- false?

Told me that there wouldn't be any problem.

03 A6 2.7t

 

Well it's more about the torque than anything; from the misc. reports i've seen around, I would say around 300ft lbs of torque would be nearing the upper limits of the transmission. Generally if you are putting more power than that into a vehicle you have the money to properly do the transmission

....So what exactly are you doing?

 

I know they threw a TIP in the 2003 RS6, but I assume its beefed up. I know the APR chip for the 2.7T will throw it up to 366lb-ft (382lb-ft on 93 octane) and they say its designed to work "within the OEM and Tier 1 Supplier specifications for engine component stress tolerances and performance specifications." Given that info, the RS6 has 415lb-ft so maybe the transmission is the same TIP as the 2.7T...My 2004 A6 S-Line is factory chiped to 280lb-ft and I doubt Audi would factory tune a car to within 20lb-ft of the transmission max stress threshold...I am curious to know the answer as well...I plan on doing an APR upgrade myself once my warranty is up.

 

Chip, eventually Ko4's. I would like around 400hp. different audis have differnt tiptronic transmissions. For the A4 I'd probably agree.

 

The trans internally can handle about 400 horsepower max, but the torque converter is only good for around 350-375 before going to pot. 350 horsepower would be a good goal if you wanted to run around without any problems, but don't exceed it. If you do you will need parts from level 10 or any other company that sells transmission upgrade parts.

 

hmmm...

The audi guy I spoke to laughed and said that the trans is definitely good to at least 400 horsepower. He said at 400, it would be completely reliable.

 

It's not his transmission now is it? Nor his money either. I'll tell you it can handle 500 if you bring the car back to me when the tranny fails so I can put a nice new one in for ya.

Maybe you should have bought a different car.

 

Sounds like the "audi" guy is pulling figures out of his butt, 98% of the techs that work on audi have no idea what the cars are capable of outside normal operation. So if you still want to push it to 400+ horsepower, knock yourself out... Like jeffla said, don't come crying to us when it goes kaboom.

 

My dog just told me that the transmission can handle 600 HP. I am now afraid that he may be lying to me.

 

I'm sure the Audi tip transmission can handle 400 HP at least once. The second pass may be a problem....