Any Tip Stage3 B5 S4's in Ontario
 

Ok, at the risk of sounding un-cool and have die-hard pro-shifters roll their eyes at this thread:rolleyes:.. Are there any stage3 tips anywhere around Toronto. If yes, where did they get the job done, (if not themselves) in particular, the torque converter and transmission work. Thnx :cool:

Re: Any Tip Stage3 B5 S4's in Ontario
 

Sorry, not Toronto (Vancouver). I am stage 3+ and have not touched the transmission as of yet

Re: Any Tip Stage3 B5 S4's in Ontario
 

bondra - did you upgrade the Torque Convertor and are you using a Tip Chip ?

Re: Any Tip Stage3 B5 S4's in Ontario
 

Stock torque convertor for now, I might upgrade later. Not using a tip chip yet either, just changed code to sport code (00032). I plan to go with the GIAC tip chip soon though.

Re: Any Tip Stage3 B5 S4's in Ontario
 

The stock TC has an internal seal that can start to leak with major power upgrades and will throw a CEL. At StgIII- with stock fueling (for now), I've been waiting for my TC seal to let go but so far so good.

If / when you do upgrade the TC, have you decided which vendor your going with?

Re: Any Tip Stage3 B5 S4's in Ontario
 

No, I know the TC will probably need to been done at some point with the power I am putting down. I plan on letting Shawn at Kinetic Motorpsort deal with it when the time comes.

Re: Any Tip Stage3 B5 S4's in Ontario
 

Wow, i thought there might have been one or two. The reason I ask is that I got my s4 without knowing what-so-ever about the after market tuning. I just thought it looked great, drove well and comes with a nice finish. I don't want to trade-in for a stick just to get upgrades - anyway.

Bondra, do you know whats involved with tc upgrade. Does it need to shipped out or simply parts swapped for performance ones? Have you done any 1/4 miles yet? - interested to know the difference between dumping at 4000 and starting at 900 from a dig.

Thnx

Re: Any Tip Stage3 B5 S4's in Ontario
 

You certainly don't want to dump at 4000 and you likely don't want to performance launch at 900 either. For 1/4 mile, a brief brake torque up to 1800RPM just before launch works well, unless you upgrade your TC to a higher stall (but then you lose some drivability). Keep the brake torque brief as it is hard on the AT fluid and clutch paks.

Just to note, replacing TC is a lot of labor.