# 2001.5 Audi S4 Ko4 Build

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [April 14, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248 "2023-04-14T23:54:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![INS4NE1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ins4ne1/32/46805_2.png) [@INS4NE1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/INS4NE1)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/1 "2023-04-14T23:54:25Z")

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My Names Chris, From Albany, Ny. I’m New to this Group! Glad to be here I have a 2001.5 Audi S4 2.7T, Ko4’s, ECS 2.0T coil packs, cold Air, 3” cat-back to stock looking Mufflers/tips! Here is my car as of right now!

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**Author:** ![INS4NE1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ins4ne1/32/46805_2.png) [@INS4NE1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/INS4NE1)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/2 "2023-04-15T00:00:47Z")

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Update: finishing up Water pump & timing belt kit this weekend for the season! Daily Driven (INS4NE1 Living The Dream)

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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/3 "2023-04-15T12:40:16Z")

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Welcome Chris! I haven’t seen an S4 of this gen on the road in a long time, at least in our area. Good on you for keeping it up. Hard to believe it’s a “classic” (20+ years old) car.

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/4 "2023-04-15T12:46:51Z")

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Always good to see another Audi guy here. Welcome!

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**Author:** ![INS4NE1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ins4ne1/32/46805_2.png) [@INS4NE1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/INS4NE1)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/5 "2023-04-15T13:14:42Z")

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Thank you Guys for the warm welcome! Yea it’s definitely a classic! I grew up with family all into Audi’s and the dream car was a B5 S4 so I worked hard and bought one! Plan to keep it @ 380/400hp until i upgrade internals more, I also have to build the 01E Transmission in the future. Thanks again! My fiancé will probably be joining as well we were just sitting here talking about it. She has a 2004 BMW 325xi same Silver as my S4!

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**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/6 "2023-04-15T17:07:29Z")

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OMG NEW PEOPLE!!!

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/7 "2023-04-16T02:48:32Z")

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I wanted one of these as a kid, I should get one haha

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**Author:** ![LUC1F3R](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luc1f3r/32/7299_2.png) [@LUC1F3R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUC1F3R)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/8 "2023-04-17T11:30:00Z")

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Same, back when I was buying junkyard parts to make my cars fast.  
Wait, still do that…

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**Author:** ![INS4NE1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ins4ne1/32/46805_2.png) [@INS4NE1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/INS4NE1)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/9 "2023-04-17T13:39:44Z")

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😄 it’s never to late!!! I wanted a B5 S4 when I was a kid and found a decent one for the right price and try my hardest to keep up on the maintenance

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**Author:** ![INS4NE1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ins4ne1/32/46805_2.png) [@INS4NE1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/INS4NE1)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/10 "2023-04-17T14:07:07Z")

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Here Are A Few Of The Ole Girl!  
With Winter wheels on!  
It’s clean needs a little tlc but for the most part pretty clean! Thank you for following !

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**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2001-5-audi-s4-ko4-build/1414248/11 "2023-04-27T20:16:34Z")

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Welcome/  
I enjoyed my B5 A4 1.8T until control arms and coil packs started failing left and right.  
Also, the 2001.5 made me chuckle. I had a 98.5. It made finding junkyard parts painful. I had an ABS module fail and it had a small window of production.
