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A//// Guy
10-28-2008, 05:48 PM
Looks like an awesome install!
Super Bleeder!!
10-28-2008, 05:52 PM
gear ratios

i HIGHLY doubt an S4 has a more aggressive set of gear ratios than an evo
A//// Guy
10-28-2008, 06:02 PM
Id say the gears are longer in the owdie.
Shane@DBPerformance
10-28-2008, 06:04 PM
S4s make all that torque, so they feel fast, when they really aren't.
dsm9sec
10-28-2008, 06:21 PM
S4s make all that torque, so they feel fast, when they really aren't.

o snap
Super Bleeder!!
10-29-2008, 12:34 AM
S4s make all that torque, so they feel fast, when they really aren't.

exactly
TheBlizzard
10-29-2008, 06:47 AM
S4s make all that torque, so they feel fast, when they really aren't.

:wedgie:
scheides
10-29-2008, 12:31 PM
if it makes 350whp it makes 350whp. How can it walk harder up top than any other car of similar power and weight. Dont you dare bring aero into this!

And there in lies your answer: weight. Curb weight of an S4 is like 3600 pounds, 3700 for an avant. Evo is closer to 3200.

Also, B5 S4's suck at making power if they do not have enough airflow to the intercoolers. First and second gear I swear the things are down on power compared to the upper gears where they have the airflow needed to cool their teensy SMIC's. When attending their dyno/tuning days I've seen firsthand them cry about needing 18 million CFM of airflow, otherwise their intake temps go through the roof. They end up with like 6 squirrel-cage fans, it's hilarious.

Just after my car dyno'd 304whp on shane's dyno, I did a 10mph-100mph roll with an S4 putting down 350whp (same dyno, and on a closed course of course!) and we were neck and neck. Shane is right. These things feel fast, but pound for pound, whp for whp, and especially dollar for dollar, they cannot keep up :)