Just a preview of things to come:

[Auditude2.0T]

Got a Carbon Fiber Hood coming, S Line Bumper replacing my Deval RS4 Front Bumper (looking to change the look up), and APR Stage 3 Turbo Kit. My car is leaving me Friday getting my Tiptronic Rebuilt by IPT Tuning that should take a week. When it gets back Carbon Fiber Hood is going on S Line Bumper is going on and the Turbo Kit will be installed by me. Then hopefully by early January i can do a Full Photoshoot, write up on the Turbo Kit, pics of the install and impressions. This new year is looking awesome already!!!!


Happy Holidays and Happy Modding!!

[nadroj81]

lol @ tiptronic. you and the mopar guys must be buddies at the strip.

[Auditude2.0T]

lol @ tiptronic. you and the mopar guys must be buddies at the strip.

Believe me if i could have bought a 6 Speed i would have but im happy with my choice. This car will be a Quarter Mile Beast with a 320WHP and built Tiptronic.

[Audi.Quattro3.2]

Got a Carbon Fiber Hood coming, S Line Bumper replacing my Deval RS4 Front Bumper (looking to change the look up), and APR Stage 3 Turbo Kit. My car is leaving me Friday getting my Tiptronic Rebuilt by IPT Tuning that should take a week. When it gets back Carbon Fiber Hood is going on S Line Bumper is going on and the Turbo Kit will be installed by me. Then hopefully by early January i can do a Full Photoshoot, write up on the Turbo Kit, pics of the install and impressions. This new year is looking awesome already!!!!


Happy Holidays and Happy Modding!!

Nice choice in Mods. What brand and color of weave for the CF hood?

[Auditude2.0T]

Nice choice in Mods. What brand and color of weave for the CF hood?

Going with the Euro Gear Hood. Painted Black in the center same as my roof then fade into CF again.

[nadroj81]

Believe me if i could have bought a 6 Speed i would have but im happy with my choice. This car will be a Quarter Mile Beast with a 320WHP and built Tiptronic.

If by beast you mean 13 second car. Are you getting your tip remapped?

[Sal_B7]

awesome!!! What hood you getting? I need to find a clutch for my car!! Good luck on the turbo install. Looks like it will be a lot of work.

[Auditude2.0T]

If by beast you mean 13 second car. Are you getting your tip remapped?

The car should run mid 12's with a good launch. My dads RS4 is putting down approx 315WHP 280WTQ weighs 4010lbs and ran a 12.8 and obviously a stick.

My car with around 320WHP 300WTQ weighs under 3600 with me in it should be faster.

A friend of mine with 320WHP/320WTQ on an A4 2.0T Quattro with a bad launch (2.2 60' time) ran in a 12.5.

[AudiWxGuy]

^^That's the only thing I don't like about the APR Stage 3. You need to replace your clutch, on top of needing the fuel pump and FMIC. However, enjoy your free upgrade Sal!! Congrats again, dude. You'll have one of the fastest 2.0T A4's in country.

[AudiWxGuy]

The car should run mid 12's with a good launch. My dads RS4 is putting down approx 315WHP 280WTQ weighs 4010lbs and ran a 12.8 and obviously a stick.

My car with around 320WHP 300WTQ weighs under 3600 with me in it should be faster.

A friend of mine with 320WHP/320WTQ on an A4 2.0T Quattro with a bad launch (2.2 60' time) ran in a 12.5.

Sweet.

[Auditude2.0T]

Just for reference:

Stock A4 2.0T Quattro Tiptronic runs a 15.8 Quarter Mile.
With 220WHP I ran a 14.2 Quarter Mile.
With 320WHP i should improve more than a second with that extra power and most it in the upper RPMS where the car was begging for it at the track.

[Quattro2.0]

Rumor has it that tiptronic has better 0-60 than 6speed, So eat that.

[Auditude2.0T]

Rumor has it that tiptronic has better 0-60 than 6speed, So eat that.

The Tiptronic has a nasty launch, my 60' time at the track was 1.8 every single time. Most 6 speeds can't break out of the 2's.

[Great White]

Can't wait to see the pix/results once it's done.

Make sure you put up some dyno graphs too :-)

[AudiWxGuy]

Depends on the driver....

[AudiWxGuy]

The Tiptronic has a nasty launch, my 60' time at the track was 1.8 every single time. Most 6 speeds can't break out of the 2's.

I did a run the other night with ESP on..woops..and I did 0-60 in 6.26. I think I could get it down closer to 6 or maybe even 5's with a better launch, HPFP(soon) and ESP OFF!

[Auditude2.0T]

I did a run the other night with ESP on..woops..and I did 0-60 in 6.26. I think I could get it down closer to 6 with a better launch and ESP OFF!

Of course there are exceptions with an amazing driving the 6 speed should be quicker but 99% times the auto is faster. My friend has the same exact car in 6 speed and he is a good driver and i beat him off a roll as well so Tip is no slouch.

[AudiWxGuy]

I would bet that if you throw and aftermarket clutch, with a lighter fly wheel and SSK, the 6 speed would win. Stock...the manual tranny is a beast and the shifts take longer than the auto tranny.

If/when my clutch goes, since it wont by under warranty, I'm going to go after market.

[kyd]

sounds good.
i have tiptronics on my b7 as well, i'm lookin' forward to see the end product.

[nadroj81]

the tip shift is way too slow. It needs to be remapped. Then again, this car really needs a DSG and HPA DSG kit.

[Auditude2.0T]

I'm doing valve body upgrade so it should shift alot faster

[nadroj81]

I'm doing valve body upgrade so it should shift alot faster

valve body has nothing to do with the speed of shifting from gear to gear.

[Grishbok]

Auditude, definately interested to see your project progress. Best of luck! Next time your in the capital area, let me know, ill help ya wrench.

[Sharkfin]

congrats on the mods, thing will be a beast for a tip

[dextrek]

Can you elaborate on your Tiptronic upgrade? What components are you upgrading? Are you upgrading the both hardware and software? What's the cost like? I'm getting a BT kit soon and wanted to know about upgrading the tiptronic.

The Tiptronic has a nasty launch, my 60' time at the track was 1.8 every single time. Most 6 speeds can't break out of the 2's.

Really? This is bit hard to believe...I usually throw it in S mode and just floor the car, but the w/o the reving the RPM for launch, it feels so slow.

With the upgrade your tiptronic, can you rev your RPM in Neutral then throw it to D for quick launch? (I've seen this in American muscle cars)

[Auditude2.0T]

I power brake the car to 3000 rpm and the car comes out really hard

[gpultro]

dude dont let anyone hate on your car they dont have the money like we do to just be like "is this what you want" ahahahahah keep it modded later bro

[AudiWxGuy]

Can you elaborate on your Tiptronic upgrade? What components are you upgrading? Are you upgrading the both hardware and software? What's the cost like? I'm getting a BT kit soon and wanted to know about upgrading the tiptronic.



Really? This is bit hard to believe...I usually throw it in S mode and just floor the car, but the w/o the reving the RPM for launch, it feels so slow.

With the upgrade your tiptronic, can you rev your RPM in Neutral then throw it to D for quick launch? (I've seen this in American muscle cars)

That is a terrible idea. However, its a great way to break you tranny.

[04Ultrasprt]

congrats on the upgrades! I'm looking forward to see how you like the stage 3, its definitely on my short list of things to do in '09.

[Auditude2.0T]

Upgrading the valve body on a zf trans is like putting a shift kit on it. Shifts become crisper, faster and harder.

So what is my tranny rebuild consisting of?
Upgraded Valve Body
Upgraded Torque converter
HP tranny cooler
All new synthetic fluids and filters

Should hold around 450hp

[cecaa]

just curious, why do you get an S-line bumper to replace your RS4 bumper?

[Auditude2.0T]

just bored of that look. An A4 should look like an A4 not try to look like an rs4. My dad has an rs4 so I just want a differnt look

[dextrek]

Upgrading the valve body on a zf trans is like putting a shift kit on it. Shifts become crisper, faster and harder.

So what is my tranny rebuild consisting of?
Upgraded Valve Body
Upgraded Torque converter
HP tranny cooler
All new synthetic fluids and filters

Should hold around 450hp

No Tip chip?
How much will the tip upgrade cost you?

[06B7audiA4]

No Tip chip?
How much will the tip upgrade cost you?

If you read on other posts on the same topic...estimate price of the tiptronic upgrade prob is around 2-4k with install. I know the torque converter is somewhat around 700$ not installed.

Im so excited to see how all this works out...in the future, parts will only become cheaper for the rest of us :P If I had the money, id be a guinea pig as well tho

[Zebman]

Did you get a higher stall torque converter? If yours is at 3000 now, I would have opted to make it 3500 in preperation for that GT28 going on soon. 4000 is too mushy for a daily driver.

[Geoffafa]

cant wait to BT my car in september :) built motor, ready to rock, shoot for mid 12's on rain slicks [to make up for FWD]

[dextrek]

I power brake the car to 3000 rpm and the car comes out really hard

So you step on the accelerater and the brake at the same time to rev the engine to 3000 rpm?

[Zebman]

So you step on the accelerater and the brake at the same time to rev the engine to 3000 rpm?

Yeah. That's what the muscle cars that you referred to earlier do; they have a highly built transmission that is built to specifically hold high rpms while sitting still so they can launch at that rpm. Dropping from neutral to drive is a big no on a street car.
That's partially what I was talking about earlier; you want to hold (stall) at the rpm where torque is greatest while being reasonable. Too high a stall will make daily driving very uncomfortable/mushy.

[nadroj81]

Yeah. That's what the muscle cars that you referred to earlier do; they have a highly built transmission that is built to specifically hold high rpms while sitting still so they can launch at that rpm. Dropping from neutral to drive is a big no on a street car.
That's partially what I was talking about earlier; you want to hold (stall) at the rpm where torque is greatest while being reasonable. Too high a stall will make daily driving very uncomfortable/mushy.

I have a line lock on my drag car. i don't hold the brake at all.

[Auditude2.0T]

The funny thing is as a test for the last 6 months my friend with a 1998 camry 180k miles has done recline neutral drops every single day and nothing has happened to his car