What year 4.0t did you grab it from (does it matter all that much?) curious on the dimensions, that is going to be a wild package in a CQ!! Hope to see some build pics.

I’m excited for updates!

Thanks for keeping it operational Marc, there is a ton of valuable information here.

Hope everyone is doing good - anyone going to Larz Anderson German Car day?

Out of curiosity - why do you care about the fuel temp? E85 in the winter?

I would imagine ambient temperature would be close enough to know, unless you’re warming the fuel to run it over the winter?

Cool, that G28 code should go away if the engine is running. For what it’s worth only once I replaced my actual ISV did the car ever idle correctly never threw a code would just chug around 800 rpm - well worth a new Bosch unit

Sounds like you fixed the idle sensor issue

I had a similar issue with the g28 that cause a horrible idle and affect on driving - a few things

1. If you’re careful you can remove it off the flywheel housing - it may just have metal attached to the magnetic end - clean it and check it out. You ...

Nice, way to go with all that progress - on the efficient use of garage space

cool dog

Everything looks amazing - great idea with the jump post, now that you added it hope you never need to use it

Love that this is going to go 5.2, (2 inline 5s are better than 1) hooked up to a manual trans will be sweet. Bummer about the piston, but after seeing some of the clips - who is surprised

Used this on a 65’ bug And really made it livable, didn’t get it close to anything hot but was easy to apply and affordable!

Great story and awesome work!

Fair enough haha! Should be pretty easy to turn by hand, might be worth looking at the clutch on it. A seized AC pulley is not what you want at high rpm

Can you check that the AC isn't overcharged?
AC belt over tightened?
Compressor spins freely by hand?

Might also be worth checking your negative grounds - Does it exhibit similar behavior when the rad fan kicks on?


It's almost winter just take the belt off

This may help - https://www.motorgeek.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=63258

Floors look great - bet you saved 10lbs in rust/paint too!

Edit - Added extensive 3B S2 diagrams too:

http://s2-audi.co.uk/workshop/schematics/schematics.htm

Looking for a good condition Apikol rear sway bar for T44 or C4 - will need the brackets as well.

Nice upgrade on the dash - the weak boost light could just be due to where you tapped into the 12v, try to find a stronger + wire to tap off or bench test with a good battery.

Cool progress - I like the idea of making your own hardware - thanks for the inspiration.

Great job - looks great on the suspension. The power steering must be an amazing feeling after it being down - especially when you need to park it

Awesome awesome awesome everything - way to go!

Always good lunchtime content! The exhaust came out sick, wish you made some for the 20vs ;)

By the way read this and spread the knowledge - make sure that is blocked, watch some YouTube videos and you’ll thank me lol after you watch them, yikes!

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/consumer ...

Congrats on the reliable adventure, beautiful pictures.

Carbon fiber looks amazing - enjoyed your video and introduction, a lot of it resonated with the same reasons I care about the platform/cars at all - even the watching brake repairs growing up haha. One of the first 5 cylinders I heard looked identical (ok - maybe that one had a bit more rust) to ...

Wow, looks awesome. +1 on the jack stands haha, Makes it all more impressive.

if you are stuck with that setup for a while a fun trick I used to use a lot was semi truck jackstands. It’s a little freaky at first with how high up you can get it but they’re rated for 5x the weight and the clearance ...

I would classify this as “good” haha. Log is looking sweet

Interesting lunch time read, I didn’t know all that about the coding. You make me want to order a new compressor bearing for my AC and get it working - way to go sorting it all out cleanly!

Stay frosty