Gearhead1186′s Audi S4 Tial 605->770 Build EPL

Figured might as well pull the bumper and cut out those horizontal slats and throw in some rs4 mesh.
Figured might as well put in a snub mount while I got the bumper off.
Power steering pump was squealing so figured might as well fix that while im in there.
Even though im only at 52k I figured I might as well do the timing belt kit since Im halfway there.
Saw some oil in my intercooler hoses–> BOOM now is the time to do it.
K04s only lasted about 1 day in my head before I changed plans to rs6s. Then the big “tial 605” thread and “which way to 500whp” thread convinced me to go with the tial 605s.
Here is the parts list:
Engine size: 2.7L
Rods: Integrated Engineering
Pistons: Stock
Heads: 2.8 (Slight Port & Polished)
Cams: 2.8
Valvetrain: Supertech
Intake Valves: Supertech Stainless Steel Black Nitrided
Exhaust Valves: Supertech Inconel
Head Gaksets: 034 Compression Dropping ~8.8
Intake Manifold: Port Matched Stock with Phenolic Spacers
Intake: X-1 w/ CF Shield
Throttle Body: Stock
Diverter Valves: HyberBoost Core
Turbo kit: TiaL R770
MAF: EPL 85 mm
Fuel Rails: 034 Motorsport Fuel Rails
Injectors: Bosch ev14 83 lb
Fuel Pump: Bosch 044
Fuel Pressure Regulator: Aeromotive A1000 FPR (13101)
Tune: EPL
Water/Meth Injection: Aquamist HFS-3
Clutch: Southbend Stage 5 Ceramic 6 Puck
Flywheel: SouthBend “Fast Revving” Steel
Intercooler(s): ERs w/ Carbon Fiber shrouds
Mounts: Stern
Exhaust Manifolds: VAST Fabricated Log Style Manifolds
Downpipes: 034 3″ downpipes modified by 666 Fabrication for DSM Flange.
Exhaust: AWE Twin 1
Coil-overs: KW V3
Miscellaneous: 4:1 Center Diff, ARD BiPipes, Custom Oil Cooler, Custom Power Steering Cooler, Custom PCV/Oil Catch Can, JHM DTS, Apikol Rear Diff Mount
Here are a couple pics of the shortblock before disassembly…

thats an lq4(an iron version of the ls2) in the background.. going to be a temporary motor in my 69 camaro until I get money to build something more serious.

The first two intake valves were a pain.. wanted to rip out my eyes. after i developed a routine, I banged out both heads pretty fast

.. first off I magnetized a small screwdriver to hang onto the keepers.

More importantly, I put assembly lube on the top of the valves, where the locks would be. this helps keep the locks on the valve stem.

What i would do it put one lock on the easily accessible side of the valve stem, then spin the lock to the backside of the valve stem

and then put the second lock on the easily accessible side again. I banged out both heads in about 2 hrs.


alright after a long drought…here goes..





got the valve covers and intake back from powder coating..



VAST ported/polish and ceramic coated manifolds..

lining the cams up to TDC so I can put the timing belt on…
see how the “holes” in the camshaft line up with the arrows on the caps…

all buttoned up…

finally time to work on the turbos..
passenger side coolant supply line needs the tab cut off.
before modification..

after modification..

passenger side turbo with coolant supply line connected..

location of coolant connection.

drivers side turbo with coolant supply line connected..

location of connection..

Here we goo….
Passenger side oil feed.

oil feed, oil return and coolant feed.

Drivers side oil feed.

oil feed and return

oil feed with new banjo fittings. have to use the original banjo bolts. you also have to supply your own 10mm AL crush washers.

I ran to a VW dealer and picked up 4 for like .77 cents a piece.

old coolant return “T” fitting.

old coolant return lines.

coolant “T” fitting with old lines removed.

drivers side coolant return line. (looking from the bottom)

passengers side coolant return line

new coolant return lines connected to old coolant “T” fitting

drivers side signal line.

drivers side wastegate actuator line

passengers side signal and wastegate line

signal and wastegate lines connected to the provided T fittings

signal and wastegate lines attached to the N75 valve.

Here she is. Southbend Stage 5 DXD-B with their steel lightweight flywheel.

Passengers side motor mount…

after a massage..

had to drop the turbo a bit to get to the top left bracket mount.

passenger side inlet and modified motor mount bracket.

drivers motor mount

after modification… with inlet.. barely any had to be taken at all.. i must have been tired or hung over when I was workin on this motor mount bracket..

phenolic spacers had to be opened to match the bigger ports..

the money shots.

im going to paint the Y pipe. its just on for fitment now.

bosch 044 drop in pump next to the stocker.

steel lwfw from SB..

SB DXD-B Ceramic 6 puck

sachs pp.

new TOB vs stocker

034 3″ downpipes..

stern firm motor and tranny mounts..

slave cylinder and 4:1 center diff from JHM

downpipes are swung out so I could wrap them easily.

mr clean would be proud…

Got the shifter box attached to the car and the shifter readjusted. Id be lying if I said my junk didnt move while I was rowing through the gears.. thanks to JHMs full solid shifter and linkage upgrade.  One of the best mods hands down. Should feel even better when the weighted shift knob comes in.

Stern “Firm” all the way around

UPDATE…

As you can see below, the only way to make it work correctly is to attach the red/brown wire to the negative terminal on the pump and black wire to the positive terminal. Feels weird but is this the solution?

on the way to EPL last Thursday..

ER install..

cutting needed to the drivers side frame flange..

driver’s side charge pipe trimming due to the tial 605s.

tool i rigged to re-bead the pipe..

after one round..

final result..

drivers charge pipe.

passengers side frame flange modification.

i had no idea how the supplied A/C relocation bracket would solve any problems so I took it upon myself to make my own solution. I removed the entire factory intercooler bracket and moved the A/C canister as far to the right as possible and marked where I needed to notch the material on the frame.

i wanted to get the A/C canister as tight to the frame as possible so I attached a piece of rubber matting to the frame to make sure the canister wouldnt hit it during driving and cause a rattling.

im not just a pretty face, i can make brackets and weld too.. 

plenty of room between the canister and the intercooler.

passenger side charge pipe with supplied extension from ER.

put up the core support temporarily so I can trim for the shrouds..

notice the cutout needed for the tow hook.

piping mocked up..

sandwich adapter for oil cooler.

i pulled my out my fuel filter and decided I never wanted to go through that again. also the rubber lines immediately before and after the filter were really dry so I decided to run an aftermarket inline filter instead. I picked up an Aeromotive 12301 which is an -AN style 10 micron filter. Flows enough for 3 times the power Im making. The stock lines are between a -4 and -6 AN so I flared the hard line after the filter and used some JB Weld to make the outlet on the fuel pump housing bigger.

jb weld FTW

72lb ev14 injectors.. temporarily on the stock fuel rail until I get my 034 rails..

notice the lack of the vac lines/check valves/evap on the fuel rail.

plugged the end going to the intake manifold

plugged source of the evap line.

intake manifold port capped off

iping wrapped up.. Y pipe and intake on..

just some pictures that have been sitting on my camera..

034 rails…

w/ ev14 72lbs injectors.

needed to use spacers to get the rails/injectors to seat correctly.

w/ n249

ICM relocation.

cheap filter for now until i get the dryflo

supertech valve-train came in.. thanks to IPG (Innes Performance Group)

got the valve-spring and retainer kit as well as the inconel exhaust valves and stainless steel black nitrided intake valves.

was gonna install all the valve-train today but ive been so caught up in the big parts that I forgot to order new valve seals.. in the meantime I finally installed my HFS3 gauge and i started on the Zeitronix install by putting the gauge in the vent as well.. im not really a fan of the A-pillar stuff.. too boy racer for me… atleast in an audi.

pictures!!

new valve spring compressor made the job easier..

all done..

Just got my 770s in..thanks to Johnny Bravo.. always goes out of his way to help me out. 

ditched the clamps holding the test pipes in.. had it welded instead.

decided to get with a bigger oil cooler and lines. oil cooler comes with male -10AN ends so I used -10 hose now instead of the -6 i was using before.

shes alive..

progress on the Y pipe…

couldnt finish up the PCV system today.. i was one fitting short. anyways I forgot to post up pics of my aquamist hsf-3 system so here goes..

5qt for now but I think Ill get a bigger tank sometime down the road.

running the line to the fast acting valve…

inal PCV setup…

if you cant tell by the pictures, what I did was run both valve covers to a T and then ran that T and the crankcase breather to a bulkhead T which connects to the catch can. connected to the bottom of the catch can is the vac source which runs through the firewall and taps into the Y pipe.

started my v3 and control arm install…

who said you cant adjust kw’s on the car?

rinse and repeat.

I drilled at too much of an angle on the pass side so I had to go in with a die grinder and open it up some more.

new nuts and bolts came in for the rear so I finally got the coil-overs in. cut a hole in the coil-over housing so I can adjust the rebound.

excuse the sloppiness. i was out of small cut off wheels.

I WILL make 255s fit..

alright back to business..

Adapter flange welded on and port matched to the 80mm TB.

Ground down the factory Y-pipe mounts and the EGT mounts.

Going to get the intake coated and then it goes back on the motor.

so much for the environment… need room for twin 044s and a surge tank.

new boost gauge.. awe gauge wasnt very accurate at higher boost levels and only went to 30psi.

got the gauge in the vent. ill have it powered up and in the car tomorrow.