Autospeed Projekt GT25r initial impressions...(long)

~~brian@AutoSpeed-gt25~~ · 01-05-2006, 10:00 AM

I took the two and half hour trip up from Maryland to visit the beast and let me just say...Holy s@#t!
Mark popped the hood and I proceeded to look for signs of the evil that lurks within only to find the engine looks stock except for the beautifully crafted X-1 airbox. After pointing out the TiAL Wastegates tucked back behind the engine near the fire wall, Mark turned the key to fire up the beast. The car started flawlessly and settled into a smooth idle. At this point I wondered whether the Garrett's were really in there. I hopped in an we proceeded to drive around locally so that we could warm up the motor and turbos. Amazing...the car was smooth as butter...No hiccups, stutters, or anything eluding to hesitation. Finally, after the engine rose to operating temp, the pedal went in and my organs went backwards. At this point Mark claimed it was only 75% throttle. Then...a couple of more turns and we hit a straight away.
1st gear...full throttle, 2nd, 3rd, (truck in front of us around a mile away approaching like a meteor in hyperdrive), 4th gear and my brain is pinned to the back of my head. Being a man of little outward emotion, the only thing I could yelp was "HOLY ****"! The car pulls from 3K to redline and just keeps building and building surpassing KO4's in a couple hundred rpms. <grin ear to ear>
Mark then jumped out of the driver seat (my poor Stoptech brakes were screaming) and put me in the driver seat. The main thing I want to judge after the power was drivability since this car will see the track often. The car is as smooth as the MTM Stage 5 software I started with only with an insane more amount of power.
My final impressions are this...
The car is ballistic. The only thing I can compare it to is a fully built 944 Turbo Widebody with 450RWHP that I test drove in Phoenix, but much more manageable power especially with the all wheel drive.
I think we now have a new era and level of B5 S4 performance. To answer the big questions;

Price-Whatever the price tag comes out to be...IT IS SO WORTH IT!
LAG-It is a non issue and is very comparable to KO4's. The only thing that skews this is the amount of peak power that keeps building never lets up. It surpasses KO4's so quickly like a freight train.
Reliability-Can't really comment too much on this one, but by all the necessary measurements the engine is not showing any signs of pushing any limits.

I am sure everyone will hear so much more about the car in the near future. I am one happy man!

))))))

Bahn S4 · 01-05-2006, 10:05 AM

yesgaro · 01-05-2006, 10:08 AM

DAP@EPL · 01-05-2006, 10:09 AM

BUFFALONOGAROpebFATS · 01-05-2006, 10:10 AM

Bahn S4 · 01-05-2006, 10:14 AM

~~brian@AutoSpeed-gt25~~ · 01-05-2006, 10:17 AM

lemieux@curbside · 01-05-2006, 10:25 AM

time to go and day-dream a bit now .
great to hear .. besides Mark and Mike-simpply i don't think there are many around that can create such stuff.

Mike2kS4 · 01-05-2006, 10:28 AM

I'm most impressed by the spool: That must have taken some work to achieve with 1.35l.

Steve_Ag Arrow · 01-05-2006, 10:29 AM

01-05-2006, 10:00 AM	#1
~~brian@AutoSpeed-gt25~~ Banned Account #: 55192 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,039	Autospeed Projekt GT25r initial impressions...(long) I took the two and half hour trip up from Maryland to visit the beast and let me just say...Holy s@#t! Mark popped the hood and I proceeded to look for signs of the evil that lurks within only to find the engine looks stock except for the beautifully crafted X-1 airbox. After pointing out the TiAL Wastegates tucked back behind the engine near the fire wall, Mark turned the key to fire up the beast. The car started flawlessly and settled into a smooth idle. At this point I wondered whether the Garrett's were really in there. I hopped in an we proceeded to drive around locally so that we could warm up the motor and turbos. Amazing...the car was smooth as butter...No hiccups, stutters, or anything eluding to hesitation. Finally, after the engine rose to operating temp, the pedal went in and my organs went backwards. At this point Mark claimed it was only 75% throttle. Then...a couple of more turns and we hit a straight away. 1st gear...full throttle, 2nd, 3rd, (truck in front of us around a mile away approaching like a meteor in hyperdrive), 4th gear and my brain is pinned to the back of my head. Being a man of little outward emotion, the only thing I could yelp was "HOLY ****"! The car pulls from 3K to redline and just keeps building and building surpassing KO4's in a couple hundred rpms. <grin ear to ear> Mark then jumped out of the driver seat (my poor Stoptech brakes were screaming) and put me in the driver seat. The main thing I want to judge after the power was drivability since this car will see the track often. The car is as smooth as the MTM Stage 5 software I started with only with an insane more amount of power. My final impressions are this... The car is ballistic. The only thing I can compare it to is a fully built 944 Turbo Widebody with 450RWHP that I test drove in Phoenix, but much more manageable power especially with the all wheel drive. I think we now have a new era and level of B5 S4 performance. To answer the big questions; Price-Whatever the price tag comes out to be...IT IS SO WORTH IT! LAG-It is a non issue and is very comparable to KO4's. The only thing that skews this is the amount of peak power that keeps building never lets up. It surpasses KO4's so quickly like a freight train. Reliability-Can't really comment too much on this one, but by all the necessary measurements the engine is not showing any signs of pushing any limits. I am sure everyone will hear so much more about the car in the near future. I am one happy man! ))))))

01-05-2006, 10:05 AM	#2
Bahn S4 Elder Member Account #: 53141 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 14,626	when is it hitting a dyno? __________________ ------------------- Bahn S4's non-fried non-breaded wing recipe Diet and Exercise: Paleo + Crossfit

01-05-2006, 10:08 AM	#3
yesgaro Junior Member Account #: 60281 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,766	Awesome! Congrats, looking forward to hearing more in the way of hard numbers... __________________

01-05-2006, 10:09 AM	#4
DAP@EPL Audiworld Sponsor Account #: 6924 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 19,701	Who says it hasn't? :P __________________

01-05-2006, 10:10 AM	#5
BUFFALONOGAROpebFATS Member Account #: 33161 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,304	sweet. sounds nice. really good to hear there is progress, and even an almost final product __________________ CNPE founding member

01-05-2006, 10:14 AM	#6
Bahn S4 Elder Member Account #: 53141 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 14,626	Snap! __________________ ------------------- Bahn S4's non-fried non-breaded wing recipe Diet and Exercise: Paleo + Crossfit

01-05-2006, 10:17 AM	#7
~~brian@AutoSpeed-gt25~~ Banned Account #: 55192 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,039	Dyno has been done with video. More to come soon ; )

01-05-2006, 10:25 AM	#8
lemieux@curbside AudiWorld Super User Account #: 47312 Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 17,783	I feel like a kid reading the "chronicles of narnia" all excited ;p time to go and day-dream a bit now . great to hear .. besides Mark and Mike-simpply i don't think there are many around that can create such stuff. __________________ ************************************************ ************************************* "it's a B5 S4 ,it may break down, but its far enough ahead, by the time its fixed, you still haven't caught up." -best line i've heard AUDI B5 S4 detail info (pdf file) that everyone should read and have saved on his computer AUDI B5 RS4 study guide detail info (pdf file) FATS database VAG-COM LOCATOR ASP Hands down the "BESTEST" tuner out there.

01-05-2006, 10:28 AM	#9
Mike2kS4 Elder Member Account #: 38083 Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,104	Sounds great. I can't wait to see the data. I'm most impressed by the spool: That must have taken some work to achieve with 1.35l. __________________ 2002 S4 Avant, 6spd. Bone stock. <a href="http://www.autospeed.us"> </a> Caveat: Any advice I express regarding potential tuning and such is purely informational. If your knowledge and abilities are not up to the task, no amount of advice can assist.

01-05-2006, 10:29 AM	#10
Steve_Ag Arrow AudiWorld Super User Account #: 5987 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 11,840	wow, sounds amazing __________________ 97 A4 2.7T OEM RS4 Widebody 6-speed 01 S4 2.7T Imola Avant 6-speed 05 Allroad 2.7T 6-speed (dad's tow car)

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