S4 Chip and Suspension Upgrades

[Bfuson@aol.com]

I've been looking into the available chip and suspension upgrades for some
time now and thought I'd look for some more background info.  The car in
question is a '92 S4, stock except for the K&N.  It is a carefully maintained
daily driver, I'll do 1-3 Q-Club events/year and engine protection is a
priority.

As a side note, it doesn't have the front strut brace, so that is an early
priority.  Does anyone have experience putting a strut brace in the earliest
S4's?

Since I've been thinking about this since I bought an 89 200 TQ and now the
S4, I've heard a variety of opinions, mostly picked up at Quattro Club
events.

I've been advised to consider Ned's upgrades for the older 10V engines but
avoid them for the 20V units, use TAP instead because Ned was overpriced and
hadn't kept up with the advances in the 20V.  

>From what I've personally seen, Ned is very knowledgeable and willing to
help, demo units, let you drive his car and the like at the Q-club events.
 TAP I know nothing about other than what I've heard from one distributor.
 Phone conversations with Schaumburg have been the most useful in terms of
knowledge and helpfulness.

Suggestions/relevant comments?

TIA - Bill Fuson