Mods completed
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Drifting
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Mods completed
Got my 05 A4 back from A&A Corvettes today. 392rwhp. This may not sound like a lot, but what a difference. I have to be very careful in the turns. Even with Competitive Mode the rear wheels were slipping out a little when I stepped on it. Acceleration is amazing. I can't imagine what a 500hp car would be like. I put it in first gear at a stop sign and just sat there spinning the wheels the first time. There's a whole lot I need to learn, but I will enjoy every minute. Mods were Stinger CAI, LG longtube headers, mild cam, ported heads, and tuning. With the existing Corsa Sports this car has a much louder sound. The idle is a little more noticeable than stock, but it is still relatively tame. Tomorrow I drive it home 300 miles. Should be mucho fun. 
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Nice numbers. Should be streetable with plenty of power.
Andy and Charlie are a couple of good guys that know what their doing. I just picked up my stroker from A&A last week. (518/498)
A&A are the best tuners on the west coast.
Enjoy........
Andy and Charlie are a couple of good guys that know what their doing. I just picked up my stroker from A&A last week. (518/498)
A&A are the best tuners on the west coast.
Enjoy........
Instructor
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Originally Posted by benspruce
Got my 05 A4 back from A&A Corvettes today. 392rwhp. This may not sound like a lot, but what a difference. I have to be very careful in the turns. Even with Competitive Mode the rear wheels were slipping out a little when I stepped on it. Acceleration is amazing. I can't imagine what a 500hp car would be like. I put it in first gear at a stop sign and just sat there spinning the wheels the first time. There's a whole lot I need to learn, but I will enjoy every minute. Mods were Stinger CAI, LG longtube headers, mild cam, ported heads, and tuning. With the existing Corsa Sports this car has a much louder sound. The idle is a little more noticeable than stock, but it is still relatively tame. Tomorrow I drive it home 300 miles. Should be mucho fun.
They got 393hp out of a C6 with only CAI, LG headers & GHL catback? ...and this they claimed without touching the internals of the engine.
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Originally Posted by KGB6
No offense, but how is it A&A only got 392hp out of your car with " Stinger CAI, LG longtube headers, mild cam, ported heads, and tuning"?
Seems a bit light to me too. 40 or 50hp at the most.
You should get 25 or 30 with headers and a tune alone.
What cam and who's heads?
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Originally Posted by Fore58
Need some serious explaining there. With the head and cam setup I expect a little more. But, I still stay good numbers even with that setup. Quite a bit more. A&A also commented 400hp was possible with 93 oct gas; they were using 91 oct as I recall.
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Also, the other car that got 393 was a freak (something was off in the correction, IMO). Most people get no better than low 370s with the intake, headers, and tune. Even so, thses number seem low to me as well. I would expect 415+ with all this stuff, even on an A4, or 390s without the headers.
Whose heads and what cam were used?
In any case, thanks for sharing and
that the car feels great.
Whose heads and what cam were used?
In any case, thanks for sharing and
that the car feels great.
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The numbers do look a little light. A friend of mine went to A&A today for a retune and ended up at 410 rwhp (Kooks, Magnaflows, Cam 224/228) 6 speed Z-51
I called Andy and asked about the aforementioned car. It is an a4 and the cam is 216/220. Andy said the costomer wanted something completely smoggable.
Light tune, smaller cam.
I think he'll enjoy the new power
I called Andy and asked about the aforementioned car. It is an a4 and the cam is 216/220. Andy said the costomer wanted something completely smoggable.
Light tune, smaller cam.
I think he'll enjoy the new power
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Originally Posted by Fredo
The numbers do look a little light. A friend of mine went to A&A today for a retune and ended up at 410 rwhp (Kooks, Magnaflows, Cam 224/228) 6 speed Z-51
I called Andy and asked about the aforementioned car. It is an a4 and the cam is 216/220. Andy said the costomer wanted something completely smoggable.
Light tune, smaller cam.
I think he'll enjoy the new power
I called Andy and asked about the aforementioned car. It is an a4 and the cam is 216/220. Andy said the costomer wanted something completely smoggable.
Light tune, smaller cam.
I think he'll enjoy the new power