2000 a6 intake
 

hey guys, im looking into modifing my car. i was wondering if its better to stay stock intake or upgrade? if upgraded, any suggestions?

What engine do you have and how far are you planning on going with the mods? If you have a 2.8 then the only real benefits to an intake are the sound and the fact that you don't have to buy another air filter. If you have a 2.7T and plan on a Stage 3 build, then yeah it'll help you when you get to that point.

I have the 2.7T and so far I just ordered a Billy Boat cat back exhaust and im thinking about getting an APR chip. I also want to do an intake but Ive heard mixed things. Some people say a short ram intake will help but Ive also heard that I should keep it stock and an intake could even take away horsepower.

see if i'm going to do an exhaust, it'd have to be turbo back.

I did a de-cat and muffler on a car back in aus, and that was nice. But when i went from the 1.5" dump to a 3" mandrel dump, that change was HUGE. (like 20HP huge, and full boost 1500rpm earlier!)

i think it's about $700 more though :S