Convertibles and Headers
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Convertibles and Headers I'm curious to find out if anyone else has had problems with any longtubes and their convertibles and an A4. I know with the SLP ones require you to get a new cross brace. Do the others, Jet-Hot, Kooks, Hooker, MAC fit without modification?
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Re: Convertibles and Headers I was looking into Either TTS or FLP's, Slp's are out of the question for me they hang too low, as soon as Jet Hot has there cated Y out I may look into them.
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Re: Convertibles and Headers You can cut the cross brace or just get rid of it. I first cut it when I had MACs and got rid of it when I realize you can bend it by hand.
You should have SFCs and if you want more lateral bracing, a good DSL will do more than the flimsy X-Brace.
SoundEngineer: I hope that was just a joke (I get a wierd looking graemlin so it is hard to tell what tone you are sending). Otherwise, unless you have a 1LE and have removed the A/C, cd changer, front swaybar, etc. you can come down off the mountain.
You should have SFCs and if you want more lateral bracing, a good DSL will do more than the flimsy X-Brace.
SoundEngineer: I hope that was just a joke (I get a wierd looking graemlin so it is hard to tell what tone you are sending). Otherwise, unless you have a 1LE and have removed the A/C, cd changer, front swaybar, etc. you can come down off the mountain.
Re: Convertibles and Headers yeah...t was a little bit of a joke...but convertibles do take a lot more braceing because of the no roof thing.....a lot of performance parts are a few extra buck as I seem to recall....and that brace you are talking about...definately replace......
BTW ragtop...nice #'s....by the time I fininsh with my car(may be a year or two total...Cash flow is ok....but I'm always on the road...no time to work on it) I will be somewhere around there too....hoping a litttle bit faster...but I probably wont break the 10.XX barrier.
BTW ragtop...nice #'s....by the time I fininsh with my car(may be a year or two total...Cash flow is ok....but I'm always on the road...no time to work on it) I will be somewhere around there too....hoping a litttle bit faster...but I probably wont break the 10.XX barrier.
Re: Convertibles and Headers Its true, compared to a hardtop, my car feels like a rattletrap even with a STB, SFC, and cage. We definitely give up some weight (150 - 200 lbs) but once you have your rollbars showing, you get some respect. 
I'm debating on going faster. Head porting & tuning keeps getting better and I think another .2 NA might be there if I want to invest in it.
I'm debating on going faster. Head porting & tuning keeps getting better and I think another .2 NA might be there if I want to invest in it.
Re: Convertibles and Headers
Its true, compared to a hardtop, my car feels like a rattletrap even with a STB, SFC, and cage. We definitely give up some weight (150 - 200 lbs) but once you have your rollbars showing, you get some respect.
I've also got a cage and full suspension, no STB though.