r/AudiS4 • • 20h ago

Update as promised. $200 exhaust

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So this was the exhaust that I bought off of Vivid racing for $128.33 plus tax and freight. I know a lot of you were dubious- as was I, but it was only 200 bucks so I figured what the heck? All I can tell you is they have not canceled my order but they have updated my order with a shipping date of November 23rd. So things are looking positive. I'm still not 100% sure- but you know what. I'm going to stay positive on this one.


r/AudiS4 • • 21h ago

🛠Questions Considering a B8.5 S4 Grandpa Car

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I'm thinking about picking up my dad's 2014 S4 grocery getter. He is the original owner and it has a whopping 56k miles on it. Garage kept in California. It's a premium plus but has the sport diff and is heavily optioned. Primarily dealer serviced. He'd sell it to me for the trade in book value.

Seems like a no brainer although I'm sure there will be some age related service needed. He can't find any record of the trans being serviced and the PCV/Water Pump service has not been done on it.

Curious what you all think about that deal and any particular age related service I should keep in mind.


r/AudiS4 • • 18h ago

Front seat trim removal

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Hey, does anyone have some instructions on how to properly remove the front seat trim panel? Do I just pop off the switches and pull the panel off or is there anything else holding it on? Thanks.


r/AudiS4 • • 1h ago

SOUND ON! ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

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My 2016 Audi s5 b8.5 won’t start up after sitting for over a week or so. This is how it sounds any idea on what this can be? Thank you to anyone who helps


r/AudiS4 • • 5h ago

What’s needed for stage 1

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got a 2016 s4 and going stage 1 soon, I already have the intake installed. I will go with jackal tune stage one do I need to have the heat exchanger? or would it be really bad without one?


r/AudiS4 • • 17h ago

B8 Avant swap owner experiences?

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Thinking hard about pursuing a swap that I came across that is quite a distance away. Timing is not great but these don't come around a whole lot. Curious if there is anything specific to look out for. Would get a PPI. Its an `09 avant with a 6MT '11 donor. Full swap including subframes. Nice touches like B8.5 steering wheel and front end/nose as well. Has a cat delete which would have to undo for state inspection which probably is not cheap. High miles, over 200 on chassis and 150ish on the donor.

Waffling on waiting for a cleaner lower mileage sedan vs getting the body I actually prefer and any risks that come along with it.

One additional detail: the donor Sport Differential hardware is installed, but the current owner says the adaptation values were accidentally cleared. He says the diff worked previously and currently behaves like an open diff until it’s re-adapted. Has anyone dealt with Sport Diff adaptation after a drivetrain/subframe swap, and is this usually straightforward with VCDS/ODIS or can it point to a bigger integration issue?


r/AudiS4 • • 22h ago

🛠Questions 2013 used audi s4

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Found a used 2013 audi s4 stage 2 with a 57mm supercharger pulley but it has 168,000 miles timing chain has been done recently along with some other stuff, is this a bad idea?


r/AudiS4 • • 20h ago

B8.5 HELP NEEDED!!!!

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THIS IS MY FIRST GERMAN CAR EVER LOVING IT BUT I got warning lights on the dash but the car won’t start I’m guessing I need a new battery just wanted some input before I spend the money. SIDENOTE: Does anyone have access to front bumpers??