NG horsepower upgrades

[Huw Powell]

> Oh, Ok, maybe not as good as I thought it was, only thought there was
> a 2 part from another listers comment...

here be one:

http://www.humanspeakers.com/cgi-bin/audi_img.pl?image=4kq-em-dp.jpg

but you'll have yours soon enough, eh?

I always meant to add photos of the stock coupe setup and the NG EM/DP 
for comparison.

> Equal length headers are only good at producing max torque at a
> narrow rev range, unequal lengths produce a wider spread of
> power.....iirc

That's right, you pick the rev to optimize the scavenging, it determines
the pulse length.  So pick a high rev to maximize that hp!

>> I also like your idea of *really* opening up the intake tract...
> 
> yeah, really considering some kind of individual throttle body setup,
> just for fun ;) or a bank of standard throttle bodies on the stock
> plenum... I dunno, haven't thought that far yet.

I'd suggest a nice row of 5 Webers, but I suspect EFI will give better
control.

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Huw Powell

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