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Old May 27, 2017 | 05:50 AM
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which bolt ons did you guys start off with. What do you guys recommend . I have slp air lid with the flow pack. And true dual exhaust. No headers yet. No cats with carven mufflers. Umi lower control arms also
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Old May 27, 2017 | 05:51 AM
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Which should come first??
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Old May 27, 2017 | 05:56 AM
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Lid, headers, exhaust, quality lowering springs/shocks, PHB, and LCA relocation brackets are pretty much the basic upgrades everybody does to get things rolling
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Old May 27, 2017 | 06:00 AM
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I have headers just have to install them. How hard is that. Or should I let my exhaust shop handle that
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Old May 27, 2017 | 06:01 AM
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Lots of good info on bolt ons/free mods out there. Be choosy and the stuff some claim don't do because it does nothing.........do

Its not really that hard to get these cars to the 11s with bolt ons.
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Also it's a 2000 A4 Z28. Was thinking a stall and gears. Any recommendations
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Stall,stall,stall-Yank SS3600 or CircleD equivalent.
Gears-what do you have,2.73s'(GU2) or 3.23s'(GU5) ?
2.73s'-supplemental tranny fluid cooler with a stall,stall will feel 'loose' because of 2.73s' but can be gotten used to.
3.23s'-same as above but stall won't feel as 'loose'.
Changing rear gears to 3.73s' seems to be the popular consensus.

LCA relocation brackets and decent shocks.
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Lid and exhaust parts first.
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Slow down man lol. Get a quality 1 7/8 header on it then a tune.
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Lid
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Headers, longtubes preferred.
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I have a lid and true dual exhaust. I have headers just have to install them. My rear end has the 273s. I'll be upgrading soon maybe to 3.42 for now.
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Where can I get the pulleys
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What exactly do the relocation brackets do??
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Where can I get the pulleys
Summit racing
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If you are upgrading your gears you might as well go 3.73's
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Originally Posted by Pewter-
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Originally Posted by scotty2000ss
Summit racing
This is the one I have. Damn nice imo.

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Originally Posted by 96lt1m6
Lid
3600 stall
Headers, longtubes preferred.
Crank pulley
3.42 or 3.73 gears
Drag radials
Nitrous
TUNE,TUNE,TUNE...

lol i agree with u thats should come first
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Originally Posted by bigbomber5
If you are upgrading your gears you might as well go 3.73's
My guess is he is not changing gears in his 10 bolt but swapping to a 6 speed 3.42 10 bolt
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That is correct. Swapping to a 6 speed rear end for now
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