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Old 02-09-2005, 10:36 PM
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Default guys please help me pick out a torque arm

I have an 01 A4 with cam heads and the gas loooow 11's high 10s i guess

this is a street car and i want it quiet and of course it needs to be adjustable

later on down the road i will have to get a 12 bolt , are their any that will fit both ?

also I have a cat back style exhaust and full length headers

i was thinking a spohn but their are so many styles so what do i need?

thanks
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I had BMR adj on the stock 10 bolt and when i changed to the 12 bolt i had to cut two of the wholes off to make it fit the rear end. I changed to a TH400 and changed to a SPHON and i had to modify it also.
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Originally Posted by mushroom281
I have an 01 A4 with cam heads and the gas loooow 11's high 10s i guess

this is a street car and i want it quiet and of course it needs to be adjustable

later on down the road i will have to get a 12 bolt , are their any that will fit both ?

also I have a cat back style exhaust and full length headers

i was thinking a spohn but their are so many styles so what do i need?

thanks
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I think i want the spohn arm but which one do i need for quiet operation and up to the task for 10 sec runs? and adjustability
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I have the Stealth torque arm. It works great and is adjustable but it can be a bit noisy.
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I run the MADMAN arm. 1.32 60 foots. Not sure how streetable it is though.
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what ends do i need to keep it quiet?
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I run the spohn #405 w/ driveshaft loop. It will transfer a bit more noise into the cabin but its not all that bad. I had to grind the powder coat off of the inside of the mounting flanges so it would fit the 12-bolt. I'm running 6.70's in the 102-103mph range in the 1/8 with 1.4x 60' times with no problems.

May also be worth it to go with the spohn if you plan on a TH350/400 trans swap later down the line.

My only complaint would be ground clearance with the 405 model. It is made for long tube headers and hangs low. I also had to spend $700 on a custom true dual set up to clear that torque arm. The car is dropped about 2" in front and 1" in the back. I have to put the 28" tires on the back so I don't scrape on the way into my garage.
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thanks that was just what i was looking for
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I have a spohn on my car, and it's a mostly street car. It's not too loud, clunks a little on acceleration/decel, but nothign major. Just took a little getting used to.. at first I thought there was somethng wrong.. but it's the way it's suposed to be. If you go with the poly front mount, it may be a little quieter too.




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