[A4] turbo upgrades

Rocky Mullin caliban at sharon.net
Tue Sep 27 15:01:57 EDT 2005


	thoughts from me is - upgrade.  you'll start paying bucks for
audiRepairs soon enough.  get a new one, and lease it.  make the repairs
audi's problem.

At 11:18 AM -0700 9/27/05, Nicholas Stock wrote:
>This is something I've been trying to get to grips with myself. I have an
>APR stage 1 Avant Sport with about 95K on it now and I've been drooling over
>getting a new 2.0T Avant with all the options (including the S-line
>package). All in all, 40K!! But, I like my current A4, even though it needs
>a little cosmetic work now (scratches, dent in the bumper etc). The thought
>of swapping in a K04, new exhaust and uprated clutch would be a far cheaper
>way to put a grin on my face...
>  Any thoughts.
>  Nick
>
>  On 9/27/05, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Good question - I forgot to add that in my question before...I'm at 93k
>>  now and my clutch slips a little on uphill starts with the a/c on....I
>>  figure next when I do the TB in 7k miles i'll do the clutch and what the
>>  heck why not a bigger turbo too....
>>   Brandon
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  *From:* Nicholas Stock <nickstock at gmail.com>
>>  *To:* Peter Kirby <4pkirby at gmail.com>
>>  *Cc:* Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> ; A4 List <a4 at audifans.com>
>>  *Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:03 PM
>>  *Subject:* Re: [A4] turbo upgrades
>>
>>   Did he change the clutch? The guys at APR told me the stock clutch
>>  handles about 260 ft/lbs torque and I imagine with a KO4, you're probably
>>  topping that...
>>   Any ideas?
>>   Nick
>>
>>   On 9/27/05, Peter Kirby <4pkirby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  >
>>  > A friend swapped out his K3 (chipped) and replaced it with a K4
>>  > (+Neuspeed chip) and within 24 hours owed the local constabulary a
>>  > large sum of money. Other than his tax contribution, he is VERY
>>  > please with it. Figures something like 225-235 HP.
>>  >
>>  > It flies!
>>  >
>>  > Peter
>>  > 2001 1.8t A4
>>  >
>>  > On 9/27/05, Brandon Rogers < brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
>>  >
>>  > > Curious on opinions (especially those based on first hand knowledge)
>>  > on the various turbo upgrade kits out there.
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