[BiturboS4] Re: Diverter Upgrade

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Upgrading to aftermarket diverters causes your clutch to slip???  Is there
really *that* much more power available with the new valves that the clutch
would begin to slip? I find that hard to believe.
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Carter Fields, San Francisco
2001.5, GIAC-X, Miltek 3" cat-back, Strat. shifter, Strat. DVs, A-pillar boost
gauge
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>From: "Eric Aasness"
>To:
>Subject: [BiturboS4] Re: Diverter Upgrade
>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 10:48:19 -0800
>
>Funny you should mention the clutch slipping.
>
>I made similar improvements on my 2000 S4 (APR chip and Stratmosphere
>Diverters) and my clutch started slipping under power. My car has 50,000
>miles on it and I'm pretty easy on the clutch, so I couldn't believe that I
>didn't get more miles out of it.
>
>When we pulled the old clutch, my suspicion was confirmed. It still had
>lots of life left in it, it just could not keep a grip with the new chip and
>diverters.
>
>I replaced the stock clutch with an RS4 clutch and it's beautiful.
>
>So now that I have the RS4 clutch, it would be a shame to waste all that
>clamping power!
>
>Any recommendations on dual exhaust systems??? K04's????
>
>Eric Aasness
>2000 S4, apr chip, stratmosphere diverters, stratmosphere short shifter, S8
>wheels
>www.wamuloans.com/eric.aasness
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> > 1. Diverter upgrade (Adam Schwartz)
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> > Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:47:07 -0500
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> > From: Adam Schwartz
> > Subject: [BiturboS4] Diverter upgrade
> >
> > Hello all,
> > Just thought you all might be interested in my latest upgrade, and
> > how I got it. My car is a 2000 S4, with an APR chip... Also of
> > interest (you will see why latter) my clutch is still slipping a
> > little. Will do that in a few months when it gets a little worse...
> >
> > Anyhow
> >
> > I convinced my shop that they should change my DV's and that they
> > should use my after market warranty as much as possible. No problem
> > they said... I wanted to go with the Bosch 100 sport DV. I have heard
> > good things, and it was close enough to the real thing, that I
> > figured my warranty wouldnt know the diff. they didnt... They paid,
> > and now I have 2 new Bosche 100 sports... sorta for free.
> >
> > Definitely better. Turbo seems to spool up faster, or at least I feel
> > the power faster. The car seems more responsive, more snappy. A
> > friend was in the car today and he said.. WOW.. that almost feels
> > like the difference between the APR and the GIAC Xchip.. Dunno about
> > that.. but it was an interesting response.
> >
> > These DV's are $50 a piece, vs $150 for some of the others out there.
> > The DV;s that were replaced were the original Audi part ending in
> > 108. Very happy now.
> >
> > One odd, or rather unexpected thing is that now my clutch slips more!
> > I assume this means that these new DVs are holding the boost pressure
> > better? There is definitely more power going to the clutch.
> >
> > I do plan on using the RS4 clutch when I do the change, probably in the
>summer.
> >
> > Thanks all..
> >
> > Adam
> >
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