Paging A4ers
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Paging A4ers
hey guys.
do you guys feel any regrets with the automatic?
id have to say 1 is a real need to actually shift the car and feel like im in controll!! but thats ok because it only happens 1 or 2:00 in the morning when im on the road by my self.
Ive noticed that my vette gets SPANKED when it comes to other stock/slightly modified vettes :( I almost had my foot handed to me by this lil vw something or other the other night , it kept up with me more than id like!
what actually gets rid of the A4 delay when you slam on the gas for it to go , go , GO!! :cry :mad
also i like rubbin on the lady , holding drinks in place , i guess thats about it. im not going to do a steeewwpiddd poll about this either
do you guys feel any regrets with the automatic?
id have to say 1 is a real need to actually shift the car and feel like im in controll!! but thats ok because it only happens 1 or 2:00 in the morning when im on the road by my self.
Ive noticed that my vette gets SPANKED when it comes to other stock/slightly modified vettes :( I almost had my foot handed to me by this lil vw something or other the other night , it kept up with me more than id like!
what actually gets rid of the A4 delay when you slam on the gas for it to go , go , GO!! :cry :mad
also i like rubbin on the lady , holding drinks in place , i guess thats about it. im not going to do a steeewwpiddd poll about this either
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Re: Paging A4ers (Willa)
No regrets..............
Keep it in 2nd & do not put it in Overdrive when driving "Spirited"!!!!!!!!!!!!
Choice between the "Lady" & "Racing" hum..................
I believe more racing = more Lady .
:D :D
Steve
Keep it in 2nd & do not put it in Overdrive when driving "Spirited"!!!!!!!!!!!!
Choice between the "Lady" & "Racing" hum..................
I believe more racing = more Lady .
:D :D
Steve
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Re: Paging A4ers (Willa)
I have no regrets either. I have raced lots of mustags and ricers and haven't had much problem. Although I did have some trouble with an M5. I usually drive around in 3rd and only use 4th OD when I get on the Freeway or Highway.
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Re: Paging A4ers (reddon)
No regrets, however, I don't like the shifter which makes you feel you're adjusting the deck height on a lawn tractor; don't hold your breath waiting for an aftermarket supplier to come up with an alternative. The torque converter should have been a switch pitch design as in late '60's GM transmissions so that both low and high stall capabilities could be available to the computer as well as lockup OD.
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Re: Paging A4ers (Willa)
Willa,
you've asked this question before...a few months back if I remember correctly...
Mark
you've asked this question before...a few months back if I remember correctly...
Mark
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Re: Paging A4ers (Willa)
Willa,
Make the other cars run where you are the strongest. Go from a dead stop, not a roll, powerbrake and you'll leave the M6 cars right away,(they will be spinning), don't shift manually,(the A4 shifts faster under wot than we can), get on the brakes at what would be the end of the quarter,(103 to 105 or so).
Make the other cars run where you are the strongest. Go from a dead stop, not a roll, powerbrake and you'll leave the M6 cars right away,(they will be spinning), don't shift manually,(the A4 shifts faster under wot than we can), get on the brakes at what would be the end of the quarter,(103 to 105 or so).
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Re: Paging A4ers (Steve-O)
hey Steve, looks like you got the "side-by-side" thing....are those sizes ok or do you want them smaller?
Mark
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Re: Paging A4ers (robsvette)
i didnt even notice that STEEEWWWPIIID picture.
do u know how many people saw those damn things?
last i saw it was on OFF-TOPIC.net
and tey found it funny., i dont get it, they didnt even know the story behind the man - the myth - the lover.. :yesnod:
do u know how many people saw those damn things?
last i saw it was on OFF-TOPIC.net
and tey found it funny., i dont get it, they didnt even know the story behind the man - the myth - the lover.. :yesnod:
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Re: Paging A4ers (Buckmaster)
POWERLOADER...........POWERLOADER....... .....POWERLOADER....
Change your shift points and your rev limiter.......
You won't have a problem with those VW somethings anymore......
Think about a Vortex Ram Air kit also. It would definately have them reading your license plate..... hehehe
:hat
[Modified by Kid, 3:26 PM 8/8/2001]
Change your shift points and your rev limiter.......
You won't have a problem with those VW somethings anymore......
Think about a Vortex Ram Air kit also. It would definately have them reading your license plate..... hehehe
:hat
[Modified by Kid, 3:26 PM 8/8/2001]
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Re: Paging A4ers (Kid)
You guys are on crack! I don't care what you say, that damn Powerloader and or cold air intake is not gonna give you squat. Maybe a few horsepower, but I did the Halltech that everyone raves about. It's all in your head, I felt nothing. You want your car to feel responsive? Do the gears and a converter. Until you do, you are gonna get smoked by an M6 every time. My car was slow as **** with 2.73's. Of course it was, they're 2.73's!!! Put a $50 K&N conical filter on it and go.
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Re: Paging A4ers (Mean Green 2000)
Mark,
If I said I did it on purpose I would be lyin. Sometime poopie just happens huh ? The sizes look fine to me but what do they look like to you ?, (remember I'm the guy that wants to stop big sigs from infecting the whole crop).
If I said I did it on purpose I would be lyin. Sometime poopie just happens huh ? The sizes look fine to me but what do they look like to you ?, (remember I'm the guy that wants to stop big sigs from infecting the whole crop).
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Re: Paging A4ers (97coupe)
our 2000 C5 has the A4. Can't speak for everybody, but for us, given that both of our other vehicles have manual transmissions (that says something), it was a big, BIG mistake :(
I'm thinking of trading in the damned thing...
saveTheWave!!
:Dave and krystyna
I'm thinking of trading in the damned thing...
saveTheWave!!
:Dave and krystyna
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Re: Paging A4ers (Willa)
Who says m6 is any better??? Love the a4 with no regrets.
Oh yea just think of the positives.
1) No tired legs.
2) No tired arms.
3) What women can do to ya with an a4....Whooo Hooo :D
And is not the a4 a little faster in the longest run or something?
http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/woeii/
Oh yea just think of the positives.
1) No tired legs.
2) No tired arms.
3) What women can do to ya with an a4....Whooo Hooo :D
And is not the a4 a little faster in the longest run or something?
http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/woeii/