There's a Brit who started https://www.dynospectrum.com/ and developed a DIY-approach, tune-at-home dongle for our cars. The flexibility with this tune is immense, supporting all kinds of hardware and fueling. He's since moved on to make big power on the RS3, McLarens and is currently expanding the platform for the newest Audi/Porsche 4.0T in the Urus, RS6, RS7, RSQ8, etc.
APR found themselves EPA gun shy about their Stage-2 tune that complied with aftermarket downpipes (catalytic or not) and stopped its sale across the board.
That system goes for around $8K on the S6:
https://www.akrapovic.com/en/car/product/14915/Audi/S6-Avant-Limousine-C7/2017/Evolution-Line-Titanium?brandId=18&modelId=663&yearId=4588
$10K kit on the new RS6 and probably greater on anything more exotic:
https://www.akrapovic.com/en/car/product/21075/Audi/RS-6-Avant-C8/2020/Evolution-Line-Titanium?brandId=18&modelId=1079&yearId=6097
The exhaust really wasn't necessary, just that it looks amazing, is nearly fully titanium in construction and I got a crazy deal on it. Something about that Ti metallurgy gives it a more exotic tone as well.
The OEM exhaust appears to be large enough to support somewhere in the neighborhood of 600-800HP without restriction, so the swap wasn't necessary at all.
Aftermarket Intake and Exhaust systems, marketed in the name of performance, might be the longest-running snake oil in the business. Manufacturers aren't hiding horsepower in those components any longer.
As long as the turbo-back section of the exhaust flows to the level of power for the tune, an aftermarket system yields almost next to nothing aside from an improved note. The loudness will be muted by the turbine wheels anyhow, and the naturally-aspirated scavenging theory won't apply with a turbine wheel in the way.
Yeah, cats are still in the way at the moment, and I don't want to smell like a refinery in this car, so I'm likely to get some 300-cell higher-flowing catalytic downpipes at the same time the RS7 turbos are bolted in.
I'm slowly turning my S6 into something that makes me forget about the RS6 completely. H&R sway bars, end links, and an Akrapovic exhaust went on today. Got a set of 420mm RS7 Performance Carbon Ceramic brakes that go on next. Engine is already tuned and will soon get an ethanol sensor for E85 fueling. Good times.
Debbie Day Crew called shens on the night crew's rosy rumor. Said he was pumping theoretical sunshine and it didn't mean shit.
$9.95s posted some bullshit about turning the job down and that the Texas job ain't what it used to be. Made up some bullshit about an agent's slander, that the facilities are woefully out of date and Campbell stated it's a rebuild-job. Campbell doesn't have an agent though. Holes poked in the pics of other weight rooms and practice facilities and what to do with ours. Chicagoland location struggles exchanged.
Night krewe takes it from here.
I made it look pretty, and you're right-- I made a damn mess. Cutting board for the chicken and sausage was gone and cleaned up, I had already transferred the pot to a different burner and cleaned up the burner pan.
WTF could any news be generated on a Sunday night? Only ones I want to hear from are disgruntled BMDs. If they're happy, then I'll take that too.
Night Crew gumbo checking in, this shit had to reduce
I'm kinda getting tired of that optic and the news out of Auburn tells us Texas isn't unique in that regard. The well-connected donor network were responsible for Hoke's ushering to/from Michigan, followed by Harbaugh. I'd argue Penn State's had a hand in Franklin's hire. It's not a fascination for the blue bloods any longer, it's the way some things operate.
The competitive, top-rated 'croots already jumped ship due to the inaction by CDC/TH, the same reason the captains opted out of the remainder of the season and/or bowl game.
It doesn't make a shit either way.
This is the sort of shit I'd like to see the sportswriter pundits headline. Not a swing-and-a-miss, but the biggest swinging-dick contract in all of CFB, offered to the one available man who checks all boxes. On the heels of last weekend when Urban specifically called out "infrastructure" as the difference for programs that get it.
The agenda shouldn't read "Urban Meyer or wandering the desert for another decade." It should read, "Outspoken (and wealthy, experienced) Texas alums muscling the ship upright."
Most valuable program in CFB offering the most significant HC contract and nobody taking the numbers seriously. The collective should be throwing names at Texas, but the collective doesn't know shit aside from who's in the rearview mirror or already the hot-hand of the moment.
Universally-understood, common sports-related catchphrase: "Winning cures all ills"
Nobody, absolutely no one: ...
Tom Herman, $5.2M annual compensation: "Winning is hard"
His contributions after that statement were appropriate-- not complimentary, but somewhat factual. I also agree with his sentiment of offering a decision swiftly, before more damage is done.
I don't know what's going on in the locker room or what's been said already, but the players are performing like they know their opportunity is NOW to show effort and to look better on film. As if they might suspect someone new is studying them.
Fox segment on Gaylord Fockers. Fuck you, if we had a coaching tree worth a shit, OU's QB accolades would be a shade of what they've become.
Such a shit day of media coverage, I'm turning the TV off and spending the rest of the day outside. Today somehow feels worse to me than the final days of Charlie Lulz. Since then, the conference has only regressed, the agenda of officiating to offense production over defense is cemented, and football around the nation looks far gimpier/softer than even the worst programs of the early aughts.
Stoops is back on campus now, too. Do it for the spite.
Also have a home-and-home with tOSU in 2025-26. Probably not enough time for Alabama in 2022-23.