Man, on 695, I saw a beat up Ford Ranger, cab and all that.....he was under cover, so I feel you on wasting your money for 70hp and cant use it, that money can be spent on something else. It was just a thought. What do you have done to your car?

 

See signature for mods. I enjoy the extra "pull" of the chipped car. It is noticeable, especially if you have to pull out and pass on a 2-lane. Plus it removes the governor - I've had my car to 145-150 (tough to tell, the speedo was bouncing a little). At least Michigan highways are 70mph which means driving at 77 is "legal".

 

Abbot, I am planning to get Pioneer Avic-D3 navigation. I am sick of thid RNS-D crap. Takes like 15 minutes to enter destination address. I don't get it..why do Europeans gets better options and accessories? Why not RNS-E for North American buyers?? I know RNS-E is available on ebay and navplus.us, but I will try to Avic-D3.

Let me know if you are in FaceBook. I will share my pics there.

ppgoal, you are lucky man. On the beltway, we have 55m limit on some parts of the highway.

 

I fount computers that you can install into your car (Windows XP)with flip out touch screen monitors. I was gonna use that for my Navi (Mapquest) and myipod hook up. I work in the IT help desk at my job so I'm into computers. The computer has 2 models, with and with outa AM/FM tuner. I'm going to get the one without the tuner and buy an Alpine head unit to fill up the extra space that will be below the monitor. I'm into that kind of stuff more so then mods and tuning, so thats where my chip money will go.

 

Does anyone have stainless steel brake lines installed? If so, can you tell the diffrernce in stopping power?

 

Hey Abbot
to your first questions, there are lots of mods to do, here's what I have on mine and I am not even stage 3 yet...
Blue A6 2.7T Quattro - Stage 2 +:
APR 93+faulteraser/TBA, VAST Piggies, APR Dual Catback, APR DV's, APR BiPipe, APR Snub Mount Blue SAMCO Kit, TIP Recode 01032, NewSouth Power Gaskets
KONI Yellow Shocks w/ H&R Springs, H-Sport Sway Bars - 19" BBS RS-GT Diamond Black+245 Khumos SPT - Brembo Rotors and SS Brake lines
RS6 Lip Spoiler, S6 Door Blades, Debadged, Front Chrome Grille, Tint

So as you can see, I ahve S brake lines, and I love them, it is an affordable mod which with good pads will significantly improve braking, especially on a mountain ride or on th etrack..anytime you might experience a spongy brake pedal, fade...
When modding don't just focus on HP/performance gain, what goes fast must stop shorter and handle better too.
The chip is obviously a favorite, after that those are my favorites:
VAST Piggy Pipes (VAST)
H-Sport Sway bars (Purems)
SS Brake Lines (ECS Tuning)
TIP Recode (free)
Upgraded DV's and TB Boot is of course a must

 

^^^^How much HP do you think your putting down now?

 

Hey Neversummer,

If you search back a couple months in the magazine of eurotuner, they have a great s4 2.7t tuning guide.

It goes over a ton of parts, within different price ranges, its worth checking out.

 

I am guessing it is a 350+ hp and therefore 260-290WHP depending on power loss considered… everyone uses different #s it seems from 15 up to 25%. I think our cars lose 20+.
Anyone knows for sure?

 

Time to visit the AWD dyno Gigi.