Cam for a stocker A4
06-29-2004, 02:19 AM
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Cam for a stocker A4 Thunder Racing LS1 Cam Swap Package w/ Dual Valve Springs Includes:
- Your Choice of Thunder Racing Custom Grind Camshaft
- Crane Cams 144832-16 Valve Springs
- Crane Cams 144661 Titanium Retainers
- Crane Cams 144460-16 Hardened Seats
- 11-VS-UV5001-EO Valve Stem Seals
- Thunder Racing Stock Length Pushrods (7.400)
- Cam Swap Gasket Kit (Specify Year of Car)
- Change to Comp Cams 63-26921-KIT Spring kit for $175 additional
(Special Expires 06/30/2004)
Would that be bad on an A4 with a 3500 stall and 2.4 str, on an otherwise stock engine, with stock tranny and 2.73s out back?
- Your Choice of Thunder Racing Custom Grind Camshaft
- Crane Cams 144832-16 Valve Springs
- Crane Cams 144661 Titanium Retainers
- Crane Cams 144460-16 Hardened Seats
- 11-VS-UV5001-EO Valve Stem Seals
- Thunder Racing Stock Length Pushrods (7.400)
- Cam Swap Gasket Kit (Specify Year of Car)
- Change to Comp Cams 63-26921-KIT Spring kit for $175 additional
(Special Expires 06/30/2004)
Would that be bad on an A4 with a 3500 stall and 2.4 str, on an otherwise stock engine, with stock tranny and 2.73s out back?
06-29-2004, 03:26 AM
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Not at all. The only really important thing you need is the converter before you swap cams/springs. Stock tranny should be up to the task.
--->Though you will want headers/tuning to live up to potential.
--->Though you will want headers/tuning to live up to potential.
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06-29-2004, 04:01 PM
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I was asking if putting that cam in my car would be bad for it on an A4 with a stall that's otherwise stock. You know, would I need anything else there that isn't listed to run it? What about computer programming?
06-29-2004, 04:15 PM
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Programming is always a help with an A4. W/O programming, you might have idle and lock-up issues and for sure you can't raise your shift points to take advantage of the high end power. You also can't tune your A/F. Keep the cam on the small side (e.g. Thunder 220 on a 114) and you may get by.
You might consider doing headers first. Rarely do they need tuning (unless you disconnect certain equipment
) and a stock exhaust restricts your cam's potential.
Overall, a tuning tool is really nice with an A4 becuase of being able to change your shift points & lock-up.
You might consider doing headers first. Rarely do they need tuning (unless you disconnect certain equipment
) and a stock exhaust restricts your cam's potential. Overall, a tuning tool is really nice with an A4 becuase of being able to change your shift points & lock-up.
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I just bought a TR "Old Man" cam, and they tell me it should require no tuning for my A4. I'll have it back on Saturday, so I'll let you know how it goes. I looked around for MONTHS apon months, apon months before I settled on this one. JRP did a desktop dyno on the Old Man vs. the TR 220/220, and they were almost identical until 4k when the Oldman started to pull ahead. I don't have a TC either. They tell me that a TR 224 on a 114 can be computer tuned to behave itself on a stock stall'ed A4. Hope this helps. 
Also, another thing to think about, if you're not going to be changing your rev limiter, and you're going w/ a small cam, they tell me you can skip the titanium retainers. They are more for high reving, or huge cam numbers. Save yourself a hundred bucks. 
Also, another thing to think about, if you're not going to be changing your rev limiter, and you're going w/ a small cam, they tell me you can skip the titanium retainers. They are more for high reving, or huge cam numbers. Save yourself a hundred bucks.