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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 12:01 AM
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 03:51 AM
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Alright, ill try that...
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 01:37 AM
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How do you like it dropped
Back in town now... lemme know when you're ready. Class starts wednesday so might not be able to squeeze it in on those first few days of getting into the swing of things, but pretty free aside from that.
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 8 Maniac
Back in town now... lemme know when you're ready. Class starts wednesday so might not be able to squeeze it in on those first few days of getting into the swing of things, but pretty free aside from that.
Word up. I will call hector and see if he can fit us in on Monday.
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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RB exhaust is on.... sounds frickin awesome...deep tone and no drone...
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cornholio135
RB exhaust is on.... sounds frickin awesome...deep tone and no drone...
Nice!!
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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So when are the San Antonio guys coming to Houston? You know you want to
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by j8635621
So when are the San Antonio guys coming to Houston? You know you want to
I just left Houston lol.
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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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wut up bitches!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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So whats up?
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 05:58 PM
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when is the next mod day or meet???
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Rmazac
when is the next mod day or meet???
This weekend if I get my freakin' midpipe and fuel line adapter!! And when Grungepup gets his BHR ignition kit in.

I will post up in the mod day thread ASAP when my **** arrives!
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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so is TBK really the only person from SARX that is gonna go to SS13?
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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i need to go to the next mod day. im tired of missing them cause of work. Sprint works me to death.
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by WTBRotary!
so is TBK really the only person from SARX that is gonna go to SS13?
As far as I know.
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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Wake up SA!!
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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dam, imma be in kingsville friday - sunday so maybe ill catch the next one, life got busy all of a sudden, im in the process of moving to floresville, ur house is a looooong haul but ill still be around lol
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 09:18 AM
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Floresville is not too far....
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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Well, it sounds like I'm going to be in a rental for a little bit. Selling to a guy in Houston... he's meeting with my dad to do the transaction stuff and then I'll be meeting his father in law on Saturday to hand over the car. Definitely going to miss driving an 8, but definitely looking forward to my new car getting in.

I'm predicting 9k to have more pics to post in the near future...
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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its 25-30 miles farther than i was, but its all good
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 01:36 AM
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Good luck with the Sale 8 Maniac.

Corn your ride is looking very Nice I cant wait to see it.

Who is up for a epic SaRx gathering in Feb.... lol I know its a little early but hey got to look fwd to something~! Things are getting... meah over here so I may end up just doing the year as planed if I can find a good job by then.
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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Thanks... finished it up yesterday actually. It was pretty much a done deal but I already had 3 people look at the car and say they were ready to buy, then back out so I've been hesitant to speak too soon lol. Everything went smoothly... he paid on thursday so it was just dropping the car off with his father in law yesterday. I definitely wish he would have been willing to wait a little bit since I'm still waiting on my car, but it sounded like he needed the car soon and I couldn't really pass up on a serious offer since there's no telling how long it would be until the next.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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Hey 8 Maniac, one of the guys (Dan) that came Saturday for the coil over install owns a TT S4 and he is having some issues with it. He is blowing black smoke when he hits boost so I am pretty sure his turbos are in need of a rebuild but if i do end of working on it you should come by. In your research have you found any reputable Audi shops? He had his timing belt(s) and water pumps (yes it has two water pumps) replaced and the guy did shitty work and put 120 mile son his car but he cannot prove it.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Hey 8 Maniac, one of the guys (Dan) that came Saturday for the coil over install owns a TT S4 and he is having some issues with it. He is blowing black smoke when he hits boost so I am pretty sure his turbos are in need of a rebuild but if i do end of working on it you should come by. In your research have you found any reputable Audi shops? He had his timing belt(s) and water pumps (yes it has two water pumps) replaced and the guy did shitty work and put 120 mile son his car but he cannot prove it.
That sucks... I honestly never found a shop that was really recommended here. Just did a really quick search and came up with prestige tuning and DBC performance as being alright, though I'm not really sure the extent of work DBC does... I'm sure a call could answer that quickly lol. Prestige seems like they're able to do most services, though I didn't find a whole lot of information on how satisfied people were... at least I didn't find horror stories lol.

Has he seen any running issues? Any noises or anything? If he's lucky, it could be something as simple as a seal. Depending on his mileage it could also just be time for new turbos... I think most people do the timing belt in the 80k range so he's probably not too low on miles.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 8 Maniac
That sucks... I honestly never found a shop that was really recommended here. Just did a really quick search and came up with prestige tuning and DBC performance as being alright, though I'm not really sure the extent of work DBC does... I'm sure a call could answer that quickly lol. Prestige seems like they're able to do most services, though I didn't find a whole lot of information on how satisfied people were... at least I didn't find horror stories lol.

Has he seen any running issues? Any noises or anything? If he's lucky, it could be something as simple as a seal. Depending on his mileage it could also just be time for new turbos... I think most people do the timing belt in the 80k range so he's probably not too low on miles.
I don't know the name of the shop but it was recommended on some Audi forum. The guys last name was Ruiz, cannot remember his first name. He was under the impression it was related to the work that was done (thought maybe the timing was off) but he said it was running fine after the work so I doubt that is the issue (except he says he is leaking a bit of coolant which would be related to the work).

Anyway, he says when he gets on it, the car bogs and then he has black smoke billowing from the exhaust. So I am pretty sure his turbo(s) needs a rebuild or replacement. Black smoke means oil is burning and the power loss tells me that is the case as well. But it is a possibility that he is experiencing blow by and his whole engine is losing compression. Kind of hard to tell without seeing the car in person though.
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