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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 11:43 AM
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I got about 3k to spend. I have LT headers , vararam intake and a dyno tune. So I was wonder what to add to this to gain the fastest time in the 1/4. I was thinking some toyo R888 and may be a Cam?
I have a A4 z51
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 12:07 PM
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cam/ported intake/ported tb/tuning
should have money left over for tires
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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Gears and tires would be my recommendation, that way you do not give up your previous dyno tune, and gears are generally worth 2-3 tenths.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 03:06 PM
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Throw in a torque converter too. That'll help a tad as well.
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Throw in a torque converter too. That'll help a tad as well.
Didn't notice it was an auto, absolutely! Huge difference for an A4. 3.42 gears and a 3200-3600 stall would take a huge amount of ET off the car.
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save it and get another 3-5k and get a forced air system.
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Im just scared of a stall because of the weak rear end?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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As has been stated, $3K is right in the range of a cam install. $2500-ish is going to be good, but you probably won't get as many of the supporting parts replaced.

IF it were stock, I'd say cam. But you already have some respectable mods. Unless you just want more power, I'd agree w/ gears.
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