I added a cam and stock 243 heads to my car when it was an A4. I went with a Comp Cams 224/230 .581/.588 LSA 113. It made 416/392 to the rear wheels.
Header and Cam Suggestions
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Header and Cam Suggestions
Im looking to add some ponys Need some advise. 2000 A4 basically stock. Looking to add OBX headers and cam. I need cam info. I do not want an extreme lope. Car is only street driven . I assume the engine will need to be put on a dyno when done. Too much HP on the streets these days need to keep up, as im over 65 and don't want to be blown away. Thanks
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Just looking for a little more power, don't really want to get into stall and tranny coolers. If I can get close to 400hp that would be great. Just trying to see what Im getting into Thanks for your input
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With an A4 and a cam you'll have to put a stall converter in it just to get the tune correct. If not, you'll be idling at ~1500 RPM's with your foot on the brake.
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Yup what he said above, you will need a stall, and once you have a stall you will have to have a trans cooler. or go through transmissions every few moths.
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Thanks for the input I needed to know what I would getting into. Im just going with the headers, I don't want to start and endless quest for power on a daily driver Thanks
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Car is stock height, thinking of using OBX based on price with no other mods. Im open to suggestions, there is a lot of experience on this forum Thanks
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IMHO i love my C5 and would never go the cheap route with anything on it...
i just ordered a set of American Racing Headers for my C5 and from all my research and info i gathered it was the best that suited me..
easy fit/best low ground clearance/and less chance of any leaks plus the amount of HP gained of course....
cant wait to get them next week..
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IMHO i love my C5 and would never go the cheap route with anything on it...
i just ordered a set of American Racing Headers for my C5 and from all my research and info i gathered it was the best that suited me..
easy fit/best low ground clearance/and less chance of any leaks plus the amount of HP gained of course....
cant wait to get them next week..
i just ordered a set of American Racing Headers for my C5 and from all my research and info i gathered it was the best that suited me..
easy fit/best low ground clearance/and less chance of any leaks plus the amount of HP gained of course....
cant wait to get them next week..
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I was looking at headers and a cam but was told by the shop that with a good cam I would be putting in new valve springs every 15-20k. On my car that would be every 4 months and I'm not down for that, so I decided I am happy with the power and will add headers/x-pipe and put my money into my brakes and suspension.
Smaller cams you can go 30-35k miles, the bigger ones closer to 15-20k miles between spring changes (valve springs are $425).
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I went with XSPower headers and hiflo catted x pipe. Both went in from the bottom, Sounds great with my corsa cat-back. $675 shipped and got them in 2 days
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I've heard the obx headers don't always fit really well. I saw mixed reviews, so I did the lg street headers and off road x. Running this with the stock ti system sounds great! I also added a 232\236 .595 .605 114 cam. Made 411rwhp and 382 torque in a very very hot July in Texas.
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In the long run you get what you pay for IMO..
Remember those headers are exposed to the elements and reach pretty high temps,just because they are Stainless Steel does not mean they are as good as some other SS materials.
it would suck to go threw all that trouble to install them and one day you bottom out bend a pipe or they crack... just my 2 cents
i have wanted to go the cheaper route a cpl times but i love my car and it only gets the best treatments . JS
Remember those headers are exposed to the elements and reach pretty high temps,just because they are Stainless Steel does not mean they are as good as some other SS materials.
it would suck to go threw all that trouble to install them and one day you bottom out bend a pipe or they crack... just my 2 cents
i have wanted to go the cheaper route a cpl times but i love my car and it only gets the best treatments . JS