a4 mods most bang 4 the buck?
what is the general concensus on the lowest cost mods which provide the most
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Re: a4 mods most bang 4 the buck?
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 14:15:54 -0800, "dave smith" <davewsmith@adelphia.net>
wrote: >what is the general concensus on the lowest cost mods which provide the most >performance gains? chip |
Re: a4 mods most bang 4 the buck?
"dave smith" <davewsmith@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:UfednWHtJOBojaXdRVn-gg@adelphia.com... > what is the general concensus on the lowest cost mods which provide the most > performance gains? Chip. Cheers, Pete |
Re: a4 mods most bang 4 the buck?
In article <3c4g30t552a3at0rrgegq3i09do97mpoid@4ax.com>,
daytripper <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote: > On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 14:15:54 -0800, "dave smith" <davewsmith@adelphia.net> > wrote: > > >what is the general concensus on the lowest cost mods which provide the most > >performance gains? > > chip WAIT! Which model A4 is it? If you have the 1.8T then yea - chip all the way... But if you have the non turbo 3.0 6, then the chip isnt that great. At most it gives you a little better throttle response... On the 3.0L it might be after market exhaust, or better suspension. Good luck, Adam |
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"dave smith" <davewsmith@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<UfednWHtJOBojaXdRVn-gg@adelphia.com>...
> what is the general concensus on the lowest cost mods which provide the most > performance gains? Unless you already have at least three under your belt, driver schools. Audi Club NA offers good ones, although I personally think the BMW CCA club schools are better in some subtle ways. Shop around. -- C.R. Krieger ACNA, BMW CCA instructor |
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hey mr. geiger oh sorry he's the guy that designed the "alien" , kreiger,
r u implying that i have less than adequet driving skills? correct me if im taking your post as an insult. but the post is a question of modifications of the car, not the driver. and 4 your information im 30 and have been driving since i was 14. my first sports cars were irocs and 5.0 mustangs then a 86 corvette. as i became older and a bit wiser i came to the realization that american cars for the most part are junk. this can be argued and flamed but im sure you agree the japs and germans have got it over us yankees when it comes to auto engineering. i then had a stock 90 300zx naturally aspirated 5spd and regulary beat 5 liter mustangs of the same year/s. im not saying im a mario andretti or anything but i can hold my own. not saying that a good driving school would not be beneficial but that brings us again to the post. my next cars were bmws, (am i redeemed?) 92 325, 94 325, and finally a 95 m3 which i can say was overall the best pure sport car i've ever owned, the 300z a close second. i had mainly bolt on mods, dinan air intake, strut brace, came across a larger maf from a 7 series which i adapted with the help of some plumbing supplys from lowes, yes im a good fabricator. and a turner chip. estorial blue black gut beautiful car, r-title unfortunatly but that didn't bother me. but unfortunatly i live in northeast pa and we have some nasty winters and with limited cash available a second winter car was not possible. so i traded it in on a 99 a4 1.8t quattro tiptronic auto. which i can honestly say is the best combination of sport and practicality i have ever owned. its winter here now and im running bridgestone blizzacks on the stock rims and i can go up steeper hills than some suvs! it dosen't have the raw power and handling of the m3 but i still love the car, i just want to add a little more pep and stiffen up the suspension a bit. i admit i am a newbie to audis and a turbocharged car in particular but im learning. i had to have the frame pulled on the m3 and it needed a door and a quarter, so i stripped the car down to a shell almost and put it back together including the entire interior, glass, driveshaft exhaust and fuel tank. gimme an old 3 series in a box of parts and i can put it back together with my eyes closed. i just had the unfortunate experience of a hit and run while the car was parked, i ended up replacing the rear passenger door, it could have been repaired but i got a complete door for $350 in the same color of the car so i just bolted it on. this was my first endevor into taking apart the interior it was necessary to gain access to the bolts which secure the door to the pillar. after making some shims and splicing the vacume line for the lock i got it back together and looks like nothing ever happened. the bmw's were definately more user friendly and easier to dissasemble but getting back to the subject i've decided on a bypass valve, cold air intake, and i guess from what im hearing "chip" but from what i've heard it is not more less a chip replacement but removing the ecu and sending it out to be reprogrammed, correct me if im wrong. so there you have it. p.s. mr krieger i have a lot of spare bmw parts laying around, 2 mafs in particular a quite expensive part from the dealer. let me know if your interested or maybe we could trade for a few driving lessons?? cheers.... "C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a8a578a8.0402230730.5185a15@posting.google.co m... > "dave smith" <davewsmith@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<UfednWHtJOBojaXdRVn-gg@adelphia.com>... > > > what is the general concensus on the lowest cost mods which provide the most > > performance gains? > > Unless you already have at least three under your belt, driver > schools. > > Audi Club NA offers good ones, although I personally think the BMW CCA > club schools are better in some subtle ways. Shop around. > -- > C.R. Krieger > ACNA, BMW CCA instructor |
Re: a4 mods most bang 4 the buck?
"dave smith" <davewsmith@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:poKdnevGNdD7GafdRVn-gQ@adelphia.com... > hey mr. geiger oh sorry he's the guy that designed the "alien" , kreiger, > r u implying that i have less than adequet driving skills? You may have "adequet" driving skills, but your writing skills can improve a bit ;-) |
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My experience on a '98 A4 1.8TQ.
Difference is really obvious if you do the following: 1.- Get a reputable chip - or if you get a repro make sure you keep the stock program in a safe location. 2.- Stay away from replacing your stock DV valve - unless defective. I compared stock to 710N and stock provides way more boost in my car - now apparently this is different with the latest 1.8Ts. 3.- Get a J N75 - big improvement on smoothness and strength of boost delivery - no more hesitation when flooring in 5th gear at 2,000 rpm.. Before I had those mods done I felt ashamed of my 1.8T low performance. Now the car feels decent. If I wanted bigger gains, I'd go the K03 sport turbo route, maybe K04 and reprogramming. Of course, you can get nearly as many HP as your wallet wishes for with this engine. As far as brakes, a few kind people here suggested using the A8's OEM rotors, which I'm considering when I have to change mine, especially as they'll probably be cheaper and better than many combinations. My two cents. JP Roberts "dave smith" <davewsmith@adelphia.net> escribió en el mensaje news:UfednWHtJOBojaXdRVn-gg@adelphia.com... > what is the general concensus on the lowest cost mods which provide the most > performance gains? > > |
Re: a4 mods most bang 4 the buck?
"dave smith" <davewsmith@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<poKdnevGNdD7GafdRVn-gQ@adelphia.com>...
> hey mr. geiger oh sorry he's the guy that designed the "alien" , kreiger, > r u implying that i have less than adequet driving skills? It's 'Krieger' (German) and no, I'm not implying your skills are less than adequate. I'm suggesting that they might be less than *optimum*. As an enthusiast and club instructor, I firmly believe that no one should be modifying any car one normally drives unless and until one can demonstrate the skill to safely and reliably exceed the car's limits. Sure; you can probably safely handle more acceleration, but what happens when you gotta *turn*? > correct me if im taking your post as an insult. I'm sure you are. A lot of guys have been insulted. At the same time, a few have taken my advice. Ask *them* if they're still insulted. A few have proven to already have the background I suggest and they fully understand why I suggest it. > but the post is a question of modifications > of the car, not the driver. Understood. However, you wanted the "most bang 4 the buck". That's driver school. Everybody who's been through at least one knows why. Among other things, long after the A4 is gone, you'll still have the knowledge and skills you acquired while driving it. > and 4 your information im 30 and have been driving since i was 14. I was 37 when I finally got into my first school and it was a total revelation. You know how some Christians get 'born again'? That's what a good driver school will do for a 'good' driver. You'll suddenly realize how lousy you were up to that time; how many things you could do better; how many things you're just flat out doing wrong. > my first sports cars were irocs and 5.0 mustangs > then a 86 corvette. Yeah; and I drove old Hemis, Chrysler 300 letter cars, and assorted other Mopar B Blocks followed by years of Toyotas, Audi Quattros, and BMWs. *What* you drive has no bearing on *how well* you drive it. I've told the story of 'The Corvette Brothers' here in Usenet before. A couple of 'Vette club members who'd gotten a pretty good reputation among their peers (who apparently didn't place a lot of emphasis on *education*) and who came to a BMW (Audi?) club school at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in Illinois where I was helping out. I got assigned to the one with the '72 454 5-speed. He was absolutely clueless about how to get around a race track in that car. It took quite awhile to get through to him, but we finally did. I hear he's improved a lot since. > i then had a stock 90 > 300zx naturally aspirated 5spd and regulary beat 5 liter mustangs of the > same year/s. im not saying im a mario andretti or anything but i can hold my > own. Mario isn't known for drag racing. He *is* known for getting bunted off the Esses at Mid Ohio by Bobby Rahal in an IROC race Mario was *sure* he was going to win - at least up until overconfidence, a slightly 'open' line, and a driver who knew that track well got the better of him. > not saying that a good driving school would not be beneficial but that > brings us again to the post. my next cars were bmws, (am i redeemed?) After you can *drive* them, sure. > i had mainly bolt on > mods, dinan air intake, strut brace, came across a larger maf from a 7 > series which i adapted with the help of some plumbing supplys from lowes, > yes im a good fabricator. and a turner chip. Had you known and listened to some of the people I know, you might not have bothered with the intake mods before seeing that the head can flow more. You can slap all kinds of expensive or low-cost fabricated stuff on the *outside* of a BMW engine without having much effect. As for the strut brace, well, you're new here. You haven't seen my lengthy exchanges with the guys who were absolutely convinced that, because they'd spent all that money on a shiny accessory, it *had to* make a difference in the car's handling. No one has yet shared any data from instrumented tests showing *how*, although I've asked frequently. Not that they're useless; but you have to have skills like Hans Stück to realize the benefits. > unfortunatly i live in northeast pa and we have some nasty winters Not quite as nasty as the lake effect snows in northeast Ohio where I grew up. > its winter > here now and im running bridgestone blizzacks on the stock rims and i can go > up steeper hills than some suvs! it dosen't have the raw power and handling > of the m3 but i still love the car, i just want to add a little more pep and > stiffen up the suspension a bit. The very first thing to stiffen up the suspension would be 'dump the Blizzaks'. I've been there. The biggest influence on your suspension will be tires, not springs, shocks, antiroll bars, or strut braces. It's why there haven't been Blizzaks on *any* of my cars in several years. This is the stuff you'd already know from a good driver school. > i admit i am a newbie to audis > getting back to > the subject i've decided on a bypass valve, cold air intake, and i guess > from what im hearing "chip" but from what i've heard it is not more less a > chip replacement but removing the ecu and sending it out to be reprogrammed, > correct me if im wrong. I'm wondering about the theoretical effect of a cold air intake for air that's going to get passed through a *hot* exhaust-driven turbo and then ... doesn't the A4 have an intercooler? If you knew more about physics and chemistry than about auto parts, you'd be wondering, too. > so there you have it. p.s. mr krieger i have a lot > of spare bmw parts laying around, 2 mafs in particular a quite expensive > part from the dealer. So do I, but nothing as new as an E36; and your MAFs won't do much good on a 3.5l E28. > let me know if your interested or maybe we could trade > for a few driving lessons?? If you have a matched pair of Webers for my 3.0 Bavaria, I'd talk trade. Otherwise, like everyone else, you gotta pay for it. In your location, you have two of the best tracks you can find for schools: Watkins Glen and Lime Rock. I've driven both and enjoyed them immensely. So should you. -- C.R. Krieger (Been there; done that) |
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"C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a8a578a8.0402230730.5185a15@posting.google.co m... > "dave smith" <davewsmith@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<UfednWHtJOBojaXdRVn-gg@adelphia.com>... > > > what is the general concensus on the lowest cost mods which provide the most > > performance gains? > > Unless you already have at least three under your belt, driver > schools. > > Audi Club NA offers good ones, although I personally think the BMW CCA > club schools are better in some subtle ways. Shop around. > -- > C.R. Krieger > ACNA, BMW CCA instructor TBH what you are saying only really applies to OFF ROAD use, for standard driving you should never need, or be driving on the limits anyway. A chip will increase throttle response, reduce turbo lag, and improve the 0 -60 a bit, if he asked how can I take my car faster in the bends then your post would have been relevant, I think TOP GEAR in the uk summed up driving Audi's very well, a quattro vs a BWM M3 which was rwd was laughable watching the guy driving it round the track, the Audi driver had his stereo on listening to classical music while the BWM guy was back ending it everyhwere doing power slides into corners and the times were equal. The reason you buy quattro is that it can make a bad driver good and a good driver better, but I doubt you can teach someone whos been driving 10yrs anything "amazing" that he can use on the road. The M3 on the other hand is a different ball game, and it takes skill to drive one, and balls of steel to drive it fast, this would be a great car to have an instructor to teach you. Ron |
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