slimmyreed]

Thanks for the warm welcome!

TankRizzo said:

Nice!

You weren't by any chance stuck in the traffic at the bottom of the M3 yesterday about 5:30pm were you?

No not me I'm afraid.

T89 Callan said:

Very very cool, you don't see many RS6's of that model in saloon form.

Do you drive round with The Cult playing pretending you are in Layer Cake?

not yet, but i might just have to give it a go!

[slimmyreed]

Some pictures take at the sunday service after i polished her up specially (not taken by me though!)

Edited by slimmyreed on Monday 31st August 15:26

Edited by slimmyreed on Sunday 18th April 19:14

[Two Stallions]

A mate of mine has one, epic engine but needs slighty better brakes!

[slimmyreed]

The problem with the brakes is not that they are not powerful enough, once they are warmed up they are epic, considering the car weighs nearly 2 tonnes. The brakes are actually off a lamborghini golardo. The problem is cooling. The air that cools the brakes first goes through the intercoolers, so isn't the coldest. It is possible to fit the cooling ducts from a phaeton onto it, which seems to improve them from what i have read. It is also possible to fit the discs from a c6 rs6, which are slightly larger. Just a case of have a bracket made to space the calipers out slightly. This seems to make a large improvement from what people on the forums are reporting.

I think i will be doing both of these upgrades when my brakes need doing.

Will cost nearly £1000 to do my brakes next time anyway. £250 for each front disc, £130 for pads, then the rears aswell! Lambo part prices i guess!

Edited by slimmyreed on Tuesday 1st September 07:43

[duglia]

slimmyreed said:

Will cost nearly £1000 to do my brakes next time anyway. £250 for each front disc, £130 for pads, then the rears aswell! Lambo part prices i guess!

Have you tried looking into aftermarket discs and pads?

[mojjo1]

Top car, but are those wheels right? something looks not quite right with the offset.

just a thought.

[marco-sparco]

top motor loving it!!

[slimmyreed]

duglia said:

slimmyreed said:

Will cost nearly £1000 to do my brakes next time anyway. £250 for each front disc, £130 for pads, then the rears aswell! Lambo part prices i guess!

Have you tried looking into aftermarket discs and pads?

Unfortuately there are no aftermarket discs avaliable. There are aftermarket pads avaliable, but they cost just as much as genuines, and the thoughts on the RS forums is they aren't as good anyway.

mojjo1 said:

Top car, but are those wheels right? something looks not quite right with the offset.

just a thought.

Well you certainly get top marks for eagle eye! I didn't notice untill after i bought it and parked it next to another RS6. Turns out they are replica wheels, but I also think the offset is wrong. Wheels are on my list to replace once the tyres wear out. Still don't know whether to go for some originals or aftermarkets. The 20" C6 RS6 wheels would look nice on it... £££££££££

[slimmyreed]

I updated with some more photos, but noticed I need to post a reply to get it back in circulation.

In other words. BUMP

[The Riddler]

Very nice.

The RS4 and RS6 are both on my list of cars to own at some point. Will be a while before it happens by the looks though, my A4 is enjoying munching wheel bearings this week.