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STS feedback hey whats up guys i have a 2000 WS6 and soon im going to be putting on the STS kit on it. The guys the have the kit can u give me some feedback on it as was it worth it, relibility, an issues and so forth and hows the drivability and mpg going thanks alot
Although I am removing mine, overall it is a good kit. Very easy to install. I have an M6 and I am disapointed with the lag time, also very hard on the car and the tires holding wide open between shifts to keep the boost up there, an automatic would be a better choice. After modifying the kit I have had no issues, originally I had issues driving in the rain with the air intake pulling in water, I moved the intake and it never happened again. My MPG only suffers when I am on it, and it suffers alot, once the novelty wears off your mileage will improve.
look up Zombie he has written a novel about rear mounts if you follow his suggestion while your installing you will like the kit. most people who have lag issues like Zapp run the long tube headers, bad idea, run stock manifolds and a 2.5 exhaust wrapped back to the turbo. my A4 gets 15-17 in town and i play light to light. good luck.
yeah Zombie has taken the guess work out of it due to his hard work and willingness to share. most of us have used some if not all his ideas and they make a huge difference. the exhaust and wrap are very important, i have gone from headers to manifolds 2.5 inch exhaust wrapped back to the turbo and my spool time is very quick. i also run an .81 A/R with a 3.23 gear , running a taller gear will help load up the turbo and keep it in boost. i went from a 3.73 gear to 3.23. i have recently thought about going to a 3.42 with the auto it would help my low end out of the hole. good luck and keep us informed.
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i have a set of 3.42 in the garage right now its stock gears i thing 3.08 or something like that not really sure dont hold me to it but i have a fully built tranny the 4l60e it was built to support 600hp safely and a 3k stall so well see what happens here shortly thanks for all the info its a huge help