Help me drop 3 tenths.....
Help me drop 3 tenths..... ....without doing PITA-to-reverse mods. I still have alot of warranty.
I've got a 2002 Z28 A4 2.73.
Mods: SLP lid, cutout, HPP3, Nitto DRs
Typical times: 13.2@105.6 2.0x
Thanks for sharing your knowledge to help me keep from wasting my money on useless or poor bang-for-the-buck mods.
I've got a 2002 Z28 A4 2.73.
Mods: SLP lid, cutout, HPP3, Nitto DRs
Typical times: 13.2@105.6 2.0x
Thanks for sharing your knowledge to help me keep from wasting my money on useless or poor bang-for-the-buck mods.
Re: Help me drop 3 tenths..... Gears or a low stall torque converter would be your best bet.
If you break the rear axle, GM is going to say you were racing, careless etc so you really have no warranty there, so gears is not much of a risk. 3.42s or 3.73s would probably get you .3. Beside you don't need highway gears (2.73) where you live. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
A 2600 stall converter like the SLP / Yank 2600 will be almost impossible to detect, even when they drive your car. It uses the stock housing so even if they take your tranny apart, they can't detect it. With 2.73s, the 2600 is good for .3 also.
If you break the rear axle, GM is going to say you were racing, careless etc so you really have no warranty there, so gears is not much of a risk. 3.42s or 3.73s would probably get you .3. Beside you don't need highway gears (2.73) where you live. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
A 2600 stall converter like the SLP / Yank 2600 will be almost impossible to detect, even when they drive your car. It uses the stock housing so even if they take your tranny apart, they can't detect it. With 2.73s, the 2600 is good for .3 also.
Re: Help me drop 3 tenths..... if you're goin to get a tc, get a 3200 yank. Believe me it wont be too much stall. And yes its pretty easy to reverse. But by far th emost fun you can have with your A4!!
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Re: Help me drop 3 tenths..... You've got my vote on a stall converter as well- all I hear are good things about them, and hey, if you can get one that doesn't void your warrenty, more power to ya <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Re: Help me drop 3 tenths..... This one's easy. Heres what you need:'
ASP underdrive pulley, cutout, Fast Toys Ram Air (maybe not if your car is a daily driver), ET Streets, Yank ST-3500 or Vig 3200 converter, B&M tranny cooler. I would not recommend that you change rear end gears, at this stage of your car its not neccessary. These mods alone should easily drop about .8 off of your ET.
ASP underdrive pulley, cutout, Fast Toys Ram Air (maybe not if your car is a daily driver), ET Streets, Yank ST-3500 or Vig 3200 converter, B&M tranny cooler. I would not recommend that you change rear end gears, at this stage of your car its not neccessary. These mods alone should easily drop about .8 off of your ET.
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Verdad Gallardo Re: Help me drop 3 tenths..... I guess PITA varies by your mechanical skills, but I'm not sure why some people think a converter is not a pain in the *** mod to reverse. I would agree that you if you consider it to be easy, then by all means get more stall than 2600.
Re: Help me drop 3 tenths..... Thank you all for your recommendations.
Ragtop 99, you read me right from the beginning. I do consider a TC swap a PITA. The easy LS1 mods have spoiled me (no use for my gallon-sized greasy hand cleaner anymore). I've become a lazy ****, LOL.
TC will be a mod to be made in 2 years, 5 months from now. Since gears and a TC compliment one another, gears may be the way to go, for me in my situation (mainly rush hour traffic-type driving).
Got me thinking about the pulley and FTRA too. Thanks again for all of the input!
Ragtop 99, you read me right from the beginning. I do consider a TC swap a PITA. The easy LS1 mods have spoiled me (no use for my gallon-sized greasy hand cleaner anymore). I've become a lazy ****, LOL.
TC will be a mod to be made in 2 years, 5 months from now. Since gears and a TC compliment one another, gears may be the way to go, for me in my situation (mainly rush hour traffic-type driving).
Got me thinking about the pulley and FTRA too. Thanks again for all of the input!
Re: Help me drop 3 tenths..... You got it easy if you go with a 3200 stall and 3.73's. Bill Spano (posts over on EFA and fbodyhideout boards) has a WS6 TA running deep in the 12's...12.3x being his best I believe. All he's done is a 3X00 stall (3200 or 3600, i cant remember) 3.73's, catback, nittos, and a lid. Still has the stock exhaust manifolds too <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> everytime I go to the track I wish I got an A4 and took the easy way out <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
Re: Help me drop 3 tenths..... Either full exaust (wont void waranty unless it causes something to break) im talkn every tube from the heads to the tail pipe or go with an LS6 intake and ported throttle body with a smooth bellow and that ram air kit. either do full exaust or full intake. just me 2 cents