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Apr 3, 2004 | 12:55 PM

Tony Touch

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I have a 2000 ws6 a4 with 3.23 i have the hypertech powerprogrtamer. How many mph should i raise my 1-2 2-3 3-4 shifts for optimal quarter mile performance

Apr 3, 2004 | 09:09 PM

camaro98z28

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I have 3.73's and went 1-2 +4 , 2-3 +6, 3-4 + 14.

In your case would raise it only a little. I also have mine at a 6400rpm rev limiter

Apr 5, 2004 | 04:58 AM

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I have 3.73's and went 1-2 +4 , 2-3 +6, 3-4 + 14.

In your case would raise it only a little. I also have mine at a 6400rpm rev limiter

What other mods do you have? I have the same gears and I have been wondering what shift points to use. How are your part throttle shifts? Did they improve any?

Apr 5, 2004 | 07:36 PM

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I have a 2000 ws6 a4 with 3.23 i have the hypertech powerprogrtamer. How many mph should i raise my 1-2 2-3 3-4 shifts for optimal quarter mile performance

you are going to have to do this at the track to answer your question. every car/track/combo will be different. My bet was 1-2+3, 2-3+1, 3-4+1 but doen't matter cause the car is in 3 at the end of the quarter. I tried extending further like camaro98z28 and my car sowedd down. I have 3.73 also. When I had 3.23 the same points worked best for me.
go racing and change between runs. I suggest change one gear at a time to see each improvement.

Apr 8, 2004 | 05:22 AM

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Thanks.

Apr 13, 2004 | 01:34 AM

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If you don't have any stiffer valve springs I wouldn't suggest changing the rev limiter. Stock is at 6200. The stock cam flatlines at around 5200-5500 anyway. I bumped my shift points up 1mph on the 1-2 shift and 1mph on the 2-3 shift also. Anything higher and it would hit the rev limiter right before it shifted. An aftermarket cam and springs and you could up the shift points with good results I would say. Hope this helps, just my .02

Apr 13, 2004 | 02:17 AM

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I agree, the factory rev limiter is right where it should be. Any higher and you start getting valve float. I have a freind who destroyed an engine doing this. I believe he had his limiter set at 6400 or 6500. It didnt take long either...