Bluesteve1

I have the money to do one mod right now and I have narrowed it down to a 3200 stall converter or a set of long tube headers. My car is a 2004 A4 with 3.15 gearing and I will be installing my Vararam at the same time. I will also be getting an ECS mail order tune with the mod I chose.

Which mod would yall do? What kind of gains could I expect from each one?

DOUG @ ECS

In 1/4 mile ET you would gain more from the convertor, but I'm going to suggest to do both.


Thanks in advance btw!

KenShores

Headers. May as welll make the exhaust match up with the intake. More in, more out, and tune, might make for a few more HP. Might be more fun that way. Striaght line fast is good, but I like the twistys better in these cars. I would hope that the sound of the car would be better, and get you saving for the next mod. I don't really see how converter would help much with basicly stock motor, other than faster 1/4 mile. MY $0.02

chaase

I would choose headers but that is my opinion, especially if you're not a track rat. The car will feel very different after the headers and tune. If Doug and Chris are like most tuners, they will speed/firm up the shifts and tweak the transmission. It will be a lot more responsive to pedal input.

Tar Heel

What are your goals with the car? If you drag race a lot then the converter will give you the most bang for your buck. We did a Yank SS4000 and 3.90 gear before the headers and took a full second off our ET. If you just hit the strip every now and then and DD the car then headers would be a better first choice.

BTW, IHMO, you're not going to be happy with ANY mail order tune. Been there and done that (more than once). When I found a reputable local tuner (Stephen at East Texas Muscle Cars in Longview, Texas) it made all the difference in the world. After having a dyno tune done I wouldn't put a mail order tune in the car if you gave it to me for free.

Scott

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