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Old 12-05-2008, 11:27 PM
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Default Learned how to launch my A4

2000 WS6 wasn't doing too bad on the old launch strategy, flashing the verter like worked so well on my old v6... This car is no v6 btw, lol. Ran a 13.02 with the flash. Then, I ordered a 3000 stall and went out to drive to work one day, still with the stock stall in, the new one isn't here yet, but I came to a redlight with nobody around so I went ahead and braked up to 1400 rpm or so and let 'er rip - ****, I bet I could have been running 12.7's on 1.8x 60' times instead of 13.0x's on a 2.1x 60'. Just wanted to post up and let some of you other A4 guys know that my stock stall, at least, LOVES to be powerbraked.
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is the car stock
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A4 is easy to launch..when I had my old setup, I would bring it up to about 1400, then mash it to the floor. I had a 3600 Stall. On the street that probably wouldn't work, but on the Track it would pull a Wheelie, 1.56 60ft's..
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yeah it's stock - hptuners, lid and cutout are my only mods besides DRs and the converter I just ordered.
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ive always footbraked mine but next time i go im gonna try and flash the verter to try and get a better short time. best so far is a 1.704
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2500 rpms works well for my 4000 stall at the track
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Foot brake if you are on street tires, flash it if you have a converter.....

My 12.849@107.77 is foot braked, cutting a 1.99 lol on Ventus street radials [ read crap tires ]
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when i had a stock stall, i know a couple times i messed around from a stop, i would let the car roll till about 15mph then smash the gas.. it would do pretty good. but that was with 2.73 too... lol..


now i have a built tranny, 3200 stall and 3.73. so ill probably try stalling it to about 12-1400rpm then hammer it.
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3800 stall, 3.73, and 315 Nittos- 2000 footbrake on the street looks like this

http://s102.photobucket.com/player.s...fs=1&os=1&ap=1
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I still have the stock 2.73s and the stock converter on street tires, and if I try to power brake, all it does is sit and spin. I have to launch off of idle. I have a couple of bolt-ons and more on the way, along with some stickies so I should be able to foot brake it, keepin my fingers crossed.
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Originally Posted by TORK?
3800 stall, 3.73, and 315 Nittos- 2000 footbrake on the street looks like this

http://s102.photobucket.com/player.s...fs=1&os=1&ap=1
God Damn. That's a quick 0-60. Hell, quick 0-100
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Just make sure you get a good tune and some good tires and you'll be ripping out of the hole.
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Originally Posted by TORK?
Just make sure you get a good tune and some good tires and you'll be ripping out of the hole.
Already got 275 Nitto 555R's and HPTuners to do the tuning myself




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