There are inherent problems that can occur from modifying too many things at once, correct? For instance, it would make it quite a bit more difficult to isolate which of the mods caused an issue you may run into. Are there any mods in particular that any of you know about that should be done bythemself and road tested first before continuing on with other upgrades? I just began ordering things for my first performance upgrades and don't want to just jump in over my head on the first day if the components start rolling in quickly. VTDA, Forge 007PDV, Samco TIP, Brake Rotors and Steel Lines, Boost Gauge <--- should all arrive at roughly the same time. I'll be doing the installs myself.

Already has the APR ECU Upgrade.

 

I don't see anything in your list that would conflict with any of the other mods.

 

everything you listed should be fine to install together. If it makes you comfortable you can install one thing and the go for a drive then install the next. The real problem comes in when you build an engine and slap on a new turbo kit all at once. Your simple bolt ons shouldnt give you any harm if you take the time and install them correctly.

 

you'll be fine with those items all helping your car not harmful affects unless installed incorrectly.....but the golden rule when it comes to modding is to make sure the car is able to handle the mods....what i mean is that you need to make sure all the maintence stuff is Kosher. I hate to see all the people on this forum that have all these problems with their cars then ask "why is my car acting like this?" and rushing to Chip without making the car safe to begin with is a little dumb to me. and you wonder why stuff is breaking on you when you didnt take the time and make sure the car is running correctly in the first place. looks like your on the right track tho...goodluck

 

Thank you. I appreciate the help. I just got the car from it's 40k service and put brand new tires on it. right now it's on a boat being shipped from the US to my location. It has about50 miles on the tires and about 200 since the service. I had the ECU flashed at the APR site just after the service and just prior to shipment. I actually have not driven the car since the ECU upgrade. It should be here in two weeks and I'm excited to see the differences.

***Edit***
The Haldex unit was changed out during the service. I don't know whether the Timing belt has been changed out on the car. I bought it used 4 years ago. It had about 25k on it at the time. Is there anything I can look for to check this?

 

Do you mean the whole Haldex unit was replaced? If so, must have been EXPEN$IVE! What was the problem / symptoms? Do new tires have anything to do with it (like maybe old mismatched tires wearing-out the Haldex perhaps)?

 

I dont think they were related. It was covered under the extended warantee so I paid nothing.

 

Did you notice any symptoms or did they discover the problem?

 

haha. no way. Im an idiot. the dealer told me about it after the fact. I took the loaner car (S4) back to the dealer (reluctantly) and they gave me a list of stuff they replaced during the service. I didn't pay for it since it was covered.

 

Yes, we have numbers.