Owner: Alex Balurdi
Location: Somerville, MA, USA
Vehicle: 1997 Audi A4
Horsepower: 150 hp
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hiend.customs
Photography Credit: Shoot For Details
STORY
This build was a family project. My wife has owned the vehicle since 2004 and up until recently she used it as a daily driver. We needed a shop demo car, so we decided since it led to us meeting over 10 years ago, it would be a fun project for both of us to work on. She researched about 90% of the mods including the new headlights/tail lights, glowing emblems, CF hood and the Corbeau racing seats, along with the Tein suspension. The color was chosen by us to give it an classy yet aggressive look. She had also chosen a full body kit conversion from a B5 front end to a B7 and matched it perfectly with a VIS racing CF hood. We also choose ACE alloy Wheels SL-M wheels to keep that euro look. I chose the audio system from Memphis Car Audio and displayed it in a custom fiber glass enclosure. The car was full of LED lighting from Fusion LED lighting. For performance, we went with a basic cold air intake along with a Remus exhaust system. I’m proud to say that 100% of the labor was performed by my shop in just a four week time period. This build brought our family closer, our children got to learn lessons like dedication, hard work and being proud of your accomplishments. We traveled from show to show over the past summer with the kids and they got to see firsthand what the lifestyle is like. We even nicknamed our youngest baby SEMA because shortly after I was there last year, our youngest was born.
ENGINE/PERFORMANCE
Cold air intake
Remus carbon tip exhaust
DRIVETRAIN
OEM
WHEELS/TIRES
Ace Alloy Wheels SL-M
Nankang Tires
SUSPENSION
Tein suspension
EXTERIOR
Body Vinyl 3M Satin Pearl White
VIS Carbon Fiber Invader Hood
Interior: Corbeau Racing Seats
Corbeau 5-Point Harness
AUDIO/MULTIMEDIA
Alpine Radio
Memphis Car Audio (12-in. MOJO subwoofer (2), M Class mono amps (2), 4-channel M Class amplifier, 4-in. M Class separates (2 sets), signal processor)
PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds Alex Balurdi Audi A4 Audio PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds Alex Balurdi Audi A4 Audio
COMPETITION EVENTS/CLASSES
Hot Import Nights, Worcester
Hot Import Nights, New Hampshire
Import Face-off
Import Evolution
Local Events
COMPETITION RESULTS
3rd Place Best Euro
First Place Silvania Best Lighting
Best Audi
FAVORITE MODIFICATION
That’s a tie between the lighting system and the trunk set up. The lighting system took the longest because every wire needed to be hidden. The trunk set up is all hand made and took the most creativity, molding each panel by hand.
SPONSORS
Memphis Car Audio
Corbeau Seats
Ace Alloy Wheels
SHOPS
Hi End Customs
