How to get more h.p. Out of 2.8q

[RauppMan]

Hello everyone, i have a 99' A6 2.8Q and was wondering what things i can possibly do to this beast to give me some performance increases without breaking the bank. Its not bad at highway speeds or right around 2-3k rpm for that matter but quite sluggish from a stop. Also i experience a rough shift when putting the car into reverse.. any help is appreciated, thanks!!

[4ringAR]

Intake, exhaust, chip will give you minimal gains. But probably not much. Only way to get much more power from the 2.8 is to supercharge it.

[8520]

Here's an inexpensive option -

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/1980773103.html

Local to you too!

-a

[4ringAR]

^lol

[green a6]

supercharger is you best option

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Hello everyone, i have a 99' A6 2.8Q and was wondering what things i can possibly do to this beast to give me some performance increases without breaking the bank. Its not bad at highway speeds or right around 2-3k rpm for that matter but quite sluggish from a stop. Also i experience a rough shift when putting the car into reverse.. any help is appreciated, thanks!!

Honestly, nothing. For the price of supercharging, just sell it and buy something else.

[Zachariah]

What wheels are on that CL car?

[redneck truck]

Change the transmission fluid, get one of those 1st gear forced start kits.

[BillyEUPHORIA]

keep the heads and put a 2.7tt engine under them ;-)

[Scotty@Advanced]

not much available for the 2.8, with a chip and good exhaust you might see 15-20 hp. If you got $$ you can put a PES blower on it which would get you to about 260 hp. You can probably safely add a 75 shot of nitrous. BillyEUPHORIA is pretty much on the money though. Or sell it and buy a 2.7.