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03-04-2007, 09:20 PM #1
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500 hp mods
hey, i got a 93' bird and am getting a 500hp engine for it. just wondering what i NEED to upgrade and what i SHOULD, and what will happen if i dont. using the car mostly everyday in summer,MN...thanks
...what else should i add to boost power??
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03-04-2007, 09:32 PM #2
What exactly do u mean 500 hp engine. I mean w/ that power u will need a good exhaust/ intake setup. (long tube headers / catback exhaust, whatever the best intake setup is for a Lt1)
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03-04-2007, 09:38 PM #3
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yea we need some more details. What kind of engine? Auto or manual? 500rwhp or flywheel. Either way you should do some suspersion mods to put all that power to the ground and prevent it from twisting up your chassis. Subframe connectors at the very minimum.
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03-04-2007, 09:48 PM #4
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ok, its a assembled 383 from precisionengine.comengine, auto tranny, 500 at flywheel
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03-04-2007, 09:57 PM #5
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well im a manual guy, but i know that if you are using a stock A4 that it won't last that long. So i would look into a built trans.
For the suspension i would probably go all out. Things like subframe connectors, lower control arms, panhard rod, torque arms. Then the car should hook pretty good with the right tires.
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03-04-2007, 10:00 PM #6
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well im a manual guy, but i know that if you are using a stock A4 that it won't last that long. So i would look into a built trans.
For the suspension i would probably go all out. Things like subframe connectors, lower control arms, panhard rod, torque arms. Then the car should hook pretty good with the right tires.
are there any kits u can buy to beef up the trany? who has affordable built tranys?
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03-04-2007, 10:04 PM #7
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for the stock A4 most guys put in a shift kit and put a stall in it. Plenty of places make transmissions. I would check out the automatic section of the drivetrain section for better ideas on that. There are member from all over the country and i'm sure there are people in minnesota that have had an A4 built by a local shop.
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03-04-2007, 10:13 PM #8
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thanks a lot, do u think ill need anything else?
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03-04-2007, 10:19 PM #9
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03-04-2007, 10:36 PM #10
12 bolt rear. The stock 10 bolt won't make it. Built tranny as was mentioned.
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03-04-2007, 10:41 PM #11
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03-04-2007, 10:43 PM #12
I wish someone would've told my a4 that when I broke mine with bolt ons.
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03-04-2007, 10:46 PM #13
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03-05-2007, 11:09 AM #16
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how much are the stock trannys able to handle with a shift kit and converter?
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03-05-2007, 11:14 AM #17
Definately a beefed-up tranny and built rear-end. Stock rears can break under stock power. Possibly a new aluminum driveshaft as well. Suspension also if you want to get all that power to the ground.
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03-05-2007, 11:19 AM #18
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pewter- 2001 z28 lingenfelter 383
his stock rear end COULD last a long ass time if he dosnt beat on the car and or put slicks on it.........im still on the stock rear end and its quiet as can be...i dont drag the car either though
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03-05-2007, 11:32 AM #19
You're right, it COULD last a while. But it won't survive the first few hard launches at the track. What good's a stall if you don't use it?
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03-05-2007, 11:36 AM #20
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honestly, dont go to track much, mostly highway, will that make a difference?
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