Why Mod My S4 vs Buy an S6 or M3?!
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My 2013 Audi S4
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Ice Silver Metallic (paint)
Currently wrapped 3M Gloss Storm Grey
Alcantara Seat Inserts
Bang & Olufsen sound system
Single pulley with failing motor mounts and cats on their way out, I ran a 12.15 @ 113mph at a 2800ft DA.
Summer setup:
VMR Wheels V804
19x9.5 et35
255/35 R19 Hankook Ventus V12 Evo2
Winter setup:
OEM S5 Audi Wheels
19x9, et33
255/35 R19 Bridgestone Blizzak tires
MOD LIST
Engine:
- Integrated Engineering Stage 57mm S/C Pulley
- Integrated Engineering Stage 2 Tune
- Integrated Engineering DSG Tune
- Integrated Engineering Intake
- AWE Tuning Touring Exhaust (Stock Downpipes)
- AWE Cold Front Heat Exchanger (no expansion tank, stock coolant pump)
On Stage 1 from IE, I made 351whp/314wtq on a Mustang Dyno.
Drivetrain/Suspension
- 034 Motorsport Drivetrain Mount Insert Kit
- H&R Street Performance Coilovers
- ECS Tuning Carbon Fiber Strut Bar
- ECS Tuning Lower Control Arm Brace
Brakes
- FCP Euro OEM+ Big Brake Kit
- OEM Audi Q5 4 Piston Brembo Calipers
- 345mm Rotors
Visual/Appearance
- 3M Gloss Storm Grey Vinyl
- ECS Tuning Carbon Fiber Diffuser
- ECS Tuning Carbon Fiber Fog Grille Overlays
- ECS Tuning Carbon Fiber Grille Accent Kit
- Carbon Imports Carbon Fiber Ducktail Spoiler
- Audizine Group Buy RS Style “Quattro” Grille 
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And now look, he’s got the S6🔥🔥
I agree with you. There is so much potential with the decision you made. In the end, YOU are happy. That is what is important.
The S4 looks a lot nicer to me than the S6. I like smaller sedans haha
the S6's v8 is so addictive though haha
I wasn't the guy saying how you should buy the E92 M3, but you know I would definitely suggest it haha. Glad you like your S4 man!
You just made the right choise👌 im an S4 B8.5 owner to! And i just love the S4!!
I have been following you randomly on my own and on the fence. Subbed after this video. Respect! :-)
I started watching your videos after buying my first Audi (2017 allroad fully loaded) I drove American V8 SUV's for too many years and wanted to go back to a euro sedan or wagon that was fun to drive like my first car back in the early '80's (Peugeot 504, talk about under steer). I still have 3 years of warranty so I'm afraid to modify the allroad and no one has developed a tune for the B9 2.0 yet. With the cash that I spent on the allroad I now wish that I got the S4 or an earlier RS4. The allroad is a great daily driver but no where near the power of a tuned S4. I'm hoping that after my warranty runs out I'll be able to stage 1 tune the 2.0 and get it up to 300 bhp. Until then I'll live vicariously through your video's and watch you customize your S4, keep them coming.
This is literally what I was looking for... I’m looking at B8.5 S4s and E92 M3s
What did you go with?
Sounds immense! I remember when this guy was just rocking a mk5 GTI. Progression 💪😎
In the same boat and doing the same thing this spring. Love the s4
Im glad you chose to buy and modify an S4. Now we can follow you in your modification process. If I wanted to see a stock S6, I would watch a different youtube channel. Keep it up, I love the glamour shots of the car and would love to see some flyby and acceleration action.
Keep doing you buddy, don't listen to those people.....keep up the good work.
Well said, in my view completely pointless spending above your limitations. Why would anyone purposely saddle themselves with additional debt when they don’t need to.
So you’ve purchased what you love, and it’s allowed you to continue your RUclips channel. Good man.
I just bought a 2015 Audi s4. I can afford the s6 with no problems, but from the research I did a to high percentage of cars had turbo failure issues. The cost of an after market warranty on a 2015 s6 boggeled my mind love the S4, but coming from a 1999 e55 the S4 just feels a little cramped. I will get used to it. Love your videos
I really like the S4 because of its size and agile personality, but, I have found that at least in my opinion, I prefer the S6 because it has the V8 and a bit of a more upscale look, not to mention the loads of driver assistance features (I drive on the highway a decent amount so I really loved the S6 with the driver assistance package). Coming from a VW Passat right now which I really enjoy how practical it is because I also drive friends around a lot and in my part of the country, people only care about how fast it can go from 0-60 or do the 1/4 mile. Still love your car and who knows, maybe I’ll end up in a Monsoon Gray Metallic S4 Prestige with the driver assistance package! Every time I watch a video on your car though 😍, really makes me question which car I prefer 😂.
You made the right choice, do what makes you happy and who cares what other think
I traded in my CTS-V coupe with close to 80K on it for my 15 S4 with dual pully Stage 2, upgraded cooling, exhaust, suspension, intake and tcu tune and its way more fun than the CTS-V plus better gas mileage...
What year cts-v?
I bought my s4 about 6 months after you got your car. I was shopping around for almost a year and finally found a 2014 prestige model in Sepang Blue with a 6 speed manual and the sport differential. It had 48k miles and I paid $30k. I couldn't be any happier with my decision!
The fact that your car would cost like 32-34k right now with that same mileage 3 years later is crazy
@@aaiizee3 that car goes for closer to 35-40 now
that sound is amazing
I Drive a 2016 mk7 GTI performance pack 6spd, while an excellent car for what it is I'm looking for something awd for better snow/rain performance here in West Michigan(I already have Michelin snow tires). I've been circling all the usual suspects but keep coming back to the b8.5 S4, but a little worried its getting dated for me to keep for 4-5 yrs. I'd rather not spend over $40k and b9's are averaging $50+ used. I'm thinking lower mileage CPO 15 or 16 s4 dsg w tech, sport diff ect., and then doing springs, sways, 034 inserts, awe touring or x pipe res deletes, pulley & stage 2 tune (I can and like to do all my own work)..
Recently drove a 18 WRX(awful in stock form), 18 Golf R(Great but still no sunroof!), 18 S3 (really quick but small and no where to put anything), and mildly curious to test a Stinger GT, overall kind of sick of turbo 4's in general. Basically looking for a great daily that has mod potential and can also carry bikes.
Now that you've driven the b9 s4 would you still start with the b8.5 all over again?
After mods is there no comparison in this price point? .. thanks for any input
That drone is crazy.
For those who only drive manual we are stuck with the B8.5 S4. I would have preferred the S6 with its V8 twin turbo but I cant convince my left foot to give up the clutch pedal.....Oh well!
So here's my feedback/background. I owned a Sprint Blue Ti Package RS4 for a year and a half or so. This past March I sold it and got into a 6MT B8 S4. Why did I sell it? Miles were getting up there, there was a laundry list of things that needed to be done, and I was starting to put more miles on due to a change in jobs. The B8/.5 S4's are tremendous DD's. Mine is currently APR Stage 2 (3.1 pulley ratio). The car moves but... I'm still not blown away with the car's "soul". Granted I still have the stock exhaust. The e9x (particularly 92 or 90) has always been on my "short list" of cars to own. Sure they are not the fastest thing on the roads but revving that thing out to 8200k surely has to be a joy. Not to mention the handling and balance that you just don't get from an Audi sedan (I'm currently on stock suspension as well). Depending on where I'm at next spring/summer I will be attempting to make the leap over to the dark side (M). To me there is just something to be said about a high revving N/A manual V8 in a small coupe (e92) or a 4 door sedan (e90). The resale on the last naturally aspirated M3 is leagues above Audi's mid-tier S4. Every car you mentioned in your video is a tremendous car, however e9x takes it for me.
Importraceram Importraceam I have a stage 2 e90 335i that makes abt 400whp and funnily enough I like the s4 more
What year is your S4, and if i buy one what should be my first mod if it comes stock???
I love the exhaust at WOT but that drone is too much!... are you ok with that?
So I’m in the market for an s4 and I was wondering which options should I be going for, I’ve done a lot of research and so far I know I should go for sports diff magnride upgraded mmi is there anything else I should look for? I’m not too particular for Alcantara seats tbh
If the S6 was at the same price range as the S4 would you have gone for that instead?
I think you made a great decision. I was kinda in the same boat with the A4 vs S4. I'd rather put the $8-10k difference that I could afford making my A4 MY car instead of getting an S4 at the top of my price range and not being able to mod it.
I'm in a very similar situation to yours about a year or so ago. I just sold my sti with intentions of picking up a b8.5 s4. So many people have told me to save my money for a year or two and buy something newer and nicer. I can't justify spending over 40k for a car and keeping it stock...I could just never do it. Plus the s4 seems to be a great platform and is comfortably in my price range. Funny thing is the people telling me to save my money are the ones that either have or want an s6, e92 m3 or cts-v.
the s4/s5 are great cars.
The test pipes didn't sound bad. Is the best way to do it test pipes and then everything else stock? Maybe some muffler tips.
S4 for sure. Why buy the perfect car when you can build it?
OK Create you can’t buy the perfect car
i have 2012 A4 Sline manual 6s speed, my dream is to have S4 as well
Did you ever consider a Porsche in the $30-35k range? I'm thinking of getting a 09 or newer Cayman as a replacement for my MKV GTI in the next year or so
Nah. Nothing short of a GT3 does it for me in the Porsche lineup
But GT4 is the shit :) Concidered a 07 RS4 or a 15 S3?
I definitely agree with some of the commentators that buying a used MK7 GOLF R 6MT would have made the most financial sense, but seeing from your other videos how you're bunking in your parents house and receiving discounts on a various parts due to your vids, stretching the budget to the S4 seems like a fair trade
You need Eurocode headers. You get great responce and great gains.
Canyou direct me to forums with used mods. I have 2013 Audi S4 . I brought it with a APR 3+ add on. I dont know anything about that. Brought it at a great price. 44k miles for the year
When I got my first Audi 15 years ago and tinted my windows my brother who's a tuner grinned at me and said "that's how it all starts." Didn't know how true that was lol.
What about the golf r? Maybe a used one was probably in the budget? I’m not doubting you choice. the s4 is an awesome car but a used golf r was probably a nice thought
Did you consider buying a B7 RS4? Would love to hear your thoughts!
Get a job closer to home 😂 mines a 12mile round trip 😜
I bought the B8.5 S4 over the S6 or B9 S4 because I would rather drive a true manual six speed. I am incredibly happy with my decision.
we on the same boat! that will be the last gen of manual transmission!
Just purchased a 2014 Audi S4 with 58K miles on it. Current mod list from previous owner includes;
•VMR Wheels/Pirelli P-Zero tires
•Vorsteiner Carbon fiber body kit
•Integrated Engineering Stage 1 Tune
•Integrated Engineering intake
•APR Exhaust
List of what I plan to do;
•CTS Turbo intake
•Integrated Engineering Stage 2 tune
•IE smaller upper pulley
•MercRacing heat exchanger
•IE DSG Tune
•034Motorsport trans mount and drivetrain kit
I was in the same boat, decided to get the S6 instead. I prefer the smaller S4, but you cant beat the V8TT!
ecanagir, you are absolutely right there.
How has reliability been?
The s6 is a boat though
@@jmhellisonno not really. Subtile difference in weight
at the end of the day its all about what you want and what will make you happy, people will always chirp no matter what, your car is sick and thats all that matters!
Modding a car starts an itch you can't scratch lol. Once you start there is always something to improve on.
I bought an s5 over an rs5 with both in my price range because parts, insurance and petrol is cheaper. The 3.0t v6 is easily modified to be faster than an rs5 can ever be.
No mention on the ENGINE here!? That didn't had anything to do with your decision???
I say this being an owner of a B8.5 S4 for the second time now: I would have saved for the S6. The S6 you are talking about a twin turbo V8 pushing 425hp which is basically the equivalent to a stage 2 S4. Once you start modding the S6, you would be up around 550-600 pretty quick. Far past the stuff you could do with the S4. That's just me personally. I still love my S4 and can't wait for my AWE track exhaust to get here :)
@dirkdiggler - did you go with a resonated downpipe on your awe track exhaust...if yes how much of a difference in sound is the resonated set up over the stock downpipe?
This is accurate. My S6 is over 500 now with just stage 1 apr and bolt ons
s4 is nice power, but interior to a6 is so much nicer . Hate that monitor in dash, love the curve of a6/s6 interior nice monitor that pop ups and folds in when ever u dont want to look at it. A6 are cheap so are s6 too so many mods mind blowing.
I prefer the S6. With a tune it's a beast!
You made the best decision for your pockets.
Should have bought a white E55... with pano roof
The s6 is the better car. That TT V8 is amazing and with a tune it puts out a ton of power. But you went with what your pockets can afford which was the right choice. Its easy for people to tell you what to buy when its not their money.
Lexus ISF?
Shoulda gotten the B7RS4 and supercharged that bad boy instead
What about the C63 AMG ?
Ive had zero issues pulling on a c63. Especially from a dig. I've rented one as well (well it was a free upgrade). The car had low miles and everything in it rattled horridly. It felt super cheap and gave me nothing in comparison of feeling to my S4.
George Lappat not in denial about the power. I've owned tons of AMGs. Tons of very fast cars. I'm a master Mechanic and have built more than my fair share of 10 second or less cars. My knowledge is vast when it comes to racing as I've grown up drag racing with my dad. With all that said, I'm actually not naive. My S4 (used) is far less than the c63. With less than 3k I'm very close to the same power as the c63. Why drop 70k + on a car with a rattling interior and no traction. Fun, yes, but worth it, no. Walking the c63 off the line, easily. A 20 roll. Evenish. Bottom line is, why waste so much money on a car that shows no better results.
George Lappat stage 2. I have a total investment of 20k in my car, including the cost of the car itself.
WORD!
From what i see and understand from video, S4 is the only one car you could afford at that time, so you had no other options. I bought last week 2018 S4 in Solar orange color. like the car, but before any mods film protection on all car first.
Umm isn’t majority of your mods were from sponsorship?
From my own experience The S6 is a far better car. I swapped my 2013 s4 for a 2014 S6 recently. I never fell in love with the S4 so never did anything with it, having owned a 2007 RS4 and 2012 RS3 previously I found the S4 tame and dampened down. It was a lovely car but I couldn’t love it no matter how much I wanted to.
However The second I got into the S6 I knew things were right. It’s everything from all the 3 previous Audi’s I owned rolled into 1. I’m now picking up a Milltek non- res and getting a stage 1 remap next week. I do love this car and would recommend 1 to anyone who was thinking about it.
Can you tell me what you get mpg on the highway .... thinking about getting rid of my 2015 jeep srt for a s6 or s7
WOODAY3. I’ve not had this S6 long so only done limited motorway miles but that said in comfort or economy 30mpg is easily achievable at around 70mph. But if you have a heavy foot that soon drops. Around town it seems to average about 15mpg.
The 2007 RS4 was by far worse on fuel than the S6
Did you consider the 335i with n54 engine
Not for a single second
Why would you want something so unreliable
and it's ugly as hell.
the s4 was a good choice and at the end of the day, it's your money
You made a good move on choosing the S4. I would have personally bought a Maserati Quattroporte myself in that price range.....but I'm absolutely terrible with my money.
Why.... lol
Obviously you are bad with money if you would even think of buying a Maserati. They are pos
At the end of the day, its your money
I guess this is how you get videos out to get mod money, but i don't think you have to justify yourself at all. I wouldn't but then again i don't have a successful youtube channel.
I think you just need to buy a crank pulley already
One more trip to the drag strip to run an 11 on single pulley, then second pulley goes on
look forward to that mod, in the UK I believe only APR offer that hardware. When you put your video out would you add in what additional power you’d expect from adding a crank pulley please.
Buying expensive cars and drive it stock it just not my style either. Its so boring xD
Went threw the same experience as you. As a owner of a C7 s6 with a tune and exhaust. This thing is a monster. The torque is insane compared to the s4 truly a better vehicle threw it all. The s4 is amazing though. Fully built with the right intake and exhaust it can sound so mean with the supercharger. The money difference is there for sure. I payed 28k for 62k miles pretty good deal actually. But I could have got a s4 same price with 25k less miles. Happy with the s6 though for sure
S6 bro, stay loyal to your followers plus that tt V8 🤤
2:50 Any kind of logical reasons you have to back up your statement on that? Its funny seeing how diplomatic you were when you did that collab video with Tedward and in this video, you're implying your car is in a whole different league to that M3
“Hopefully no ones in front of us, and no ones in front of us...”. Wtf are you actually even saying lmao
Let’s see you bought the S4 because you fucking wanted to.
Please get an M3
the m3 sucks compared to a tuned s4/s5. and the m3 looks like shit and mundane. Glad you like your m3, but hell no for me, (even the m4, I hated that car).
Eric F haha, you do you man
Yes, I did :) i compared the 2 when I was on the market and now, 3 years later, still not regretting my decision. I love my s5. I last tried the m4 and 335i. just to see if the 6cyl turbo would do it for me, and did not, it couldn't even put the power down correctly. I'm glad though that you still enjoy your m3/m4 :)
Eric F I don't have one, what are you talking about 😂😂
Eric F btw I said " haha " because you said " hell no for me "
should have got an r8 instead
Ha cuz that’s S4 money
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