89 S4 update
08-09-2005, 11:43 PM
#1
89 S4 update
Well, it has taken several months, but my 89 S4 is finally sorted out! This is the car that was mistakenly IDed as a GT and had a number of drivability issues that turned out to be non related. Sorting this out seemed as if it would be more complicated because of the aftermarket autothority performance chip upgrade, but as always it was a case of eliminating one variable at a time. First on the list was the erratic limp home syndrome that came and went until a new set of spark plug wires were installed. That was it, shorted plug wires. The car ran better and dynoed at 276 RWHP and seemed to be running extreemly lean, but it turned out that we pulled the air fuel readings from past the air pump, so that was not a good indicator of true air fuel ratio. David Lloyd at Musante in Hartford then sorted the car and found one tiny vaccume leak, and while he fixed it he didn't think it was enough to cause the problem. He called autothority and they expressed extreme confidence in their performance chip, having sold almost a thousand with good results. They offered to check the chip or remap it, but expressed doubt that it was the problem. After discussing the issue with you all, it seemed that the mass air sensor could be the culpret, even though it only had 60K on it. David didn,t want to run up my bill on a gamble, but I was willing to replace it on the theory that it would eventually need doing anyway. The car re dynoed at 10+ HP peak , not a lot, but the REAL improvement was part throttle drivability. This car has been transformed in a big way ! Small jabs on the throttle translate into snappy acceleration in all gears, eliminating the need to floor it or half throttle it. The car feels great, and best of all I got to keep my autothority chip with its slightly higher rev limit. David also raised the front ride hight and realigned the car. I took the long way home and boy does that car drive nice ! I am so delighted, and can only say that the time and money were worth it. What a blast to drive a car that runs as it was meant to AND be able to pull into the drive without scraping the snout ! This is a great car and for the first time it just feels right. Thank you all for the support, and thank you John V for reccomending David. He is a genuinely polite and enthusiastic person, who also happens to know these cars very well. He went all through the car and did everything but the plug wires and the rear wheel bearing that mysteriously went out on the drive from West Virginia. I am now looking forward to putting some miles on and buffing out the paint. And in case I haven't been clear I would reccomend Musante Motorsports to any one with a 928 or 944 and I hear they can make those air cooled jobs just fly !
08-10-2005, 07:48 AM
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08-10-2005, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Garth S
Congrats Daniel. When they are sorted out correctly, aren't they just an absolute rip to drive?
08-10-2005, 06:35 PM
#11
TECHNICALLY
Nicole,
It is thought of as "pop culture" and "neuvo" to
Constantly change
Paragraphs
As if you were to read people like
James Dylson
Fitzgerald
Joyce (well, maybe he's not a good example)
In fact any english writer or many of the early to mid post-modern American(ist) writers, (John Updyke comes to mind as one outside that arena)
You will find that more complete writers use much longer paragraphs.
Aldus Huxley, George Orwell, Even the russian guy that wrote "WE"
And that our constant reading of E! and Vogue and People magazine has somehow taught
us that we must change location for new sentences but interrelated thoughts.
(I'm joking Daniel) but if we were to edit this paragraph, I think it would go like this:
Nicole,
It is thought of as "pop culture" and "neuvo" to
Constantly change
Paragraphs
As if you were to read people like
James Dylson
Fitzgerald
Joyce (well, maybe he's not a good example)
In fact any english writer or many of the early to mid post-modern American(ist) writers, (John Updyke comes to mind as one outside that arena)
You will find that more complete writers use much longer paragraphs.
Aldus Huxley, George Orwell, Even the russian guy that wrote "WE"
And that our constant reading of E! and Vogue and People magazine has somehow taught
us that we must change location for new sentences but interrelated thoughts.
(I'm joking Daniel) but if we were to edit this paragraph, I think it would go like this:
Well, it has taken several months, but my 89 S4 is finally sorted out! This is the car that was mistakenly IDed as a GT and had a number of drivability issues that turned out to be non- related. Sorting this out seemed as if it would be more complicated because of the aftermarket autothority performance chip upgrade, but as always it was a case of eliminating one variable at a time.
>>First on the list was the erratic limp home syndrome that came and went until a new set of spark plug wires were installed. That was it, shorted plug wires. The car ran better and dynoed at 276 RWHP and seemed to be running extreemly lean, but it turned out that we pulled the air fuel readings from past the air pump, so that was not a good indicator of true air fuel ratio.
>>David Lloyd at Musante in Hartford then sorted the car and found one tiny vaccume leak, and while he fixed it he didn't think it was enough to cause the problem. He called autothority and they expressed extreme confidence in their performance chip, having sold almost a thousand with good results. They offered to check the chip or remap it, but expressed doubt that it was the problem. After discussing the issue with you all, it seemed that the mass air sensor could be the culpret, even though it only had 60K on it. David didn,t want to run up my bill on a gamble, but I was willing to replace it on the theory that it would eventually need doing anyway.
>>The car re dynoed at 10+ HP peak , not a lot, but the REAL improvement was part throttle drivability. This car has been transformed in a big way ! Small jabs on the throttle translate into snappy acceleration in all gears, eliminating the need to floor it or half throttle it. The car feels great, and best of all I got to keep my autothority chip with its slightly higher rev limit.
>>David also raised the front ride hight and realigned the car. I took the long way home and boy does that car drive nice ! I am so delighted, and can only say that the time and money were worth it. What a blast to drive a car that runs as it was meant to AND be able to pull into the drive without scraping the snout ! This is a great car and for the first time it just feels right.
>>Thank you all for the support, and thank you John V for reccomending David. He is a genuinely polite and enthusiastic person, who also happens to know these cars very well. He went all through the car and did everything but the plug wires and the rear wheel bearing that mysteriously went out on the drive from West Virginia.
>>I am now looking forward to putting some miles on and buffing out the paint. And in case I haven't been clear I would reccomend Musante Motorsports to any one with a 928 or 944 and I hear they can make those air cooled jobs just fly !
>>First on the list was the erratic limp home syndrome that came and went until a new set of spark plug wires were installed. That was it, shorted plug wires. The car ran better and dynoed at 276 RWHP and seemed to be running extreemly lean, but it turned out that we pulled the air fuel readings from past the air pump, so that was not a good indicator of true air fuel ratio.
>>David Lloyd at Musante in Hartford then sorted the car and found one tiny vaccume leak, and while he fixed it he didn't think it was enough to cause the problem. He called autothority and they expressed extreme confidence in their performance chip, having sold almost a thousand with good results. They offered to check the chip or remap it, but expressed doubt that it was the problem. After discussing the issue with you all, it seemed that the mass air sensor could be the culpret, even though it only had 60K on it. David didn,t want to run up my bill on a gamble, but I was willing to replace it on the theory that it would eventually need doing anyway.
>>The car re dynoed at 10+ HP peak , not a lot, but the REAL improvement was part throttle drivability. This car has been transformed in a big way ! Small jabs on the throttle translate into snappy acceleration in all gears, eliminating the need to floor it or half throttle it. The car feels great, and best of all I got to keep my autothority chip with its slightly higher rev limit.
>>David also raised the front ride hight and realigned the car. I took the long way home and boy does that car drive nice ! I am so delighted, and can only say that the time and money were worth it. What a blast to drive a car that runs as it was meant to AND be able to pull into the drive without scraping the snout ! This is a great car and for the first time it just feels right.
>>Thank you all for the support, and thank you John V for reccomending David. He is a genuinely polite and enthusiastic person, who also happens to know these cars very well. He went all through the car and did everything but the plug wires and the rear wheel bearing that mysteriously went out on the drive from West Virginia.
>>I am now looking forward to putting some miles on and buffing out the paint. And in case I haven't been clear I would reccomend Musante Motorsports to any one with a 928 or 944 and I hear they can make those air cooled jobs just fly !
Last edited by BC; 08-10-2005 at 06:39 PM. Reason: I can't write about editing without editing my own stuff!
08-10-2005, 06:36 PM
#12
It could do even less paragraph spacing then that, but like I said, James Joyce is not a good example.
08-10-2005, 10:52 PM
#13
That does read better. To me it was like coughing up a furball. I didn't even mention the AC compressor blowing out on the way home five weeks ago. Or was it six? There was however a happy ending with clouds, silver linings and a beautiful car driving off into the sunset.
This was because it was a warranty repair on a compressor installed last year at a factory dealership. Total cost 50.00. Time factor six weeks. The drive home, Priceless.
In fact, the whole process was typical of a certain type of 928 purchase. Pay a little [lot] too much for a cosmetically nice car with low miles and then sort it. And sort it. Still, if I never drove another 928 again I could be satisfied that I have driven a really good one. On top of this, I hear they run better the more that you drive them. This one is going to get exersized on a regular basis.
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This was because it was a warranty repair on a compressor installed last year at a factory dealership. Total cost 50.00. Time factor six weeks. The drive home, Priceless.
In fact, the whole process was typical of a certain type of 928 purchase. Pay a little [lot] too much for a cosmetically nice car with low miles and then sort it. And sort it. Still, if I never drove another 928 again I could be satisfied that I have driven a really good one. On top of this, I hear they run better the more that you drive them. This one is going to get exersized on a regular basis.
[Please edit and post.]
08-11-2005, 12:15 AM
#14
Originally Posted by Daniel Dudley
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Hah.
If you give a man fish, he will eat for the day; if you teach the man to fish, he will never be hungry again. (unless he lives in Kansas)