asfastas63 Build Thread 100k+ and Counting

**asfastas63** · 05-30-2016 07:53 AM

2010 Deep Sea Blue Pearl P+ Quattro

Mod List:

Wheels, Suspension & Brakes:
Velocity Motoring V718 19x8.5 ET35
Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires
18" OEM Wheels
Bridgestone Blizzaks
Sport Package Suspension
Gloss Black G2 Caliper Paint (front/rear)
ECS Dimpled and Slotted Rotors (front/rear)
Akebono Euro Ceramic Brake Pads (front/rear)
034 Transmission Mount Bracket
ESC Differential Front/Rear Mounts
CR15 Brace

Engine:
APR Stage II V2.0
AFE Pro Dry Air Filter
ECS Turbo Inlet Hose
Treadstone TR8C Intercooler
034 Catch Can
R8 Coil Packs
NGK Laser Platinum Spark Plugs @ .028
034 HFC
90 Degree O2 Spacer
Soundbox Delete
GFB DV+ Diverter valve
USP Stainless Clutch Line
S5 Quad Tip Exhaust

Interior:
Full LED Interior Bulb Swap
JHM Solid Short Shifter
Fly-Designs FBSW
Tint - 35% Rear
S4 Auto Dimming Mirror
WeatherTech Mats
Always on 12v Mod
Hardwired Escort Passport Max Radar Detector
Peerless by Tymphany XT25SC90-04 1" Dash Tweeters
Peerless by Tymphany NE65W-04 2" Dash Center Speaker
Pioneer TS-W261D4 10" Subwoofer
Rockford Fosgate RX250x1 Amplifier
Various VAG Coding

Exterior:
"J-Code" Wrapped Side Markers
Tail Lights wrapped in Orcal 8300 074 Film
Door Trim wrapped with Shadowline Trim Tape
LED License Plate Bulbs
LED Reverse Bulbs
LED Fog Bulbs
RS4 Style Grille
RS4 Style Fog Grilles
Towhook Plate
Honeycomb Quad Rear Valance
Caractere Replica Trunk Lip

Bought her with 50k miles back in 2013

First few mods, RS4 Grill/Fog Grilles, VMR Wheels

After some misfires at idle, performed a carbon cleaning at ~60k

Getting Ready For Winter - Plastidipped Winter Wheels and roof racks

Wrapped Lights in Orcal 8300, Headlight film was shortly removed

Installing the trans mount

Shadlowline Trim Wrap

Switched to a Tow Hook Plate. Drilled out plate to remove without complete disassembly

Treadstone TR8C Install

Wrapped side markers

034 Catch Can with Valve for Easy Draining

**asfastas63** · 05-30-2016 07:59 AM

Front/Rear Pads + Rotors + Painted Calipers

Quad Valance + Exhaust Hanger Install (prepping for S5 OEM Exhaust)

Subwoofer Upgrade

Fly-Designs FBSW Install

Turning 100k

Adding some sticker bling

**asfastas63** · 06-01-2016 06:10 PM

GFBDV+ Install
No pictures but this went on pretty quickly. I heard some nasty things about trying to get to the top bolt but it wasn't too bad with a short extension. Being a MY2010 I had the latest revision OEM DV and wasn't sure I would notice any improvements so I was pleasantly surprised with the results. It seems to have smoothed out the power band and completely got rid of some mild hesitations I was having modulating around half throttle and above. Power is very smooth and consistent all the way to redline. Overall well worth the price!

Subwoofer Update
I'm having two vibration issues, first I need to change my mounting strategy of the sub/mdf ring to use lag bolts and nuts straight through the sub/mdf/rear deck because my screws have already started backing themselves out enough to cause some vibrating. This shouldn't be too bad, just need to get some hardware and drill some holes. I'm getting very good at taking the rear deck apart so shouldn't be too much of a hassle. My second vibration issue is with the speaker grille directly on top of the sub. I had to snip off one mounting location and notch the front because it was too close to the driver which may have something to do with it. Didn't have much time tonight to further diagnose but this may take some more thought.

**asfastas63** · 06-04-2016 01:04 PM

Worked on the rattling today, have 99% of it worked out, I need to add something to stiffen the entire rear deck near the back of the speaker grille. Only happens when really cranked up though.

Also mounted the bass control knob.

Mounted the paint matched trunk lip from eBay. Damn good quality, not sure how I feel about it yet but if I pull it off I'm only down $149.

**asfastas63** · 06-07-2016 07:07 PM

Finally manned up and put the new fuel filter in.

**b6Hate4** · 06-07-2016 07:16 PM

Damn! Nice lip spoiler.

**asfastas63** · 06-22-2016 06:46 AM

APR K04 in hand.

**OzeyeruZ** · 06-22-2016 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by asfastas63

APR K04 in hand.

Bam! That is a thing of beauty. Love my Ko4, and I hope you will too!

Oz

**asfastas63** · 06-26-2016 06:38 PM

Dash Speaker Upgrade

Peerless by Tymphany XT25SC90-04 1" Dual Ring Radiator Tweeter
Peerless by Tymphany NE65W-04 2" Full Range Woofer

Instead of trying to make adapters to mount them I just cannibalized the existing speakers and used some 5 minute epoxy to attach the new speakers to the frames. Came out really well and the sound is great. Now I just need to swap out the door woofers for the leftover polk's from my last car.

**asfastas63** · 07-02-2016 02:12 PM

USP MT Solid Clutch Line
Got the clutch line in yesterday and couldn't bleed the damn thing so I'm stranded waiting for a power bleeder to show up on Tuesday. I thought between the old fashion way and my vacuum bleeder I could get it working but no dice so far.

Edit: Power bleeder arrived and had it bled in 10min. I can't believe how great this thing is. This is something that everyone should own. Went with the Motive Black Label Edition.

Install and Review: This clutch line is a huge improvement over stock and I would say a must do for every MT owner. The car no longer falls on it's face when launching in first and performs like a normal clutch. I only have a hundred miles on it so far but very pleased with the results for the cost of a line and the power bleeder (which I should have had anyways). The actual install was somewhat of a pain in the ass and even after cutting the old line in half from below where it goes through the firewall, I still had a hell of a time ripping it out. You'll look at where the line plugs in on top and think "no way anyone was able to do this". I used a pair of long needle nosed pliers to pull back the clip and then you can just yank the line from wherever you can get a hand on it. From underneath the car look for the rubber drain grommet and yank it out, you won't see it from above because it's probably covered in dirt and crap, and there's no way you're sending the new line through where the old one went.

APR K04
On another note, I started getting the K04 ready to go in. Don't know how much the wrap will help but for the minimal cost, it can't hurt. I have more to do the HFC as well.

Coming Soon:

- OEM S5 Exhaust Retrofit (on hand)
- Replace Door Woofers (on hand)
- Paint Correction (on hand)

**Roadtrippn** · 07-08-2016 12:01 PM

Hey nice work so far! I grew up in Hollis/Nashua, NH myself. I also have a deep sea blue. How did you get those grilles off in your rear deck to sound deaden them? I just did my whole trunk but didn't want to break those plates by yanking them out.

**asfastas63** · 07-08-2016 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Roadtrippn

Hey nice work so far! I grew up in Hollis/Nashua, NH myself. I also have a deep sea blue. How did you get those grilles off in your rear deck to sound deaden them? I just did my whole trunk but didn't want to break those plates by yanking them out.

Very carefully. I had them on and off so many times that I ended up breaking both and buying another set from a part out. There is a trick to it using trim tools to pop them out, you need to pop a few across the front, one on each side, and then the rear clips will just pull out. Check out the subwoofer upgrade thread for tips.