Question re: tire spin
Racer
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Ed Wright Tune
My appointment with Ed Wright is coming up quick. No last minute should's and should not's from anyone? I want to kill torque management and bump the timing, along with firming up the shifts; and anything else they might suggest. Got my 8100 Yukon XL running great with a Westers tune. Hope these guys do as well. And Westers didn't have the truck to work on in person!
Racer
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From: MI
Originally Posted by M_T_0
mn6 here and with bad gas WOT will not spin the tires if i dont drop the clutch. with good gas and easy on the clutch (let the clutch out at 900 rpm then step on it) 300 feet of black lines and lots of smoke. could be fuel related.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Edmond, OK...One of the first rules of online forums: If you don't like what is said but can't refute it, attack the poster.
Thanks to the info in this thread and the one on torque management, I FINALLY got my first tire spin. I had tried flooring it from a stop, but no squeal. I turned on the competition mode, then gave it about half or a little more gas and it did it. Kind of scared me a little. The rear end was kinda fishtailing just a hair. It was fun and im going to do it again. 
Jeff
Jeff
Racer
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From: Orange County Ca
burn out!
The rear gear set can be changed out - and from what I understand - it is one of the more satisfying mods an A4 owner can do. I personally have a MN6 and that comes standard with the 3.42 rear end. I've heard of a lot of guys going to the 3.42 and the car really comes to life! 
I love doing burn outs in my 99FRC.
2nd gear chirp?.... nope I get 2nd gear smokin burnouts!
got a set of brand new tires and rims in the garage!
Welcome to the forum friend
I love doing burn outs in my 99FRC.
2nd gear chirp?.... nope I get 2nd gear smokin burnouts!
got a set of brand new tires and rims in the garage!
Welcome to the forum friend
Racer
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Originally Posted by shurite44
I think that is a product of torque management I believe. It can be tuned out I have read on the forum.
torque mamangement would not allow full throttle if you floored it. Now it (Torque management) is gone and my tires will never be the same!
Melting Slicks
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From: West Linn OR
Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Not too easy to get the car to smoke the tires with the 2.73. Make the switch to a 3.42 and watch it go.
I had 3.15s on my A4 and it was still hard to get the tires cooking. Upgraded to 3.42s, added a 2600rpm TC and it is not a problem any more....
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Drifting
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From: Iowa
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Originally Posted by boomer 33
tuner could do it, you get a handlheld and get it done, Ed Wright could do it as partr of a tune..... Many ways to skin the rabbit.
Hey Boomer, I have a Predator hand-held, and I don't see any provisions for changing this "torque management" thingy. Only shift timing and shift pressure, which really don't do a whole heck of a lot either, even when jacked up to the max settings.
Could you elaborate a bit more on this, please?
Racer
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I am not familiar with how the Predator works or if it can kill Torque Management, I am fairly sure that I have read on this board that it can. I had a tuner (Live) work on mine yesterday. Do a search for Predator on here and I am sure you will get more info than you need. Good Luck, turning it off gives the C5 a whole new attitude!!
Melting Slicks
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From: Orlando FL
Torque Management explains why a 2004 Lightning almost walked by me the other day when I went WOT at 30mph and felt like I had just thrown out an anchor!!
Last edited by v.vet's Z06; Nov 10, 2004 at 03:54 PM.
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6th Gear
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Originally Posted by JeffC5
Thanks to the info in this thread and the one on torque management, I FINALLY got my first tire spin. I had tried flooring it from a stop, but no squeal. I turned on the competition mode, then gave it about half or a little more gas and it did it. Kind of scared me a little. The rear end was kinda fishtailing just a hair. It was fun and im going to do it again.
Jeff
Jeff
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From: Shiloh Ohio
Originally Posted by MagikDraggin
Hey Boomer, I have a Predator hand-held, and I don't see any provisions for changing this "torque management" thingy. Only shift timing and shift pressure, which really don't do a whole heck of a lot either, even when jacked up to the max settings.
Could you elaborate a bit more on this, please?
Could you elaborate a bit more on this, please?
Drifting
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From: San Antonio TX
Originally Posted by boarddirector
Please tell us what brand of gas you're using. I have an 04 CE Vert MN6 and think it's pretty quick, but 900 RPM and easy on the clutch leaves 300' of rubber? That's a football field length. You'd be well into the rev limiter long before that without shifting to 2nd ( I speak from experience here). Am I the only one that apparently got a "dog" from the factory?
Here I go again
on wild statements, i.e. bone stock A4 with 2.73 running 12.s, 345 RWHP on stock C5, blah, blah. 
Here I go again
on wild statements, i.e. bone stock A4 with 2.73 running 12.s, 345 RWHP on stock C5, blah, blah. 
