[BiturboS4] Re: Diverter Upgrade

[adamschwartz at rcn.com]

You callin' me a liar! ;-) (j/k)

Its not that the DV's are CAUSING the clutch to slip. Its
that the slip, which already existed is now *SLIGHTLY* but
noticeable worse. Which to me points out that the old DV's
probably were leaking.


-Adam



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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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>> > Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:47:07 -0500
>> > To: BiturboS4 at audifans.com
>> > 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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