Re: 80Q performance mods - newbie questions

[Brendan Rudack <rudack@ucsub.Colorado.EDU>]

With regards to your P.S.  The 90Q's easily have 10mph more on the top end
'cause of the rear spoiler! :) Seriousily,  I would put the money into the
2.5" exhaust and the K & N.    I don't know how much noise your willing
to tollerate but my 90Q with the 2.5"  cat back using a Borla muffler
gets annoying on occassion.(ex.  long road trips) However, 90% of the time
I love all the noise.  Onlyone prollum,  people ask me why the car is so
noisy and still can't get out of its own way!  You know what I mean,
at the stoplight with one of the big engined SUV's, they hear the noisy 
Audi and humiliate you up to highway speeds! For us non turbo guys
the
exhaust seems to be the most bang for your buck.  I personally wouldn't
dump several hundred dollars into a chip.  Spend it elswhere.

Brendan Rudack	"longing for my turbo conversion"	
rudack@ucsub.Colorado.EDU
'88 90Q  'stops and corners wonderfully'
Fenton, Michigan

On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Jeff Loh wrote:

>      Audi gurus:
> 
>      I took the Quattro for a blast up in the mountains this weekend.
>      While driving *anything* at 10,000+ft is sluggish at best, I am
>      now wondering at what could be done to an 80Q so it's a bit
>      better? (Yeah, I know.. buy a TQ :\ )
> 
>      Keep in mind my objectives:
>      1. Staying within the parameters of "stock" - ie no addition of
>      nitrous or turbos or engine swaps.
>      2. Emissions legal - Gotta pass Colorado Vehicle Emissions
> tests.
>      3. Stealth mods - not obvious until the "loud" pedal is pressed.
> 
>      I'm not looking for a lot of Hp, 10 or 20 more would be nice.
> 
>      What I have in mind:
>      1. A chip - who makes one?
>      2. K&N air filter or conical K&N
>      3. 2.5 (3?) inch after-cat exhaust
>      4. some sort of cold-air induction
> 
>      I already have plans to upgrade to a set of Konis or Bilsteins,
>      and better tires/wheels. Suspension tuning is not a problem.
> 
>      Please lemme-know via email, as I don't have access to the
>      archives with my mailer.
> 
>      TIA,
> 
>      /Jeff "thin air sucks"
>      '88 80Q - box stock... for now.
> 
>      PS - Is there any difference (performance-wise) between the 80Q
>      and the 90Q?
>