Re: Cheap engine upgrade for AUDI Coupe and Audi V8.

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199907071323.PAA00896@carry.netneo.com> Stas Ivanov writes:

> At the moment i'm reading various autosport magazines and they offer some
> upgrades e.g. air intakes with cone filters , exhausts,headers. They claim
> if i change air intake i can get extra 10 hp. Is this true?

No.  The power increase comes from throwing away the old filter, not
putting in the new.  Most shops installing them give the mixture a bit
of a tweak and then 'suggest' to the owner that things will be much
better now.  An amazing number of people believe them.

> What are the weakest parts of audi engines which must be replaced ?

The owner's wallet.

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 Phil Payne
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