ls1 a4 racing tech question?
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ls1 a4 racing tech question? i have 2001 z28 a4 with basic bolt ons. Would it be more of an advantage for me to start my automatic trans in 1st gear if i am racing someone from a roll and then shift it when it gets to 6k?
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yea i used to have a hypertech chip n i liked it alot but i had to take it out because i had a 100 shot of nitrous put in . I havent used it yet because i am in the proccess of getting rid of a spark knock, but my car just never shifts to the top of the gear. if i am rolling from 40 or 45 it shifts to second. how would you recoomend tuning it up
Yea, you would need the software to adjust shifts and what not.. My buddy did mine and he has EFIlive...
But, now knowing you dont have a nice verter on, I would do that before anything else. That should be one of the 1st things you do for us A4 guys. It really wakes up the car.
But, now knowing you dont have a nice verter on, I would do that before anything else. That should be one of the 1st things you do for us A4 guys. It really wakes up the car.
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What does it shift at now?
As far as a verter and having it installed, it depends on where you take it. I bought my fuddle N20 verter for a nice price and put it in myslef in a day.
Serious though, get the verter and you will kick yourself in the *** for not doing it sooner.
As far as a verter and having it installed, it depends on where you take it. I bought my fuddle N20 verter for a nice price and put it in myslef in a day.
Serious though, get the verter and you will kick yourself in the *** for not doing it sooner.
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i am still a noob at all this i just bought my car about 7k milles ago at 60k and i love the car just not the auto trans hah but what exactly will the verter do. with this help much from a roll because most of my races are from a rol
If it is a stock motor with bolt ons you'd want to shift it around 5500-5700 tops.
Converters let the transmission rev up to a certain rpm to keep your car in the right power band. If you have a 3600 stall converter and floor it no matter what rpm you are at it will instantly go to 3600 and pull from that rpm up.
I had a 4500 in my car so even at a stop light at 0 mph you gas it would rev to 4500.
But if you cruise you can still drive at a lower rpm, I could drive mine around at 2000 rpm.
As far as what converter you want to go with on a stock motor it's hard to say what you care more about mpg, performance racing, there is always a trade off. If you want the car to be faster I would think something in the 3000 or so area will give you a good gain in performance. Going less than that is fine too but once you upgrade and go with a bigger cam or start making power in the higher rpm range something 2500 wouldn't be as good as a 3400 or 3600 converter.
Just decide what you want to do with the car and go from there.
Converters let the transmission rev up to a certain rpm to keep your car in the right power band. If you have a 3600 stall converter and floor it no matter what rpm you are at it will instantly go to 3600 and pull from that rpm up.
I had a 4500 in my car so even at a stop light at 0 mph you gas it would rev to 4500.
But if you cruise you can still drive at a lower rpm, I could drive mine around at 2000 rpm.
As far as what converter you want to go with on a stock motor it's hard to say what you care more about mpg, performance racing, there is always a trade off. If you want the car to be faster I would think something in the 3000 or so area will give you a good gain in performance. Going less than that is fine too but once you upgrade and go with a bigger cam or start making power in the higher rpm range something 2500 wouldn't be as good as a 3400 or 3600 converter.
Just decide what you want to do with the car and go from there.
60k???????
Yea, a higher stalled verter will help kill the dead spots you get with it now.. It will keep you in your powerband.
Ill check back later, I am going to go play in the snow.
Yea, a higher stalled verter will help kill the dead spots you get with it now.. It will keep you in your powerband.
Ill check back later, I am going to go play in the snow.
Since this is a "Drag Tech" Section and we don't race from a roll at a drag strip.. I'll move this to street racing section
David
