It's time to start a thread on my project... This is one of two Coupes that I currently have, I purchased Afterthoughts Coupe with the intent of combining parts from both cars and ending up with black rather than white. Ultimately I decided that the slightly stiffer chassis of the 91 was my preference over the colour. I was able to sort Afterthoughts cooling issue and I will likely be putting it up for sale in the spring as I need the space…
My white car is one of the original eS2 builds, and certainly well documented. Started with this...
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I did a little digging and found the original builder of the car... long story short he still had a full box of photos and documentation from the build. Very interesting looking at the effort that went into collecting the right info and then executing the build. Keep in mind that the internet was still developing and there was nowhere near the information that is readily available now. There were a few more things that went were done to the car beyond what is shown on the site. 01E 6 spd, brakes, rims…
So now on to the scope creep. Started out that I was just going to install a GT 3071, intake, header and exhaust, then a leaky head gasket and transmission 1/2 shift issues. To say the least the plan has changed. I still have a few minor things (hopefully minor) to sort out / make decisions on.
As anyone that has ever been under the dash knows there is the potential for many sleepless nights lurking under the dash. Not unlike any other Audi of this era there were a few intermittent electrical issues. Seats would stop working, battery would be dead after sitting for a night, windows, occasionally the blower motor would come on, or not and then the biggest pain was the fuel pump stopping. The wiring job that was done during the conversion was very good, the only way to tell that it is not a factory loom is because a red friction tape was used on everything related to the ECU. I think the gremlins are related to the electrical connectors age but can't say for certain. After some digging I decided that I neither have the time or patience to try to resolve the electrical issues. Installing an aftermarket ECU and separate fuel pump circuit would make it less likely that I didn’t find myself sitting at the side of the road waiting for the demons to leave, but… I decided that I would install an Infinity Box Can Bus wiring system… there are a few things that I need to integrate from the factory wiring but I am confident that won’t be as challenging. Obviously, the system isn’t cheap but I felt that my time is precious and that in the long term it was money well spent.
I won’t dive into the details on my parts list but will throw up pictures as I go along…
- FRP built engine (Big thanks to Jeff for all of his guidance / assistance with this)
- Upgraded fuel system
- Dual disc clutch
- Some Iroz and 034 parts
- Rear brake upgrade
- Rewire as mentioned
- Advanced Automotion tranny – RS4 FDP gearbox. I liked this gear boxes RPM drop… other than of course 1-2…
o After 1st Shift: 4,320 RPM. 46.00 % RPM Drop
o After 2nd Shift: 5,206 RPM. 34.92 % RPM Drop
o After 3rd Shift: 6,289 RPM. 21.38 % RPM Drop
o After 4th Shift: 6,668 RPM. 16.65 % RPM Drop
o After 5th Shift: 6,789 RPM. 15.14 % RPM Drop
o 1st Gear is 41.38 MPH at 8000 RPM
o 2nd Gear is 76.63 MPH at 8000 RPM
o 3rd Gear is 117.75 MPH at 8000 RPM
o 4th Gear is 149.77 MPH at 8000 RPM
o 5th Gear is 179.69 MPH at 8000 RPM
o 6th Gear is 211.74 MPH at 8000 RPM1
Seems like I have way more boxes stashed than this but these are the core components…
I’m going to need to decide what I am doing with some of the stock parts, RS2 Airbox, exhaust manifold etc, need to double check but I think it is an K26 7200 (RS2 turbo)…
Did the Lizard Skin noise and heat treatment... cleaning up the engine bay before I start putting stuff back together (wiring first).
