All,
Cheapest handling improvement you can make for the RS6 is Hotchkis H-Sport sway basr.
The stock RS6 rotor is a heat sink? Too heavy and very small cooling vanes and the internally mounted rotor hat blocks cooling air from entering the rotor. Compare to an R8 rotor (same brake caliper as RS6) and you'll see what I mean. We had our own 2-piece rotors fabricated by Coleman racing. RS4 rotor went to 2-piece made by Brembo.
Search the forum for JP4 or jimmy94507 posts. Lots of info on our rotor and post about Phaeton backing plate Mod.
Check the following out for swap in replacement rotor (rotor ring looks like what Coleman provided us and hat looks similar). Link may have changed since last year? I do not know of anyone who has used this rotor. :
JHMotorsports Brake rotors?? Ask them if Coleman makes their rotor ring. Please let me know.
http://jhmotorsports.com/shop/catalo...afed668afbdcec
Follow link to the B7 RS4.
Diameter and thickness is same as RS6. Don't know about bolt pattern of hat/rotor ring??
Brake Fluid - Motul RBF600, both JP4 and myself (each of us over 40 DE's, including 3 days at Daytona in 2008)
Pagid RS-14 (black) or RS-15 (Grey, most agressive pad), We recommend RS-29 in the rear.
Schroth harness - Started using them on my 2000 A6, 4.2 and very definitely on RS6. JP and I recommend them for anyone tracking RS6. My wife has been using them on her various TT's, now 2008 Dayton Gray TT Coupe.
Contact Jeremy Williams at Matrix Integrated in Portland Oregon (
http://www.matrixintegrated.cc/) for info and good all around technical support. Tell him Jimmy & Chris Stoner sent you.
MTM Transmission cooler - I think I am the only RS6 in the US with this cooler installed. Quite effective.
e-mail me if you want more info and pictures of our clean install:
jimmys@cableone.net
(Sourcing from MTM turned out to be a big challenge!!!)
Ben916 - Do you have contact info for Headshot and could you send him my e-mail (jimmys@cableone.net)? I would like to know the measurements for cutting the access opening to adjust the KW rear shocks (if he kept his notes.)
Does anyone else have the dimensions for this mod? Thanks,
Miller Motorsports Park - We helped with the first Audi DE held at the track in 2006 (?). We had the benefit of the full track (smile, and no one of had ever been there before, except for Neil McGary. A real challenge for us Instructors!). A great experience for all! For our 2nd trip to MMP the students were split into 2 hour sessions on the West & East tracks, then alternated. Worked very well and then the full track the 2nd day for everyone. Great fun!
All you track fanatics from the Southwest, especially S. CA, UT & NV, need to put Spring Mountain Motorsport Ranch, Pahrump, NV on your calendar for April, 2013. (Go to their website and check out the fantastic facility this has become!). So Cal. Chapter of Audi Club hosts a fantastic event there each spring.
Hope some of this info helps. Feel free to contact me.
Regards, Jimmy S.