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avriette wrote:
TRANS4M wrote:My name is Mark. I drive a 02 Audi S4. My previous car was a 98 Eclipse GSX with 6-bolt swap. Looking forward to hanging out with other car enthusiasts.
Howdy, Mark. What's a "six bolt swap"?
I believe he's referring to the six bolt engine.
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Post by TRANS4M »

The early DSMs (90-early92) had a 4G63 engine that used 6 bolts to attach the flywheel to the crank. These engines were less prone to "crank walk". It is common to swap the older engines into the newer body style.

Some comparison info can be found here:

http://www.dsmtuners.com/sub.php?page=1g2gcomparison
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TRANS4M wrote:The early DSMs (90-early92) had a 4G63 engine that used 6 bolts to attach the flywheel to the crank. These engines were less prone to "crank walk". It is common to swap the older engines into the newer body style.
Wow, thanks. It's pretty incredible to look at the changes auto manufacturers make from year to year (or even body to body, look at the AT vs MT turbo in the older DSM's). The stuff that would take us tuners a couple months to figure out, the big guys have entire engineering teams dedicated to it, and can crank it out in a much shorter period of time. Ah well, I should stop hijacking threads. :)
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Hmm, I'm reserving judgement on the new wheels till I see that ride with the drop! w00t!
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The drop is happening tomorrow ;)

When's the next chili meet?
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Sabre wrote:Hmm, I'm reserving judgement on the new wheels till I see that ride with the drop! w00t!
Here you go ;)

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Post by cheshirecat »

Welcome bro!! (I'm pretty new here too)

Where are you living (I might have missed that if already stated)
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I'm living in annandale currently, but looking to get my own place soon.
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Looks great!
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Post by drwrx »

The new wheels are an improvement, but then I've always loved the OZ Superleggeras; good looking, light and strong, what more could you want from a wheel. And don't sweat the suspension thing, mine's completely re-done and I've still got some serious gap in the front.

The twin turbo v6 S4 is one of my favorite audis.
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Post by sirwilliam »

I think both sets of wheels look good.
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Thanks for the compliments guys.
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