sick info, thanks for this. it helps alot of people that don't know $#!t obout their new audi........perfect for me!

 

These are for the S4, but a lot of this still applies to the C5.

http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Audi/B5...Newbie_FAQ.pdf

http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Audi/B5...uyersguide.pdf

Hope that helps

Cheers
Massboykie

 

is there a thread like this for the 2.8?

 

New to Audis. Terrific information on this thread and much appreciated as I just purchased an `03 Allroad with 48K miles and an extended warranty which should cover me for all those things identified in the thread. But, as I am already looking at acquiring an `01 A6 2.7T with 101K miles, this information will certainly make me a much better informed purchaser.

Thank you to all who are providing such good information on this site.

 

BUMP
Good Stuff about the 2.7T, Im dippingdown to FLfrom MD right at 70k, tuned up, fluids great. Hope the 15 -17 hour drive goes well in my Audi A6 2.7TQ.

Over all thanks for the advise

 

Bump...

this post is great! Need to keep this one near the top. So if you have gained any by this please bump this post back to the top.

 

Hello,

Can anyone help me with some ECU codes that I am getting?

I have a 2004 A6 2.7T automatic trans. There seems to be no performance issues but I keep tripping the check engine light whenever I downshift using the triptronic gears. It happened to me twice and I stopped downshifting but today the check engine light came on again without me downshifting.
The only other thing that it is doing is that whenever I am coasting with my foot off the excelerator, the RPM indicator needle bounces in between 1100 rpms and 1900 rpms. When I am excelerating, the car seems to have no problems. Only when I am coasting and/or slowing down to make a 90 degree left or right hand turn.

P1624 Mil call-up circuit on active intermittant.
P0741 Tourque converter clutch no power.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

BUMP! Awesome info.

Question. I live in a non emissions compliant state (FLA) Would a gutted cat help performance or should I leave it alone and save a few trees??

What's a good combination of mods to extract max HP from a stock setup? (2002 A6 2.7 TT 6 speed manual)

What's the next step in bolt ons with a budget of about 3k?

 

here's a link all A6 owners should have and visit... Will answer probably 90% of the questions asked on forums
http://sonolithics.com/files/a6_links.html

 

hey
I suggest you do some searching as they are hundreds of threads that will help answer your questions.
But here're a few things
Get Piggy Pipes (www.vastperformance.com, talk to Prince or Kurt). They'll gut the pre cats and relocate the O2 bungs so no CEL or no issues to pass inspection. This mod will give you maybe an additional 20hp-20TQ (some say 30) when cobined with the chip. But it will also decrease the temprature behind the turbos which translates in more reliability.

A good combo of mods is APR Chip/Tune, Piggy Pipes, then have a local ship make you a catback. YOU'll get about 350hp ish and 400TQ (Crank)with 93 octane. that's easy bolt on perf mdos.... go stage 3 and you'll spend thousands more but will get 420-450AWHP.

then I would get Hawks HPS pads, Goodridge Stainless Steal brake lines.... better rotors if you have $.

Finally get HSport sway bars to decrease roll and dive.. you'll notice an immediate improvement in handling... complete with a set a of shocks and springs... various optons based on your driving needs... H&R or Eibach springs are popular... KOni yellows or FSDs or Billstein shocks are popular... Don't do springs only and don't do Coil Overs unless you track your A6 or drive aggressively in twisties very often.

For looks basics are RS6 lip spoiler, S6 door blades, lower suspension (Above), front grilles, debadge the trunk(free), tint, wheels....
For rims I would stick to 18's for a compromise of looks/handling/ride comfort especially if you live in an area with bad roads or/and you pick an aggressive suspension set up... 19's is the max, bogger looks silly and you'll be riding on rubber bands. go for a simple clean design and avoid chrome.... look for a reputable manufacturer/brand, avoid chinese wheels..
BUY a good tire or you may experience vibration, harshness and exessive wear...

have fun
Brice