[A4] A4 Digest, Vol 24, Issue 5

[Nicholas Stock]

It's the rubber engine mount at the front and lower center of the
engine that rests in the tubular metal pipe that runs along the front
edge of the engine bay....

On 10/27/05, Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net> wrote:
>
>         hmmm, what's the snub mount?
>
> At 5:35 PM -0700 10/27/05, Nicholas Stock wrote:
> >It's strange that so many people on this list have had such a bad
> >experience with APR as they've been pretty helpful to me when I
> >initially had some problems (that turned out not to be a problem with
> >the chip itself...)...oh well..
> >
> >I really didn't notice any rough spots unless my plugs were on their
> >way out. I tried some Denso Iridiums for about 10K, but they didn't
> >last as long as I hoped, so I went with some Bosch copper
> >tri-tips..they were really cheap (about 2.60 ea) and worked really
> >well! I also found that i had to clean the K&N filter quite often to
> >get the best results as it got dirty pretty quickly.
> >
> >While your at it, you might consider replacing the front engine snub
> >mount too, as it does make a perceptible difference when beating on
> >your car and agressive gear changing...
> >
> >Have fun! I'm waiting for my new A4 to wear in a little before I get
> >too much involved in mods...
> >
> >Regards to all,
> >
> >Nick
> >
> >On 10/27/05, Yee, Phil <Phil.Yee at rainin.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>  Yeah, can't forget all the little extras - copper plugs, BPV, recheck vacuum
> >>  connections, hoses.  I suspect that the chip also pushed an O2 sensor over
> >>  the edge (too hot from pinging?) and my mass air sensor (luckily replaced by
> >>  Audi warranty).  As Nick implied, these can be due to high pressures with
> >>  any chip upgrade.
> >>
> >>  On the APR, the lack of service and bad attitude were disappointing.  After
> >>  all the little items above, in the software I believe, I do feel some
> >>  hesitation spots in the power delivery in the 4000-5000 rpm range.  Any
> >>  rough spots for anyone?
> >>
> >>  -----Original Message-----
> >>  From: Nicholas Stock [mailto:nickstock at gmail.com]
> >>  Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:43 AM
> >>  To: Brandon Rogers
> >>  Cc: Yee, Phil; a4 at audifans.com
> >>  Subject: Re: [A4] A4 Digest, Vol 24, Issue 5
> >>
> >>
> >>  I had an APR on my 2000 1.8T. The only problems I had were not with the
> >>  chip, but with the other stuff exposed to higher pressures etc...if you
> >>  decide to chip, then make sure you get rid of all that braided vacuum hose
> >>  and replace it with good silicon hosing. You will probably want to replace
> >>  the BPV too...after that, I had a lot of fun for 50,000 miles..
> >>
> >>  Nick
> >>
> >>
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