so i was talking to a buddy of mine who was explaining to me how turbo'd cars can brake boost .. (driving holding down the accelerator to build up boost, but with your foot on the break to not actually go faster, and then releasing the brake )

and I was curious, does Audi have a safety feature to avoid this? i tried it several times and it wouldnt work for me, so is it something im doing wrong or is it the car itself that restricts it? its a b5 1.8t quattro 5 speed btw...

oh and if it is a restrcition, anyone know a way to bypass it?

 

all you are doing is giving the engine resistance so you can provide more gas without more RPM's creating boost.

if you have an 01 and00 i believe, you cant. becuase it is drive by wire (DBW) the computer wont let you gas and break at the same time

 

ya i could not do it becasue i was 2001. if you hit the break you get fuel cut. just get 2 step and anti lag and you will eliminate the problem

 

isnt 2 step a launch program?

 

yes yes it is and its the most fun you will ever have

 

lol yeah i have a friend with a modded evo who has has it...pre neat little program...revs to 5500 rpms and just sits there till he lets out the clutch then boom inst boost lol

 

no wonder i could never do it with my car damn ze germans

 

Why would you have a problem with boosting? From a stop you drop it higher while rolling you downshift. turbo lag shouldn't be a consern with a stick you can either be in the boost or not you don't need brakes to do it. Brake boosting is for automatics.

 

isnt it the same thing as left foot braking?

 

ya but from a dead stop you cant build that much boost. some ko3 and ko4 can build a bit of boost but on my car i can hit the 2step and hit what ever boost i have it set to