hello all.... just picked up an 03 Daytona/Black from another enthusiast. (104,xxx miles). Car is beautiful. Been lurking here for a little while. I cam coming from a series of UrS6's and one C5 S6. I moved on from the C5 S6 because I wanted manual transmission back.... but found the sacrifice easier this time with so much more car/power. The car is well sorted. Trans/TQ Converter were replaced (CPOd) by Audi ~75000. DRC gone, Konis in its place. Hotchkis front and rear. Milltek Res Exhuast. Gutted DPs, 10secTune, MTM Trans tune. Full TB service done last week with full pics/records.. FYI, the belt (OEM) that came off the car had ZERO wear.... ZERO.... so while I plan on checking the belt @ 30k miles, I don't think it will need to be done again until 165-170k miles. Complete set of records from day one. LCA/UCA etc all done recently, all OEM parts. 19" OEM RS4 wheels.
Only thing I need to do is rear brakes. Been looking at all the 01E conversions... tempting, but I know there is one person out there in MA having problems with the registry after doing that..
Definitely going to be more of a challenge to work on than my UrS... but I
pulled and rebuilt the engine in that... also swapped in an updated 01E with a 6th gear. So, while I have the tools and some experience... the packaging (10lbs of stuff in a 5lbs bag) will take some time to review and to get my bearings.
Anyhow, already found a lot of helpful information on this forum..... quality forums is always part of the criteria for my car purchases.