Which one to do next??
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Which one to do next?? ok well i just got my 3" cutout installed and love it, makes the car sound great and more flow than my flowmaster gave me. also is there suppose to be a little bit of exhaust flow to the catback, b/c i still have some exhaust comin out the pipes out back. but the question is since i got that done should i get pacesetter headers and offroad Y or should i go with a fuddle racing 3500 torque converter??? i heard torque converters make A4s really bad *** and fun to drive while also hearing headers and Y make a worlds difference over stock headers and catted Y. what do you guys out there think i should do???
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First major mod I did to my car was a Yank Y3000 torque converter (daily driver), and havent regreted it at all. Keep in mind that you should consider doing a transgo and a trans cooler at the same time.
After I did the converter, I put Mac headers/ORY on the car. I have been very happy with both mods. The converter did make the car drive much better all the time.
If you decide to put a torque converter on the car, 3500 seems like a the right neighborhood. I regret only going with a 3000 stall speed, but keep in mind I drove in Chicago snow for the past 4 years. I doubt the car would have moved well in the snow with a converter that has a STR of 2.0 or higher.
Get the converter, then the headers...just plan for future mods. If you plan on using nitrous oxide at all it needs to be considered in converter choice.
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After I did the converter, I put Mac headers/ORY on the car. I have been very happy with both mods. The converter did make the car drive much better all the time.
If you decide to put a torque converter on the car, 3500 seems like a the right neighborhood. I regret only going with a 3000 stall speed, but keep in mind I drove in Chicago snow for the past 4 years. I doubt the car would have moved well in the snow with a converter that has a STR of 2.0 or higher.
Get the converter, then the headers...just plan for future mods. If you plan on using nitrous oxide at all it needs to be considered in converter choice.
-Doug
If it was me, I'd do the headers and ORY first. I'd want to finish what I was doing before I moved on to another mod. And by that, I mean...finish up the exhaust. You've already installed the cat-back and cutout, so don't move on to another mod and skip over finishing the first mod. I'd do the headers and ORY and have the exhaust fully finished, then install the T/C. You will need a tranny cooler, 24k would work fine. A shift kit is not needed unless you want it. Shift kits just make the shifts more firm, so it's really a preference mod.
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yeah 00 SLVR Z i see that you have the same list of mods that i want to do other than the WMRA kit and Boa hood, i think i might just do the headers and offroad Y first like you said might as well finish what i started. plus the headers will give me more horsepower than the converter, its just the converter makes the car pick up faster. and i cant imagine what my car will sound like with headers and offroad Y lol
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yeah 00 SLVR Z i see that you have the same list of mods that i want to do other than the WMRA kit and Boa hood, i think i might just do the headers and offroad Y first like you said might as well finish what i started. plus the headers will give me more horsepower than the converter, its just the converter makes the car pick up faster. and i cant imagine what my car will sound like with headers and offroad Y lol
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I would say converter first, even though I drive a 6-speed, just because everyone I know that has done a converter has no complaints about it and all they say is how much better it makes the car. Headers and ORY are a great mod, and will make a difference, but the converter will mess with your dyno #'s so dont let those confuse you if you do the converter first and then headers and get it dynoed. Plus, an auto with a stall is a beast at the track. Oh, and ditch the flowcrapper muffler if at all possible. That doesnt flow at all, swap it out for a higher flowing muffler or even a bullet.
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yeah i got a cutout in there now so the flowmaster isnt a problem anymore, i dont close the cutout so its loud all the time. i cant decide some people say headers and Y, and some say converter, i dont want to make a bad choice but with these two you really cant but which one will make my car more powerful thats what i want more power.
