Folks, trolling this forum helped me diagnose and fix problems before I even bought this SR. Thanks!
I'm pretty involved on Audiworld and have a heavily modified Audi S4. I got the Monty so the Audi could be the "queen", the Monty is the "Can Do" car. I've always liked the GenIIs, and this one was well taken care of and in good shape with 130k and stock.
Of course with turbo tuning experience I have to temper my big "plans" for a 3000GT motor swap. Though I'm sure it's possible and would be fun, I already have a project car. This 3.0 is really anemic tho, AND plows through gas (15-17mpg), nothing you guys haven't heard before. Unfortunately this motor is very tight so I don't have an immediate excuse to yank it out.
I've got a zillion questions about what people have had success with, like exhausts and intakes, and I've searched and read a lot of posts here. Looks like a little well-placed hardware can encourage this engine to do better w/o big mods like turbos or 3.5/DOHC swaps, and I will be more than happy to pull this motor in the future and try some different parts. Too bad there aren't more diesel options...
Just saying hello, and I'll certainly contribute anything I find that does or does not work. Cheers!