Mat Armstrong's Audi R8 - we discover what's wrong with it!

When KZbinr, Mat Armstrong, contacted us about his poorly R8, we asked him to bring it along to our shop for a full check over. Having made 350bhp on a recent dyno run, he was keen to know where the other 70 horses had gone!
After carrying out a compression test and leak-down test, we had some bad news for Mat... But, as ever, he kept smiling and has big plans for his "hearing-aid-beige" V8 project.
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[@rebelduck9077]

Rick: “technical…mechanical…technical…mate……so ya…” Matt:”yaaa…yaaaa..uh huh….how much?….” Me: already lost 😂

[@georgeashmore3221]

Great seeing the detail of this having watched Mat’s version on his channel. Good luck building your channel guys 👍🏻

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thanks!

[@officerponcherrello1182]

Be great to see this progress

[@sportzntouring]

Oh no! Feel for Matt A. on the results there. Hopefully it's back to full health soon! Great content! Really nicely put together!

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thanks for the comments!

[@stueg]

The start was like watching Jay & Silent Bob. Great upload.

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thanks.

[@ArchieHendryx]

Great vid as always - would be good to see this boosted and the end results. Btw gotta ask did I miss the cameo from young Jordan - he’s usually creeping under an engine bay or ducking under the camera 😀

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thanks! Jordan was busy working on a Porsche 992 - we'll get him back in the next one!

[@derekgb3780]

The costs sounded quite good and competitive for a "supercar"

[@porkster5924]

For the nerdy petrolhead this stuff is just ace. Love it.

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thank you for watching.

[@chrischapman8000]

Aldi " using a bit of oil" now that's an understatement ( the dealer will tell you it's standard )

[@REPerformanceUK]

As long as not more than 1 litre every 1000km it’s fine.

[@jamesbarry7809]

Gutted for you, I sold a BYH with 50k onit for £5500 a couple months back . Not the end of the world , still got the manual box if you need it 👊🏼

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thanks!

[@hiimchad]

Great video! Shame about the block, but helpful information in your explanations. If I may ask, what are typical compression numbers you’ve seen for healthy Gen 1 V8s in the 30-40k mile range?

[@RichLion]

Would you find swarf in the oil filter with this kind of scenario?

[@robboy18]

Did he bin this car off in the end? I don't recall seeing it recently.

[@yt0500323022]

What ultimately happened to this car? Don’t think i saw a follow up. thx.

[@keithmason5584]

Not good news , go for the rebuild if block can be saved , don’t twin T , stick a simple blower on then restore the entire car it will make for a good series , stick with her and save it 👍 Oh and pick a decent colour - PLEASE 🙏🏻

[@villaman4818]

Hi Ricky, I read that the "service limit" is 9 bar,...So if you for example had a psi of 10 to10.5 across all 8 cylinders would you consider this an issue on the V8?

[@barrybritcher]

10 psi is basically zero. You mean bar?

[@kellyg8604]

Did it get rebuilt/repaired before it was raffled off?

[@REPerformanceUK]

I think the new owner has taken on the project!

[@garryhendy5588]

Mistake, wasn't my fault but.... 2nd chicane at Combe on your track day, put a wheel on the curb and lost it into the wall, dho!

[@g19anson]

Looks like a Bmc Allergro beige

[@Britainfirst247]

how am i just seeing this now

[@TheGazza636]

Subbed great interesting content.

[@tomrowley7260]

The colour would be a start

[@stephenpage-murray7226]

Who owns the Charger and is it a Hemi or Wedge?

[@REPerformanceUK]

A client and it’s a Mopar.

[@gallstar201]

I would 1st look for a second hand lump.. Its a sports car so people do tend to crash them.

[@REPerformanceUK]

A new engine is surprising value for the V8 too.

[@jonesywebbles3708]

Why didn't mat explain this on his own channel?

[@saulbelford7618]

probably so they would look it for free

[@baggedr32mk5]

Think it’s what youtubers describe as “content” and he’ll be keeping stuff for another day 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@RalphMercuroMusic]

He did. He showed the compression check and the cylinder camera footage. He also teased the rebuild with either a supercharger or twin turbos.

[@jonesywebbles3708]

Interesting that after this he went on a trip to Scotland in the r8 ,amazed me that a vac pipe fixed the car!

[@ultra1obscene]

@@jonesywebbles3708 i had a cupra type r (2005) one day i lost a huge amount of power, almost felt like i had no turbo (was 270bhp and felt less than 200), took me weeks to find a broken vac pipe but thats what it was.

[@chrismolineux5396]

Can somebody tell me where I can get that wing protective film from?

[@REPerformanceUK]

It’s low tack carpet film from eBay or Amazon Chris!

[@chrismolineux5396]

@@REPerformanceUK awesome 👌 thanks

[@kmc7355]

Damn, they don't use liners as standard. Surprised.

[@trevorshields7347]

Surely cylinder leakage test would be more be eficial and tell you more

[@REPerformanceUK]

As described in the video, we carried out a leak down test which goes hand in hand with the other tests. Cheers

[@baggedr32mk5]

Twin turbo’s the way to go

[@REPerformanceUK]

Agreed!

[@petergreaves98]

I hope you don't just pay Matt to stand there😉🙈

[@hendrix2478]

Why the music... We want facts. 😊😊

[@CraigMansfield]

Horrible colour. So did it get fixed? 😊

[@philtsang2818]

Sorry but thought it was a v8? When he was talking about the rebuild.

[@REPerformanceUK]

Yes, it is V8 engine.

[@АлександрШохнин-о9н]

So how much does it cost?

[@goldencheese7247]

So it's completely shot. Call it as it is boys. LoL

[@REPerformanceUK]

Everything can be fixed!!

[@trevorshields7347]

On an ex track car you wouldn't expect excess carbon build up

[@REPerformanceUK]

On those V8's its a killer no matter what the use of the car.

[@alexturcin7390]

Sleeve it!

[@REPerformanceUK]

Would be the answer on this!

[@twistedl2009]

Bought a ticket to win it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@REPerformanceUK]

good luck!!

[@ryanstanley7221]

Hmmm burning oil... so difficult to figure out... KZbin mechanics...

[@W42PZ]

German engineering eh!

[@marcosteffano]

A vw beetle engine will drop straight in and some fruit decals will go with the paint scheme.the super in super car means super prices.tip of the week.when you go to buy a car like that take a real mechanic with you even if it costs £300 for a few hours.maybe rename you channel,sheds are us.

[@RWL2012]

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