[A4] A4 Digest, Vol 24, Issue 5

[Rocky Mullin]

	ah, mine's new anyway, since i destroyed the old one.  i think
that's the part that pierced my oil pan.

At 6:00 PM -0700 10/27/05, Nicholas Stock wrote:
>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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