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November 2008 - Interior Light Upgrades
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 The APR Boost Gauge uses a standard incandescent 194 wedge bulb which does not continue the overal theme of the red interior lights. I replaced the incandescent light bulb with a red 194 wedge LED bulb from Superbrightleds.com. I also put the same red LED bulbs in the foot lights under the dash for the driver and passenger seats. Gives the floor nice red glow.
 I also replace the 4 BA9 map light bulbs (2 front and 2 back) to a cool white LED bulb that I also got from Superbrightleds.com. This matches the color the current dome lights as show in February 2008 post below. They are surprising bright but not blinding when you are driving.
 Lastly, I replaced the 4 incandescent 194 wedge bulbs in the 3rd brake light in the rear window with red LEDs from Superbrightleds.com. For one, the LEDs are brighter and activate faster then incandescent bulbs allowing drivers behind me to see that I am braking a split second faster. Every seconds counts...
- After replacing the 3rd brake light I ran into a problem with the bulb out warning displaying in the dash. After doing some research and reading suggestions from many online forums I order a load resister from superbrightleds.com and got the bulb out warning gone in a few mins.
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October 2008 - Misfire & APR Boost Gauge
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 On the up side my family got me a APR Boost gauge for my birthday from Achtuning. I got it install but did not install the lighting yet. Other then that is works awesome except there was no instruction in the kit.
- After putting a good amount of effort keeping my car all maintained I'm running into my first problem. With my APR chip enabled at wide open throttle my car will buck and hesitate between the RPM of 3500-4000 and then run fine afterwards. I have discovered a misfire on cylinder 1 so I'll be swapping coilpacks with another cylinder to help see if it's just a bad coilpack or something else.
- Put in a new coil pack and all bucking is gone. I've been told when one coil pack dies the rest are likely soon to follow in the next 6 months. So I'll start saving up to get 5 replacements.
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August 2008 - RS4 Clutch & OEM Flywheel Installed
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- I finally got my RS4 Clutch kit installed at IPM Auto Services in Redmond, WA.
- Since the clutch install required the entire exhaust to be removed I had the catalytic converters cleared to create a less restrictive exhaust flow. Yes I know it's bad for the environment so in the future I plan on get high flow down-pipe, catalytic converters, and exhaust. Nothing but smiles so far!
- Also I replace the coolant (G12+) and a oil / oil filter change.
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July 2008 - OEM Fuel Filter Installed
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- New Fuel Filter Installed. Took a good 2 hours to complete the install.
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June 2008 - APR Bi-Pipe, Spark Plugs, RS4 Clutch
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- UPS stopped by today and dropped off several sweet things from ECS Tuning:
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(APR Bi Pipe for a B5 Audi S4) | Installed the APR Bi-Pipe Kit. Pretty easy installed but just take a lot of time to get everything moved out of the way and old parts taken off. After taking the car for the test drive it sure seems like I must have had a leak in the old throttle body boot. Turbos seem to spool up fast and my RPM's do not dip at 3500 down to 3000 when at WOT (wide open throttle). I always thought the RPM dip was because of a slipping clutch but that might not be the case any more. So the RS4 Clutch install might be put off for a month or two.
- Just installed 6 new Denso Iridium Spark Plugs. The install was not to bad. Took me a little while to figure how to get the the left and right coilpack closest to the front of the car off. Finally figured out with the help of my wife that a silver intake piping could be remove with a single bolt removed from either side. After that I was in and out of the garage within a hour. The old NGK plugs actually didn't look that bad, but I do have to say that it seem like my engine revs a little faster and smooth with the new plugs installed. With the bipipe, spark plugs, and air filter, my B5 Audi S4 is feeling very strong right now. We will see how the MPG has change why I take a little trip this coming forth of July weekend.
- **Update** went on a 300 mile round trip averaging 28.5 miles per gallon. Not bad for a 300+ hp car.
 I was shopping around Joe's picked up something that I have fell in love called Meguiar's NXT Generation All Metal Polysh. Honestly I've never used metal polish before but this stuff rocks! First thing I went to town on was the stock exhaust tips on the S4 and I must stay the exhaust tips look like new now. I even polished the metal trim around the windows and all I can say is wow. I seriously have to recommend for anyone wanting to clean any metal on there car or anywhere you need this stuff. I polished my wedding ring and it look like new... no joke. Anyway just thought I would let all of you know.
- Still to come the RS4 Clutch kit...
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May 2008 - New Tires, H&R Wheel Spacers
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March 2008 - Wax and Polish
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- Gave the car it's full detailing (waxing)... Looks awesome!
- I tried to do the clear corner headlight modification. Got the headlight out but just did not have the right tool to remove the orange reflectors. Headlamps are still looking stock as of now.
- After a day playing around in a snow covered parking lot I now know for sure that I am needing a new clutch. Time to upgrade to a RS4 Clutch Kit.
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February 2008 - Interior LED Lighting, ScanGaugeII
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- Upgraded most but not all of the interior lighting (dome lights) with LED lighting from Superbrightleds.com.
- Installed my ScanGaugeII on top of the steering wheel.
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January 2008 - Intake Porting, CD Changer Removed
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- Modified the stock air intake box by cutting out holes on the passenger side of the box. (aka Air Intake Porting)
- Removed stock CD changer since it was not compatiable with new Apline head unit and was just wasted weight/space.
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December 2007 - APR ECU Software, PIAA Ion Bulbs
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- Stopped by Achtuning to upgrade the ECU. After a hour if no success of re-flashing the ECU we found out my car had already be flashed with the APR software and was just in a "lock out" mode. Finally got the APR software unlocked and it only cost $99 compared to $500.... thank you previous owner!
- Changed the Oil and Oil Filter with Mobile 1 0w40
- Installed PIAA Ion Yellow bulbs in the fog lamps.
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November 2007 - Diverter Valves, Car Audio, Rear Fog Lights
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- Purchase the B5 Audi S4 from a local small dealership Dream City Sports Cars
- Upgraded both of my stock diverter valves to stock Audi TT 710N diverter valves, which I got from Achtuning.
- Upgraded the rear fog light to light up for the passenger and driver side.
- Removed stock stereo headunit and replace with a Alpine CDA-9885 with HD Radio, iPOD connection, and red light to maintain a stock feel.. all from CrutchField. If you want to get one of these units please use this Referral Code: pcer2-k1e4i-570c5
- Installed Apline Amp and two MTX Subwoofers within the trunk that I had on my previous MK3 Jetta VR6. Sounds awesome but lost nearly 1/3 of my trunk space... ouch!
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