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So it's been a few months, StanceWorks.
Initially had a Mazda6 build that went through various phases for 5-6 years before I ended up with a 1995 UrS6 as a project car that diverted most of my attention from it. Here they both are.
The Mazda had been my daily for a really long time and I was just about ready to move on to something else. I'd had the car since I was 18 and a good portion of the car represented who I was then rather than who I am now. Looked at a bunch of different things but test drove a B8 S4 DSG and I was in love. I hadn't really been looking at an S5 specifically but I found this one at a used car dealer in Asheville NC. Had a buddy check it out for me, seemed legit, so I talked my credit union into cutting a check and drove up there with my girlfriend to pick it up.
The car is a 2013 S5 Prestige, with some interesting options. It has Audi drive select adjustable struts, the sport diff, S tronic transmission, and for some reason black leather interior with brown grandpa status inserts!
It turns out that when the guy who test drove the car for me said it "definitely had an exhaust," it had some other modifications as well.
- APR Stage 2, single pulley
- APR DSG tune
- ECS carbon intake
- AWE Track exhaust
These were pretty much the performance modifications I would have done to the car anyway but the selling dealership didn't know the car had them!!!!
For the end of summer/beginning of fall I just tried to adjust to the new car. Here it is making friends with my UrS6. As you can see the S5 came with the pretty ugly (IMO) base model 18s on it, most likely because the previous owner parted out the 19" wheels that came on it according to the original window sticker.
I did end up finding an awesome deal on a set of OEM 20x8.5 et33 "Peelers" off a Q5 S-Line. These wheels are the exact same design as the optional 19s on the S4/S5 but obviously an inch larger. Ran them with 255/30/20s and 15/20mm spacers to bring them to et18 front and et13 rear. Here's a pic of them in action on our trip to the Tail of the Dragon. Car did great but I definitely reached the limits of whatever brake fluid was in there lol.
Moved in with my girlfriend to a house with a garage, S5 and S6 are happy.
Recently I got an insane deal on some JOM coilovers because they were missing a rear adjuster assembly. I know JOM are basically German Racelands but I'm into these for a grand total of $120 and they've never been mounted to a car. Eventually I plan on putting Bilstein inserts in or bagging the car, but for right now I'd rather have the money freed up and have the car at a decent height. I had to kind of gamble when buying them, which is why they were so cheap. I was pretty sure a perch from BC Racing would fit because springs tend to be the same diameter and the perches have to fit the same control arms, and thank God it turned out to be right. Haven't tackled the install yet, but hopefully will be able to here pretty soon.
JOM spring, BC perch
Ran into an opportunity to straight trade the 20" peelers for some 20x10 et25 Rotiform RSE, which was kinda cool and unexpected. They honestly look alright at stock height but will look nice and meaty when lowered IMO. Not a huge fan of the color though -- especially because my car has the aluminum optics appearance package so dark wheels don't make any sense haha.
Finally, over the weekend I went on a snow chase to the mountains of NC and decided to send it in the S5!! It did great except for the summer tires on the Rotiforms. Oh well. Was pretty funny plowing through a foot of snow with it. This was taken immediately after I got stuck on a dirt road and had to back down a hill.
In terms of future plans:
- Install coilovers
- RS5 grille
- Rear lip spoiler
- Probably swap out the Rotiforms to something else?
Initially had a Mazda6 build that went through various phases for 5-6 years before I ended up with a 1995 UrS6 as a project car that diverted most of my attention from it. Here they both are.
The Mazda had been my daily for a really long time and I was just about ready to move on to something else. I'd had the car since I was 18 and a good portion of the car represented who I was then rather than who I am now. Looked at a bunch of different things but test drove a B8 S4 DSG and I was in love. I hadn't really been looking at an S5 specifically but I found this one at a used car dealer in Asheville NC. Had a buddy check it out for me, seemed legit, so I talked my credit union into cutting a check and drove up there with my girlfriend to pick it up.
The car is a 2013 S5 Prestige, with some interesting options. It has Audi drive select adjustable struts, the sport diff, S tronic transmission, and for some reason black leather interior with brown grandpa status inserts!
It turns out that when the guy who test drove the car for me said it "definitely had an exhaust," it had some other modifications as well.
- APR Stage 2, single pulley
- APR DSG tune
- ECS carbon intake
- AWE Track exhaust
These were pretty much the performance modifications I would have done to the car anyway but the selling dealership didn't know the car had them!!!!
For the end of summer/beginning of fall I just tried to adjust to the new car. Here it is making friends with my UrS6. As you can see the S5 came with the pretty ugly (IMO) base model 18s on it, most likely because the previous owner parted out the 19" wheels that came on it according to the original window sticker.
I did end up finding an awesome deal on a set of OEM 20x8.5 et33 "Peelers" off a Q5 S-Line. These wheels are the exact same design as the optional 19s on the S4/S5 but obviously an inch larger. Ran them with 255/30/20s and 15/20mm spacers to bring them to et18 front and et13 rear. Here's a pic of them in action on our trip to the Tail of the Dragon. Car did great but I definitely reached the limits of whatever brake fluid was in there lol.
Moved in with my girlfriend to a house with a garage, S5 and S6 are happy.
Recently I got an insane deal on some JOM coilovers because they were missing a rear adjuster assembly. I know JOM are basically German Racelands but I'm into these for a grand total of $120 and they've never been mounted to a car. Eventually I plan on putting Bilstein inserts in or bagging the car, but for right now I'd rather have the money freed up and have the car at a decent height. I had to kind of gamble when buying them, which is why they were so cheap. I was pretty sure a perch from BC Racing would fit because springs tend to be the same diameter and the perches have to fit the same control arms, and thank God it turned out to be right. Haven't tackled the install yet, but hopefully will be able to here pretty soon.
JOM spring, BC perch
Ran into an opportunity to straight trade the 20" peelers for some 20x10 et25 Rotiform RSE, which was kinda cool and unexpected. They honestly look alright at stock height but will look nice and meaty when lowered IMO. Not a huge fan of the color though -- especially because my car has the aluminum optics appearance package so dark wheels don't make any sense haha.
Finally, over the weekend I went on a snow chase to the mountains of NC and decided to send it in the S5!! It did great except for the summer tires on the Rotiforms. Oh well. Was pretty funny plowing through a foot of snow with it. This was taken immediately after I got stuck on a dirt road and had to back down a hill.
In terms of future plans:
- Install coilovers
- RS5 grille
- Rear lip spoiler
- Probably swap out the Rotiforms to something else?
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