Derracudas zermatt 20vt,6spd, 351awhp - July 4th drive vid

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:08 pm

i like everything about it! it's more pleasant on the eyes and easier to see stuff at night with the backlit faces.

rs2coupe · Post by **rs2coupe** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:25 pm

mmmm sounds healthy.

Take on private projects?

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:35 pm

rs2coupe wrote:mmmm sounds healthy.

Take on private projects?

i think that's a possibility

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:22 am

back in town for a few days, so i'm gonna keep pluggin away on the zermatt car. i got these 16x8 URS4 Fuch's that i wanted to try out since i like the design. i'm gonna run a poll here....
http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/viewtop ... 736#197736

old school 15" BBS's...

or newer sleeker design 16" Fuch's...

gruppe5 · Post by **gruppe5** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:33 pm

I think both sets of wheels look like absolute shit! As well as the car. You should just tow that thing out to the east coast and give it to me, and I'll take that pathetic S6 off your hands too, but your gonna have to give me some money. All kidding aside, the 15 BBS' look the best in my opinion, I would throw some track rubber on the 16's. :-)

WOMBAT · Post by **WOMBAT** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:40 pm

:stupid: i like the urS wheels, but not so much on the 4k.....BBS ftw!!

PxTx · Post by **PxTx** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:51 pm

I'm a big fan of your projects Derek, but I do find the Zermat Silver cars kinda clash with cleaner (or more pure silver in color) silver wheels. An unpainted aluminum wheel? If anyone can pull it off, it'll be you. Good luck

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:57 pm

the BBS's are back on all 4's for now. i think the best course of action is just to keep my eyes peeled for a nice set of 16" BBS's like what chad scored.

Quattro Krant · Post by **Quattro Krant** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:19 pm

Forgot to check out this thread for a while, car is looking good Derek. Friend of mine has a Stebro and it sounds really mean, and with a test pipe instead it got a bit growlier, if that is even a word. It does hang like donkey pooh though, the tip on the drivers side looks like it should be higher on all the Stebro equiped cars.

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:36 pm

the tips on mine are actually fine

small update.

i wrapped up the lower boost hose, and figured out a solution for my somewhat ill placed BPV port on the IC's outlet end. it's at an odd angle that makes it hard to mate up to where the stock BPV mounts. but! i happened to have this URS4 here, and that weird U shaped BPV hose on it, slightly trimmed, fits perfect! so i'll go with that

otherwise i need to order one more 2.75"-2.25/5" 45 degree reducer hose for the intake track and an air filter and i'm done with that part! i haven't had too much time to get in the wiring mode, but maybe some more tonight before i head back out of town.

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:51 am

i finally got the last piece of silicone for the intake system, a 2.75"-2.25" 45 degree reducer/elbow to replace the crapped out MM hose and to meet up with the pipe coming up from the IC. i think it turned out quite nicely. i now have clearance between the hose and the core support, so worries about rubbing the paint off..

before (temporary setup)

i had a piece of 2.25" exhaust pipe flared up to mate to the 2.5" end of the 45* elbow and some weld beads put on it to help the clamps do their job in holding it together

after (permanent setup)

also, i'll be putting some eurolights in it soon.... wiring up the radiator fan... hopefully figuring out the speedo issue, and wrapping up some dash wiring for the column switches and stuff, so more updates this week

Hybrid_Hatch · Post by **Hybrid_Hatch** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:04 am

What relays are you using for your euro lights?

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:08 am

Hybrid_Hatch wrote:What relays are you using for your euro lights?

bosch?

oldsklaudidub · Post by **oldsklaudidub** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:18 am

your almost there. looks great Derek, keep up the great work.

Hybrid_Hatch · Post by **Hybrid_Hatch** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:18 am

derracuda wrote:
Hybrid_Hatch wrote:What relays are you using for your euro lights?

bosch?

But of course, I guess I should restate that question, did you re-wire for the lights? are they running off the stock relays? I need to install my eurolights and everyone talks about how they have do separate relays, and I don't quite understand what it is i'm supposed to redo... (searched for a bunch of stuff but its hard to find when you use words that are very common)

LarryFlint · Post by **LarryFlint** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:25 am

But of course, I guess I should restate that question, did you re-wire for the lights? are they running off the stock relays? I need to install my eurolights and everyone talks about how they have do separate relays, and I don't quite understand what it is i'm supposed to redo... (searched for a bunch of stuff but its hard to find when you use words that are very common)

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/headlight-simple.htm

LarryFlint · Post by **LarryFlint** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:27 am

or this

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/headlight-circuit.htm

oldsklaudidub · Post by **oldsklaudidub** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:33 am

ah yes that wiring diagram has done many ppl doing euro conversions much justice. :drive:

including myself :jerk:

LarryFlint · Post by **LarryFlint** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:43 am

what did you do wrong?

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:46 am

i've never had a problem rewiring my headlights up to relays.... what i usually do is run both high beams off one relay, and the low beams on their own incase one freaks out (safety thing), and i make a new harness with it's own fused power source, and then use the existing wires to trigger the relays for low, high... it's pretty simple really.

oldsklaudidub · Post by **oldsklaudidub** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:52 am

LarryFlint wrote:what did you do wrong?

i just was not happy when i did it the first and second time. What i really wanted was that OE look with the wiring. so i went about getting the correct color wires and other parts. then i decided to run high wattage bulbs. i think the most important part of this is that i had an upgraded alternator and i used the correct guage wire.

LarryFlint · Post by **LarryFlint** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:57 am

IC, the right sized wire is key. but wire color is just for ID nothing else.

Just remember "the path of least resistance"

oldsklaudidub · Post by **oldsklaudidub** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:06 am

exactly.
and having your handy multimeter to keep things kosher doesnt hurt :bashtard:

the wire color thing i did b/c as i said i just wanted it to look OE

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:24 am

oldsklaudidub wrote:
LarryFlint wrote:what did you do wrong?

i just was not happy when i did it the first and second time. What i really wanted was that OE look with the wiring. so i went about getting the correct color wires and other parts. then i decided to run high wattage bulbs. i think the most important part of this is that i had an upgraded alternator and i used the correct guage wire.

so what is Huw's fault you chose the wrong colors the first time?

oldsklaudidub · Post by **oldsklaudidub** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:45 am

im not saying anything is Huw's fault. im just saying i wasnt happy the first few times and thats it.