[A4] A4 Digest, Vol 36, Issue 17

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The K04 on the 1.8T won't really lag anymore than the K03 will.  It'll just extend your usable power band by about 700-1000 rpm.  In my mind, Audi shouldn't have farted around with the K03 at all for the A4/S4, it's clearly too small a turbo for the motor, they should've just used the K04 to begin with.

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From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com> 

> yeah here's the deal- 
> 
> a guy offered to buy my S4 (not sure how serious -I'll throw a number at 
> him as I wasn't even looking to sell) and I'm not totally attached to 
> that car - so yeah I'd sell for the right price... So thinking IF that 
> happens (yes, unlikely but you never know) maybe I would go back to 
> driving my 1.8T (which my wife has been driving since we sold her 325i) 
> and put some go-fast goodies on it and buy my wife a car with the rest - 
> which we are planning to do anyway as baby #2 is forthcoming in a couple 
> weeks. 
> 
> But my hesitance to do a K04 1.8T instead of the S4 is that I live at 
> 5000 + ft - and with a bigger turbo (kinda funny calling a K04 bigger) 
> that means LAG. I don't like lots of lag. And although my A4 drives a 
> lot better (more nimble, crisper shifting, better braking feel, more 
> stable over surface imperfections) than my S4, the S4 has a certain 
> overall "feel" that I prefer, plus it has xenons, looks better with the 
> big front valence, leather.....part of the problem may be that the S4 
> might have some issues that need correction - not sure how normal soem 
> of the annoyances are... 
> 
> I don't know just thinking.... 
> 
> ramble off 
> 
> Brandon 
> '84 urquattro 20Vt 
> '01.5 S4 
> '98 A4 1.8Tq 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: thejimrose [mailto:thejimrose at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:55 AM 
> To: a4 at audifans.com; brogers at terrix.com 
> Subject: Re: A4 Digest, Vol 36, Issue 17 
> 
> 
> DOOO EEEET!! doooo eeet!! 
> 
> it rips on a chipped k03 a4. i love mine. 18 psi baby!!! 
> my butt dyno seems to think that i'm in s4 territory. i cant wait to 
> race my buddies chipped s4. it doesnt have the torque that an s has 
> [mmmmmm.. torque!] but once the turbo hits at 3500 or so it just PULLS 
> so nice. 
> 
> next up is fmic, 10cc injectors and pc16 file. id like to have the turbo 
> rebuilt, maybe clipped, and high flow cat. boy this gets expensive 
> quick. =) 
> 
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> Message: 1 
> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:23:36 -0600 
> From: "Brandon Rogers" 
> Subject: [A4] K04 car in Denver 
> To: "A4 List" < a4 at audifans.com> 
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> Hey guys - 
> any Listers in Denver with a K04 converted A4 1.8Tq? Thoughts going 
> through my head but would like to see/feel what a K04 1.8T has in it... 
> 
> 
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