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Old 03-26-2010, 07:35 PM
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I want a better cam, and was wondering if this would give me any problems. I have a 2000 WS6 with a stock A4, stock stall.

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226/229 .575/.578 112LSA
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Why not do the stall instead?
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Man, I wouldn't do it. You may want to start with exhaust and a converter first. This is just my opinion.

Oh yeah, and gears
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Originally Posted by KevinR
Man, I wouldn't do it. You may want to start with exhaust and a converter first. This is just my opinion.

Oh yeah, and gears
I already have full intake and full exhaust.
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Originally Posted by photoman9988
I already have full intake and full exhaust.
Ahhh.. I would do a converter first.
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Originally Posted by KevinR
Ahhh.. I would do a converter first.
Well I'm eventually going to get a 3600 stall, but I was wondering if it would WORK with the stock one.
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Originally Posted by photoman9988
Well I'm eventually going to get a 3600 stall, but I was wondering if it would WORK with the stock one.
Sure it would. But it would suck.
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get the cam, and put in up on a shelf till you get the stall.
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Get a stall.
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It would suck, I drove around for a year with only a 224/224 .563/.563 114 on the stock stall and hated it. Thatcam would make the car feel like it always has a cruise control set on, use more gas trying to stay at idle, and from a stop without any gas the car would shift to 2nd. You could lower the idle to 650rpm but then it will stall getting off the gas on a gear shift or when starting a warm engine. Definately do a converter first.
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If I had a stock A4, the first mod would be a stall.
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I love having a car sound mean as hell but run like ****...


Converter first, period.
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To answer your question, no. That cam will more than likely try to walk through the stock stall and pull on the brakes. Anybody even considering camming a car w/ a stock stall should be looking in the lower 220's in duration, with nothing below a 113-114 LSA.

In closing, I'll add that I agree with everyone else. Put a stall in the car first.
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You can do whatever you want but that doesn't make it right. I don't know why newbie's insist on getting a cam in their A4 w/o the stall first or at the sametime. Do the stall first or buy the cam and wait to install it until you have the stall.
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Originally Posted by Detoxx03
You can do whatever you want but that doesn't make it right. I don't know why newbie's insist on getting a cam in their A4 w/o the stall first or at the sametime. Do the stall first or buy the cam and wait to install it until you have the stall.
All that matters is the sound bro...



Same reason everyone wants an Ms4 cam and wants to have good MPG and run 373s 3500 converter and stock intake/heads. !!!!!
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ok, what if i got a 3000 stall for now. would that be enough?
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Originally Posted by photoman9988
ok, what if i got a 3000 stall for now. would that be enough?
Would it be enough? Yes...

I would recommend a minimum of a 3400 though on ANY setup. Even a stock to light bolt on car.
The difference under normal acceleration/DD would be minimal to non existent, under WOT there would be a big difference.
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FWIW... I have a 226/228 .588 114 cam, I also have a PTC 4000 converter.
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if i got a 3400 stall, would i need a tranny cooler? if so, how much are they, And about how much to install?
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Originally Posted by photoman9988
if i got a 3400 stall, would i need a tranny cooler? if so, how much are they, And about how much to install?
I am doing a dual cooler set up on a vigi 3400 stall and she stays very cool. But yes do a stall that should have been your first mod on an A4.



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