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Are there upgraded torque converters for A8 yet??

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Old 05-22-2015, 05:10 PM
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I am considering two builds and one being a cam only (while porting stock heads) I also do not want to change the driving manners that much. Not a fan of the surging and bucking that some big cam cars have. Therefore I am not sure if I should just do a stage 1 cam that works with stock converter or wait for new converters and do a stage 2 kit. Any guys do the stage 1 cam in an A8 ?? Are you happy with your results??

If I go supercharger and meth I know It's just a little more maintenence and I will want to change the rims and tires. If I do a cam only It's cheaper/simpler and I know I will want to do some road racing. Curious about the right package though.

My car is a 15 Z51 A8 with afe intake and diablo tune for now. Next week it's getting american racing longtubes with high flow cats and ECS dyno tune.
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If you don't want to change the manners that much then don't get a different converter.

Do a mild cam and really nice headwork and headers with a good tune and I bet you will really love it.
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I have an a8 with stock converter a custom BTR cam, A&A T-trim, and meth. There is a slight surge when cold and when barely taking your foot off the brake, but the sound and power makes up for it!
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Originally Posted by Dave01GT
I have an a8 with stock converter a custom BTR cam, A&A T-trim, and meth. There is a slight surge when cold and when barely taking your foot off the brake, but the sound and power makes up for it!
We are working on a converter for our A8 C7 but our Stage 1SC Cam is very well mannered with a stock converter, with no surging or drivability concerns at all!! and we made 800RWHP on our mustang dyno with it!!

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