Oppo, is any of this shit worth getting?

"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
09/15/2014 at 19:12 • Filed to: None

Please halp, performance oriented.

http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B5_A4-Qua…

DISCUSSION (11)

Decay buys too many beaters > jkm7680
09/15/2014 at 19:21

Motor mounts = good on my car (FR-S)

WMI kits = good with proper sensors and protection in place *note some tracks do not allow such systems*

TBW tuner, no real comments on this but if it helps TBW systems feel a little bit more organic I'd be all for it. I hate the throttle on the Scion.

jkm7680 > Decay buys too many beaters
09/15/2014 at 19:23

Thanks for the tips man!

treesmakewater > Decay buys too many beaters
09/15/2014 at 19:57

the tbw in my c5 a6 feels pretty organic.

Decay buys too many beaters > treesmakewater
09/15/2014 at 20:03

Never driven an Audi so I don't know, but my ideal throttle is one where you would have to tell me it isn't a cable.

The FR-S is OK, and pretty seamless on a track, but just going around town it feels like playing a laggy video game over a 56k in the 90s.

deekster_caddy > jkm7680
09/15/2014 at 20:10

Do you already have mods on your car? Water/methanol is for cooling a heavily modded setup (IMO). Stiffer motor mounts prob not required at stock power levels (but I haven't seen your kind of car). Throttle response - I would like that on our B6 Passat, I'm used to the delay now but it took some time. Lag especially annoying because it's a manual... I would hope it could be programmed out with a Ross Tech Vag Com but not sure. I'd rather spend my money on the programmer (which I did)

jkm7680 > deekster_caddy
09/15/2014 at 20:12

That's the thing. Due to my A4's 12v (2v per cylinder) setup there is tons of horseshit about the amount of mods that you can do to it. In other words, it's fairly stock.

It's a 5-speed manual, so the throttle thing would probably help.

I've also been looking at this sketchy website here, that claims to have a performance chip.

http://motodyne.com/frames/audi_a4…

treesmakewater > Decay buys too many beaters
09/15/2014 at 20:21

my throttle is a little too sensitive at light throttle (like stop and go traffic). My only complaint is the peddle needs to be a little "heavier" like the Subaru tbw

Decay buys too many beaters > treesmakewater
09/15/2014 at 20:28

I guess it's also an issue that my other car/beater DD has a cable throttle, so I never really get used to the TBW feeling. That being said, I never had to "get used to" any of my cars with throttle cables.

treesmakewater > Decay buys too many beaters
09/15/2014 at 20:50

i have, 2002 ford f150.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > jkm7680
09/16/2014 at 00:12

From what I've heard, this is not a great motor to add power to, or easy for that matter.

That being said, motor mounts not a bad idea especially if you have 75-100k miles on original mounts. Don't bother with WMI unless you're adding forced induction and tons of power (heat). And... SprintBooster works quite well. Won't 'necessarily' make your car faster, but it sure feels that way at the very least. I think it's worth it. More or less.

jkm7680 > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
09/16/2014 at 07:14

Thanks for the advice!