I am looking for Audi owners that have modified their 1.8 turbos and are willing to share some of their experiences. As with the rest of you, the acceleration for a dead stop to 30 mph is so slow it could be called dangerous. I am considering chips, exhaust, turbos upgrades, blowoff valves - you name it. I have called APT Turbo and the info I got was that a turbo upgrade would not do much because the 1.8' turbo is so small that a larger turbo would only move the torque curve futher up the rpm range. The dyno charts that I saw seem to contradict this statement.

Has anyone been successful in producing enough low end torque to make the investment worthwhile? By the way, mine is a tiptronic.

 

Yeah increasing the turbo size will increase the lag. But it's not really recommded with a tiptronic transmission. The tiptronic is slow to launch anyways. Adding a chip and exhaust will help a bit, but a BOV has nothign to do with power. It's purely for noise (and making your car run rich).

 

It seems by the last of responses I have hit a subject that has no good news. This seems to be an excellent forum and I appreciate the incredibly quick response. I am now considering if I should just sell this car and persue something with more potential.

 

This car has potential, just not with tiptronic tranny. I raced a friend that has a a6 tip and schooled him of the line but he would stay right with me once in the powerband.

 

Before you dump it, try a chip and a 710N Diverter valve. Made all the difference for me. Then again, I am way past the age of racing people at red lights.

Externally, I've kept the car bone stock. Internally, I put beanie babies in the rear window. Makes the car appear to be a real sleeper.

 

I have a "Baby on Board" triangle.

but yeah the A4 is a bitch to tune. it cost a **** load of money to modify. I would bother trying to sell it b/c you will get less than what you paid for it and that become frustrating

 

is this the cheapest to find Audi car styling modification tuning parts

 

If anyone is concerned about reliability, I had the GIAC chip modifications done in 2004 when my A4 was brand new and have had no issue 240,000 kms and 8 years later.

Mine is a 6 speed stick, and you definitely notice the difference!

 

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