IanHo Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 No I don't think I will be debadging mine or adding anything either. The most modding I've ever done is to add an S-line badge to the front of my B6 errrmmm S-line! This is when they didn't come with the badge on the grille as they do on the B7 & B8. The whole V6T super/turbocharger thing is a bit daft why don't audi just call it what it is rather the coming up with some bullsh1t about "the concept of forced induction in general". I suspose I could add an R in front of the S? :fecker: :smashfreak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Anyone know the reason why audi went supercharged rather than the traditional turbocharging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Anyone know the reason why audi went supercharged rather than the traditional turbocharging? So they could confuse the sh*t out of people when they retained the T moniker, as in V6T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Newcomer to Tyresmoke but not to Audis. I have just taken delivery this week of a new S4 Avant in exchange for my old RS6 Avant. Picture below.Missed the exhust music on the old girl, and have not yet had the chance to stretch the legs of the new "Scarlet Lady" but she promises much. Welcome to Tyresmoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) Anyone know the reason why audi went supercharged rather than the traditional turbocharging? ....It's all out there on the internet. It's to do with efficiency IIRC. Edited June 8, 2009 by Mook Image thumbnail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlot Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Anyone know the reason why audi went supercharged rather than the traditional turbocharging? I read somewhere that the bonnet line was too shallow to take two turbos in the V of the engine. PS No idea whether this is complete rubbish BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 That's (more than likely) complete bollox (the original S4 and RS4 were bi-turbo V6s). The turbo sits after the manifold, so it would be "under" the V on each side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlot Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 More than happy for it to be wrong especially as I owned one of the first B5 S4's delivered in London. Did read it somewhere though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHo Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 They were originally developing the new S4 V6 with a turbocharger, when "someone" in the development team thought that in this application they should maybe try supercharging. They developed the turbo and supercharged engines side by side and as we can see supercharging won the race. Reasons cited by Audi are mainly to do with the engine response as the supercharger provides an instant response in fact as many people have said in this application better than even a normally aspirated engine. Turbo charging will still be used for engines with outputs over 400bhp according to Audi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 WW perhaps on that picture Red Robin! :nono: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 WW perhaps on that picture Red Robin! :nono: ....Really!? Oh yes, I forgot I was on Tyresmoke . That pic is hardly lewd, or is it because some/many of you are supposed to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 is it because some/many of you are supposed to be working. I guess thats why it called a Work Warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 It's not acceptable at some people's work, no. Weirdly, it's not the blokes who object, it's bloody HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I guess thats why it called a Work Warning ....Quite. So you are meant to be working then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I don't think I'd use the word "work" to describe what Scotty does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 /many of you are supposed to be working. That's about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 It's not acceptable at some people's work, no.Weirdly, it's not the blokes who object, it's bloody HR ....Then perhaps someone should remove my post. Frustratingly, TSN has a very short editing period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 ....Quite. So you are meant to be working then. Nope - just my equivalent of a ciggie break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 ....Then perhaps someone should remove my post. Frustratingly, TSN has a very short editing period. Image link removed and thumbnailed Edit period is set to default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 ....Really!? Oh yes, I forgot I was on Tyresmoke . That pic is hardly lewd, or is it because some/many of you are supposed to be working. Nothing to do with TSN Robin, I was at work viewing a thread on TSN that was a review of a car. It was my lunch break, but I was using my PC on my desk. Thankfully my line manager wouldn't bat an eyelid but if my internet usage is monitored I might get a chat in the office. Cheers for the edit Mook/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) Oh yes, I forgot I was on Tyresmoke . That pic is hardly lewd, or is it because some/many of you are supposed to be working.Think you've completely missed the point here Robin - supposed to be working? Is that some form of patronisation to imply people are doing something wrong? Some people may not be working - they be on a break or whatever - but many will be accessing via a work system which is often monitored. We have an open Internet policy for example but that doesn't mean downloading/viewing anything is fine.It's all about respect for where people are and what they're doing If something has a WW tag THEY have a choice whether to view it or not. If it doesn't, and there's a big pic of a girl being provocative in the middle of the post they don't have a choice. In a work environment that could be at best mildly embarrassing and at worse a disciplinary. Can I also add that I don't understand the vvvv .... >>>> things either. I've never seen them anywhere but from you What's wrong the quote button? The vvvv isn't clear as often your posts are on a page break so the you've no idea what it's referring to anyway :confused: People have different number of posts on their view for example. It doesn't matter I guess, but I can't see they actually serve a purpose other than to give people something on to whinge/moan/question. From a Net etiquette point of view it could be viewed as being 'rude' as being a waste of bandwidth too Of course that's less important now everyone has high-bandwidth connections, so people tend not to bother too much about net etiquette anymore do they? Except maybe for the sizing of pictures? Edited June 8, 2009 by Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 .... You don't have to be a brain surgeon to understand vvvv when it's displayed the same as your keyboard intends but some clever dick on TSN decided it would be better to make it into vvvv. I guess you get a great rush of blood if you stand on your head to view it. It's only on TSN that I get complaints about it - Or rather where some people don't understand that an up symbol is a pointer to the above or previous post. Unfortunately the TSN forum software doesn't quote a whole exchange and also doesn't allow a quote insert. If my post starts a new page I would normally go back and use the quote just to be helpful, but this TSN software shuts off editing too soon sometimes. And, yes, I forgot that we all have different size screens and page views so perhaps I'll rethink that one. Sometimes the way TSN is and some of its members are, brings out the worst in me and I then enjoy being patronising and also embarrassing people just because some employers rules are so full of hypocrisy. It's just my reaction. You're not wrong in your point of view, Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Sometimes the way TSN is and some of its members are, brings out the worst in me and I then enjoy being patronising and also embarrassing people just because some employers rules are so full of hypocrisy. It's just my reaction. ....I'll quote that in a disciplinary then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 You enjoy patronising and trying to embarrass people? Remind me, are you an adult The whole ....vvvv <<<< thing isn't embarrassing to anyone other than you RR, it makes you look like you're 'trying' too hard to be special :confused: Nobody else uses them, feels the need for them, or in fact from the sound of it finds them useful. Ho hum It doesn't really matter in the scheme of things does it? I may start my messages with BO! from now on, in a sign of solidarity. BO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 ....I'll quote that in a disciplinary then ....Please feel free to do so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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