1993 Audi RS2 Avant from Germany - Comments

Question on wheels and tyres - for anyone who can help -

I bought my RS2 with 17' gotti wheels and standard Goodyear f1 tyres (245)

For some reason the rear wheels and tyres stick out from the wheel arches by about 15mm.

Hence every time the car goes over a bump the tyres rub on the arches.

Short of taking using a tape measure does any one have any ideas?

Another option could be to buy some standard RS2 wheels - where can I get these from?

Thanks for any help.

Steve.

About tyres. This is an update from a previous posting!

My earlier comments mention the problems I had with Pirelli P-Zeros 245x45x17. These are not the correct standard tyres, but were on the car when I bought it from Fontain, never the less the cap between the standard Dunlop 245x40x17 and Pirelli is about the same, been less the 4mm between the track-rod end and the tyre wall.

You need to run these tyres at 40psi or more to help prevent the tyre wall from touching the track-rod end at high speed cornering if you doudt you are in the lap of the GODS.

If you do have a blowout your only saving grace is that the Pirelli P-Zero does what it say's it will, runs perfectly with Zero pressure allowing you to bring the car to a stop.

The tyre wall on a P Zero tyre is very, very strong should you have a blowout, so worth every penny.

You could try spacers, but this would change a lot of the suspension geometry and would probably open another can of worms, you do not have the adjustment or clearness to set up correctly. Most people setup the front suspension wrongly, which is setup differently to the S2.

I have tried and tested Pirelli P-Zero 225x45x17 running at 38psi with out any

problems, in fact I would say they have solved more than just the track-rod end problem; the car turns in better and with slightly less rubber contact the car does not twitch as much when cornering at high speed on less than perfect A roads. On thing you must do is to change the standard rubber wishbone bushes for the Power Flex ones, these work fantastically, the front-end stability and turn in is improved dramatically.

I even made my own 4 wheel alignment system to setup the suspension and even with the standard top mounts, but using the Power Flex bushes if the front end geometry is setup correctly and I mean correctly the car feels more like a Porsche than an Audi.

If you change the front damper to Koni and re-set the foot valve to one more suitable for road rallying, but remember you can only go back as far as the spring allows which is not a lot on this model as they are to hard to start with, but you can approve things slightly which results in the hole car having more A road traction in the corners, then for track days just turn up the damping to giving you the best of both worlds. This is what a sport avant car should be all about?

I hope this helps you decide the best setup you can achieve for your car and if in any doubt about fitting larger wheels and tyres download the movie file from the web address giving in one of the comments listed above and listen to the tyres rubbing on what I hope is just the plastic inner wheel arch. You have not got the space or suspension adjustment to fit larger wheels. The different hub offset on the RS2 means other Porsche wheels cannot be adjusted for correctly.

I had my RS2 Sept'04 after selling my Subaru WRX STI and I think that was one of the best decisions I had in my life about my cars.

She's fully modified by MTM. I got 465HP / 6600rpm with 95 oct fuel. It's amazing. Now we have 98 oct fuel in Istanbul, but not tested it yet. I can reach up to 0-100 km/hr. best score (4,1 sec.) worst score (4,7 sec.). It's 1995 model, but first registered in 12/97 for traffic.It2s read 60,000 miles (84,000km) in mileage, but it's modified when she's in 55K miles. I still try to know the car better. But, I'm very confused with the tires. I have 245/40/17 pilot F1's and they're not performing well. I want to change the original 17's to 18's. Which tire should I select? Any advice?

Thanks in advance.

KK.

I have a beautiful negogaro blue RS2, which when I bought the car was a dream fulfilled. Due to new business venture the dream has to end, but I would like to check the cars bhp as a potential buyer felt that the performance was down. I have not found this as it still seems pretty quick to me, but as this is the first one I have ever had I have nothing to compare to. I have been advised that a rolling road four wheel drive is the answer, but where can a non car person fined one.

Hi,

Having just bought myself a RS2, it is comforting to read all the enthusiastic articles about this icon of a motorcar. I`m still waiting for the car to be delivered. My car is a 95 black/black with only 90.000 KS on the meter. My alternatives were RS4, a Subaru WRX or a BMW M5 estate. Most likely, the RS2 is the wisest choice considering its uniqueness and its coming status as a classic. A good example will hold its price well. I just love the RS2 and am as excited as a baby to have my car delivered!

Have a 1995 RS2, original German, in Nogaro blue, with Alcantara seats, steel slide-roof, Tempo-mat, etc. so "full-options". But otherwise completely standard. No 322 big-brake upgrade, no chip nor larger turbo. The fuel consumption of the car is excessive, but offers a lot of fun/power/comfort. The standard power is getting "common" pretty fast, so a chip tuning might be a good option. The suspension is really designed to be comfortable, but lacks "bite" and sometimes feels like an older Porsche 911, with the nose "diving" in corners. A bit less comfortable / stiffer suspension would be nice. Also steering doesn't give any response/feedback from the road and, even though there's lots of power, you still feel it's a 1595kg car. So don't expect a fast, responsive sportscar, but a fast, "Autobahn cruiser" with lots of overtaking torque. Car is becoming an icon, especially since the later RS4 and RS6 are much more civilised/less raw. And they're made by Quattro GmbH and not tuned by Porsche! Very difficult to find an honest car; Most of them not true mileage, or accident-free. Check the (complete!) maintenance-book. Positive thing about the German car ownership registration, is that you can always see how many previous owner the car has had. Some parts are difficult to find, as the parts manual (ETKA) is not always accurate on RS2 parts (which makes them difficult to find for the parts dealer).

Other than this, it's a blast to drive and VERY little people recognize the car's background...!

Hi there, I own a 1995 rs2 in blue, I am the third owner, it had 140,000 kms on the clock when I bought it.

I have re done the brakes and clutch-carbon kevlar.

At around $ 3,500 us its not a cheap car to service, but it is one hell of a car.

I have owned it for a year and don't think that I could part with it, maybe if I win lotto I'd add a Porsche 911 turbo...

Lars Nilsson New Zealand.

Hi! I own an Audi RS2 since 1995. I bought it used with 24000k on it. It has now 147000k.

I was very happy with it till I got into some problems with turbo-compression : no power from time to time. But it seemed that when I could "hook up" with the turbo, the car would run fine. It happened around 80000K.

I took it to my regular Audi dealer & services in Paris. They kept telling me they had fixed the Pb and that it was OK. It was not OK by me. After I spent a large sum of money with this outfit with no results, I decided to move to the local Audi dealer & service station. They discovered that a punctured air hose was the cause of the trouble! They fixed it and the car was running fine till it started to exhaust blue smoke. Tests showed bad compression in two cylinders. I had the engine rebuilt at the cost of €4300. And my turbo power is once again gone. The service cannot find the trouble. Can somebody help me out on this?

Dear fellow RS2 drivers.

I would like to purchase a rear tailgate spoiler for my RS2.

I have seen them on many photos, but have been unable to find one.

Can anyone help me track one down?

Kind regards

TC.

Hello, you can buy it on eBay.de

Bye

Hi guys! I am another happy rs2 owner, drive it for about 5 years and there is no better car in the world. Love it to madness. Some repair is needed of course, time to time. Especially here in Russia brake calipers don't live long. That's expensive! but with repair kit can fix it.

Regarding lost turbo power - try to replace 078 133 154 (VAG original number), it's a gauge of throttle position.

Looking for original alloy disks. If someone has extra, let me know.

Will be happy to share experience. vavas@mail.tascom.ru

Ciao!

Hi, I own an Audi rs2. I have problem with loss of power. The turbo is boosting fine, but car feels like it is being held back. I changed a diverter valve and mass meter, and had a turbo pipe leak which was cured. any ideas?

Theyagaraj chetty... durban south africa.

Hi there! Re lost power in last case, I have an answer. If your turbo system is OK, then it is electricty problem.

I wonder how its called in English but you will understand me. You know that rubber things which are plunged into sparks - as you dismount "porsche" cover. So you should replace the electric peaces to which those rubbers are mounted. Opposite to sparks! :) ) You should replace all 5 peaces. They cost about 170$ each.