what should be my first mod
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Racer
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what should be my first mod
I just bought a 05 A4 targa top. demo model. it is awesome it is my first vette and i plan on keeping it a while. looking to do some minor mods to it. where should i start? thanks for the input wolf
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GEARSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 410 preferred.Best bang for the buck for sure imo.That was the best mod ive done yet for the price.catback is great for sound but dont expect much power,intakes are ok for the price,headers rock!!,but the gears take the cake,besides tuning which makes a huge difference,but if your going to be modding your car you want to do that after the mods.I gained 2 rwhp with a stinger intake and bullet exhaust,then had it tuned and got another 23 rwhp,then headers,xpipe and gears and got another 10rwhp and tuning it that say day gained another 10rwhp,tuning makes a big difference after each mod from my experience. 375 rwhp m6 non z51,the 410s will have you dyno a little lower,but for what it does on the street,its awesome.Your car will feel like a new beast.Good luck in your mods.procharger or cam is in my very near future.
Drifting
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Be sensible, what's you budget, and how deep do you want to go
It all depends on how much you want to spend. How fast do you want to go? Sit down and answer these questions first. You listen to some of these guys and they tell you to bolt on a supercharger and go from there. Until you state the parameters you're in, people here are just guessing. There is a lot of knowledge on this forum. It can be very helpful or can screw you up but good. My opinion
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It all depends on how much you want to spend. How fast do you want to go? Sit down and answer these questions first. You listen to some of these guys and they tell you to bolt on a supercharger and go from there. Until you state the parameters you're in, people here are just guessing. There is a lot of knowledge on this forum. It can be very helpful or can screw you up but good. My opinion
, I built my 05 C6 in stages having predetermined where I wanted to be at the end (if there is such a thing!).Stage 1: Corsa Sports and Dynatech headers
Stage 2: Heads and Cam
Stage 3: Procharger Supercharger
The important thing is to plan ahead, if not, lots of wasted money and possible damage to the car.
Have fun, enjoy and drive safe.
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Intake, (Vararam,ported TB/ int manifold)Exhaust, (headers and stock cat back)and #1 TUNE IT Be sure to discuss all mods with the girl in your avatar.She can give you a little direction............
Last edited by PetaVette; Dec 13, 2006 at 07:51 PM.
Racer
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Me Too
I just bought an 05 A4 too. Man from what I'm reading the best bang for the deniro are the headers and Tune. Least thats what I'm thinking. Other wise,, just go out and get the car up too about 25 mph and then hammer it.. You just might get a big big surprise,, I know I did,, I never seen a car light up the rears and grab about 5000 rpm like that,, HOLY COW,,, the fruit of the loom guys that were riding with me got a big suprise too
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Now you have some choices. As stated in the above threads, best bang for the buck is a set of long tube headers. The systems include a 3inch Xpipe and cats. That with a tune and say a stinger by Halltech, (a tune by a good tunner), should net you 365rwhp360rwtq. Using a %20 loss for an auto instead of the %15 loss for 6 speeds. You'll like how the car performs. Then if you want later to step up to a cam, or heads and a cam you have the intake and exhaust in place. No back steping. The only loss would be if you did a cam only first, then you would have to change springs on the stock heads. That money is lost if you R&R the heads with aftermarkets like AFR's of ET's. I know because that's the order I did my mods in. Cam first, then 6 months later the ET heads.
Any way stages or all at once, again it's your choice. Good luck
Andreas G.
Any way stages or all at once, again it's your choice. Good luck
Andreas G.
Last edited by andreas g.; Dec 14, 2006 at 10:40 AM.