Is the A6 4.2 slow or what?
05-04-2011, 02:31 AM
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Is the A6 4.2 slow or what?
Met with a buddy of mine with his C5 A6 4.2L with 87k miles. I know the dude, hes a preventative maintenance person so little things that didn't need replacing have been replaced. I mean I know that hes done MAF, Spark Plugs, Air + Fuel + Oil Fitler, O2 Sensors, and a recent oil change. It picks up great, but we came next to a 1998 BMW 528 and off the line he had us and we barely caught up. I can't even imagine a 530i or even a 540i. I wonder if we would've had more of a shot had he had the 2.7T
05-04-2011, 04:34 AM
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It's slowww, I own a '02 S6 4.2 and agree - I also owned an allroad with a 2.7 and it was slower stock than the 4.2 but if you did the ecu performance mod the 2.7 would be quicker. For myself I ended up putting on a PES Eaton 90 supercharger on the s6 and that made all the difference - not slow anymore. I've had it for over a year now and I'm really happy with the difference it made but these types of mods will run a bit of money.
05-04-2011, 08:28 AM
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why would you even "race" him? BMW drivers are by far the most arrogant *******s ive ever met...
YES there are exceptions but you all know for the most part they think their **** dont stink because they lease a bmw
YES there are exceptions but you all know for the most part they think their **** dont stink because they lease a bmw
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05-04-2011, 10:37 AM
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Hmm. Not to me. Its slow-ish off the line, but once going, my S6 accelerates quickly and more of less forever. 0-60 in 6.1 sec, but it feels much faster than that between 20 and 100. Above 90 or so the Aero characteristics likely come into play.
i dont street race, but when i need to get around someone on a twisty, it pulls like a freight train.
note the S6 has much lower (higher numerical) final drive.
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i dont street race, but when i need to get around someone on a twisty, it pulls like a freight train.
note the S6 has much lower (higher numerical) final drive.
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05-04-2011, 07:25 PM
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Quit hating and no BMW enthusiast are great owners, BMW snobs aka husbands and wifes are snobs. I drive a 540i myself and I'll never go back just sayin. No problems. Great motor, and the tranny is from the same company from Porsche which happen to be the strongest.
05-05-2011, 06:50 AM
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Just FYI - Audi, Porsche and BMW all use ZF auto tyrannies. For instance, a 996 C2 is a ZF 5HP19. An Audi S6 is a ZF 5HP24a. BMW use them too - along with (until some years ago) Hyra-Matics (yes, GM). My 528 had a Hyrda-matic in it. Far less failure prone than the ZF.
If you meant manuals, Porsche uses a combination of VW/Audi trannies (e.g.: 986 boxster has a Audi 01e),and porsche's own. They are migrating toward Aisin however.
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If you meant manuals, Porsche uses a combination of VW/Audi trannies (e.g.: 986 boxster has a Audi 01e),and porsche's own. They are migrating toward Aisin however.
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05-06-2011, 01:02 AM
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Alright well there your clearly wrong. Porsche and some BMW models use Getrag transmissions. Oh and I meant manual not the slush box which everyone seems to fail at. My mechanic just built an Ultima GTR using an LS7 Corvette V8 with a flipped Porsche Getrag transmission with a housing adapter to make it bolt up. Unfortunately the best cars get the worst transmissions it seems, otherwise the RS6 would've been great. After going through 2 ZFs on my A6 broken reverse and shuddering reverse in the 740iL I had I called it quits and got a 540i with a 6-Speed. No more issues.