Investing in car?

Hey guys... I bought my 1st car which is a 1996 Audi A4 2.8L Quattro with 118K Miles.

I have $1000.00 left to invest in car... anythings I should buy for my car?

Make it look cooler/perform better/speed???

Thier is a SC for this car but it's about $6000.00

save the money for maintanence

Ok.

Yeah, there isn't to many mod's for a 2.8. I were you would save the money like pand said. Really save it for the car, don't go buying stuff for you!

I was thinking maybe I could fix it up a bit and trade it in for 1.8T

you can get wheels or exterior mods (front lip, one peice head lights, new tail lights and etc)

What about exaust & air intake?

intake will probably do very little if not give u some negative gains. I would say go for the exhuast. Not so much for teh 10 or 12 hp u will get but mostly because i hate the sound of it stock.

What neg will intake give me?

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ORIGINAL: apg96

intake will probably do very little if not give u some negative gains. I would say go for the exhuast. Not so much for teh 10 or 12 hp u will get but mostly because i hate the sound of it stock.

i believe its from "heat soak", im sure somone can elaborate for you.

You can always get new wheels to get attention/ suspension upgrade for handling.

selling it and use tht extra grand to get a 1.8T and let the modding begin

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ORIGINAL: apg96

intake will probably do very little if not give u some negative gains. I would say go for the exhuast. Not so much for teh 10 or 12 hp u will get but mostly because i hate the sound of it stock.

first of all, apg, a "negative gain" would be called a "loss" in english.....

dj spiel, the s/c isn't for our cars, it only fits 98+ (30Vs). the info you're getting regarding intakes is actually only relevant to the 1.8T (intakes for those engines draw hot air off the turbos, resulting in power losses). for the 2.8s you can get a few horses out of an intake, but it's still a good idea to get one with a heatshield (k&n and evos both include heat shields). if you want to get into modding, i would sell the 2.8 and get the 1.8t

Actually thier is a S/C for the 2.8 12V .... Click bottom link to check it out. Although it is $$$$$$$$
http://www.motodyne.com/frames/audi_a412v.html

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ORIGINAL: bentframe

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ORIGINAL: apg96

intake will probably do very little if not give u some negative gains. I would say go for the exhuast. Not so much for teh 10 or 12 hp u will get but mostly because i hate the sound of it stock.

first of all, apg, a "negative gain" would be called a "loss" in english.....

dj spiel, the s/c isn't for our cars, it only fits 98+ (30Vs). the info you're getting regarding intakes is actually only relevant to the 1.8T (intakes for those engines draw hot air off the turbos, resulting in power losses). for the 2.8s you can get a few horses out of an intake, but it's still a good idea to get one with a heatshield (k&n and evos both include heat shields). if you want to get into modding, i would sell the 2.8 and get the 1.8t

Motodyne?!?!?!?!?


Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

RUN!!!

Run as fast as you can in the other direction...

DJ, do yourself a favor. Do a search for MotoDyne, here, or any of teh other forums. Personally, I have no experiences with teh company, but the only people I've seen that had anything nice to say about them were suspected of BEING them, ya kno. I've never been to the Sun, either, but I'm pretty sure it'd suck to be there, from all I hear about the place...

Yeah, Personally I wouldn't get it.


1st 6grand way to much.

2nd I have eyes set on 1.8T.

3rd. I am probaly just going to fix car up a bit then sell it.

Would this be good?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38634&item=7978112379&rd=1

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ORIGINAL: bentframe

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ORIGINAL: apg96

intake will probably do very little if not give u some negative gains. I would say go for the exhuast. Not so much for teh 10 or 12 hp u will get but mostly because i hate the sound of it stock.

first of all, apg, a "negative gain" would be called a "loss" in english.....

dj spiel, the s/c isn't for our cars, it only fits 98+ (30Vs). the info you're getting regarding intakes is actually only relevant to the 1.8T (intakes for those engines draw hot air off the turbos, resulting in power losses). for the 2.8s you can get a few horses out of an intake, but it's still a good idea to get one with a heatshield (k&n and evos both include heat shields). if you want to get into modding, i would sell the 2.8 and get the 1.8t

def save ur money. If anythign exhuast and/or wheels. Wheels change the look of your whole car

Any wheels you reccomend

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ORIGINAL: 99a4audi

def save ur money. If anythign exhuast and/or wheels. Wheels change the look of your whole car

...wtf... why are you modding a car you want to sell. new rims will not raise the resale on the car... unless you're targeting teenagers. you'll be much better off targeting middle aged peeps... who will not be impressed with a K&N and rims...
'fixing up' means getting the engine running well... taking care of rust.. paint marks, stains, etc.......... not modding.

check what is wrong with u u said rims WTF? its wheels

He has a good point.i shoudl work on interior & other small stuff.

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ORIGINAL: CheckMyVitals

...wtf... why are you modding a car you want to sell. new rims will not raise the resale on the car... unless you're targeting teenagers. you'll be much better off targeting middle aged peeps... who will not be impressed with a K&N and rims...
'fixing up' means getting the engine running well... taking care of rust.. paint marks, stains, etc.......... not modding.

i still think wheels. Go on wheelmax.com or something look them up. Any wheels will look sick on an audi. I have 18s on mine and all my friends drool

Pictures of your car?

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ORIGINAL: 99a4audi

i still think wheels. Go on wheelmax.com or something look them up. Any wheels will look sick on an audi. I have 18s on mine and all my friends drool

ya ill put them up when i get back from cali