How long will my bone stock A4 last after the vortech v1 install?
09-24-2009, 11:23 AM
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How long will my bone stock A4 last after the vortech v1 install? Trying to decide wether or not to build the tranny now and delay the blower for a minute or just dive into making alot of power and have the tranny last another year or two... Will it last long at all?
09-24-2009, 07:57 PM
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A guy that works for STS runs around 600rwhp for about 40k miles now. He says he thinks that it would die if he went with better tires. The car has just over 100k on it now and is just starting to slip a little from 2nd to 3rd. Not much track time on it. Turbo is probably a little easier on drive train but don't expect it to last long either way. Once you get a good tranny then you will find the next weakest link. Then we can talk about the rear end.
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i take my car to the track all the time but it spins the tires in the 1/8, i still have the stock 245 on there, and will keep them there until i get a 4l80e
one of the things i did is install a huge tranny cooler
switch to synthetic atf
increase the tranny line pressure so that the clutches do not get burned
do NOT throw on a slick tire !!!!!!!! , actually i would avoid any street radial wider then 275
09-25-2009, 08:33 PM
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my stock a4 w/ a cooler went out 3 or 4 days after i was first tuned for 8psi. No drag strip, just street driving. Do the tranny first so you can at least drive the car and enjoy it when you put the charger on.
09-26-2009, 06:07 PM
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i am currently running 10 psi threw a built motor and stock tranny is holding up like a champ. there are ways to make it last, just don't expect your car to hook.
i take my car to the track all the time but it spins the tires in the 1/8, i still have the stock 245 on there, and will keep them there until i get a 4l80e
one of the things i did is install a huge tranny cooler
switch to synthetic atf
increase the tranny line pressure so that the clutches do not get burned
do NOT throw on a slick tire !!!!!!!! , actually i would avoid any street radial wider then 275
i take my car to the track all the time but it spins the tires in the 1/8, i still have the stock 245 on there, and will keep them there until i get a 4l80e
one of the things i did is install a huge tranny cooler
switch to synthetic atf
increase the tranny line pressure so that the clutches do not get burned
do NOT throw on a slick tire !!!!!!!! , actually i would avoid any street radial wider then 275
09-27-2009, 03:28 PM
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I ran a stock a4 on my vortech setup for about 20-25k miles. I had a trans cooler and transgo shift kit on it. That helps. You can change the fluid more often too.
Of course if you drive it like you hate it all the time, that will shorten the life.
You can run that till you save enough to get a built tranny.
A 4l80e will add 100 lbs and cost ya 5 grand last I checked.
Of course if you drive it like you hate it all the time, that will shorten the life.
You can run that till you save enough to get a built tranny.
A 4l80e will add 100 lbs and cost ya 5 grand last I checked.
09-27-2009, 09:21 PM
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making the motor last is my first priority, i could care less about the rest of the drive train. i know the best way is to start from the rear diff and work your way up to the motor, but that is not how i like to do things.
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i honestly do not know, how you guys destroy the tranny so quick. mine had about 120000 miles on it when i threw in a forged motor. and i take my car to the track almost every Wednesday, well not anymore, have some issues with the wastegate and soon will be putting the car away for the winter
09-27-2009, 09:29 PM
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I ran a stock a4 on my vortech setup for about 20-25k miles. I had a trans cooler and transgo shift kit on it. That helps. You can change the fluid more often too.
Of course if you drive it like you hate it all the time, that will shorten the life.
You can run that till you save enough to get a built tranny.
A 4l80e will add 100 lbs and cost ya 5 grand last I checked.
Of course if you drive it like you hate it all the time, that will shorten the life.
You can run that till you save enough to get a built tranny.
A 4l80e will add 100 lbs and cost ya 5 grand last I checked.
10-03-2009, 03:53 PM
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i honestly do not know, how you guys destroy the tranny so quick. mine had about 120000 miles on it when i threw in a forged motor. and i take my car to the track almost every Wednesday, well not anymore, have some issues with the wastegate and soon will be putting the car away for the winter
i wonder the same thing.... i at least got to enjoy the car for a few days, and then it just went on me during normal driving. Never used OD, and it lost all gears but first. 60k on it...
believe me i tried to make it last, but didn't happen. These stock trannies are ticking time bombs!
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