Kamil Sielski has changed just about everything on his 2008 Audi A4. The car came from Audi with a 2.0 L TDI diesel inline-four, manual transmission, and FWD drivetrain. He replaced the inline-four with a 4.2 L FSI V8 that makes 380 horsepower and 460 Nm (339 lb-ft) of torque. He also replaced the manual transmission and FWD with an automatic transmission and Quattro 4WD drivetrain. This resulted in the sedan reaching 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 5.5 seconds. The A4 rides on a D2Racing Sport Gold air suspension with TT RS disc brakes. The exterior sports a carbon fiber widebody while inside the cabin you find a Audi S4 interior. Feed your eyes and ears in Auditography‘s wonderful video below.
Source: Auditography via Motor1
That is a super awesome build. I’d love to do something like that to our b8. About how much did it cost and how much fab work was needed for all of that?
Hello, After reading your fabrication/swapping out an A4 engine with an Audi V8 engine, would you please tell me if it is “easier” to swap out the engine from 2008 Audi A6 quattro V6 with a new 2016 A8 V8 4.0L block with turbo? I would use an automatic A8 transmission in much the same idea as you did.
Is all this work as difficult as it seems? One challenge that I see, is how to match up the wiring harnesses and ECU from car engine to engine, so as the vehicle will work normally?
I would like to speak to your professional expertise and experience in a swap before I attempt this challenge.
Please let me know. my email is gemeneye2@gmail.com. in USA.
thanks a lot,
avram