On Topic Poll: Who would modify their TT with Engine/Turbo upgrades if they were available?
 

It has been brought to a few people's attention that certain tuners consider the TT market a non-market regarding anything beyond a standard chip.

So, by a raise of hands, who is interested in modification beyond the standard chip? It could be anything from a custom program for an intake to a bigger intercooler, a race chip, or up to bigger turbo kits.

If we have a decent amount of people, I'm sure we can find other tuners that would like to take our money.

I want a ceramic ball bearing turbo!!!!!

I want a Ford GT-40. But......I also am considering stage 3+.

I would be interested
 

cause more then likely when this car goes back I am going to buy a 1.8T A4. If I owned the TT then hell yeah..

I would consider Stage III depending on numbers (HP for cash etc)

Me!!!!

ME ME ME..
 

Problem is I have not received my car yet (Should have it by March 16th), but my plan is as follows.. I decided everything will be done in stages due to money and I would also like to fully brake in the car.. I figured if there are any bugs they will come out before I do serious mods..

Stage 1 (all done before this summer/race season)
--Race seats
--Exhaust
--Gauges
--Euro Mirrors
--Race tires/rims
--Lens film

Stage 2
Part A Winterization (all done after this summer before November)
--Snow tires (Nokians. Sp?)
--Matts
Part B (Done after winter around March 03)
--Coilovers
--Brakes
--Chip

Stage 3 (Around March 04)
--Turbo upgrade
--Clutch/Flywheel

Since I am not in a rush Im in a pretty good position, and from what I have heard APR sound like its kit will be interesting.. Really eager to hear what the 225s kit will put out..

You forgot the 100cell race cat.... its a must

Not me...I'm not into mods.

Me, but now I'm curious--just how fast (0-60/55-70 mph) can we make our cars and at what cost?

Its not a question of if for me it is a question of *when*

for almost 40K you can go 3.8 0-60

Need you ask?
 

F**k yeah I want turbo upgrades...I want the go to match the show!!!

These mods are not a value proposition....leaving it stock is......
 

just a chip is the most cost effective.

Re: These mods are not a value proposition....leaving it stock is......
 

True, but for some folks out there, we just have to have more...
Money to burn I know, a waste to invest so much cash into a car which is depreciating daily, but for some of us its the pleasure delivered from knowing we have created a (hopefully) better faster cooler car than Audi had originally sold us,not to mention the grin factor knowing you can really hit 160mph ;-)

Marcus

How much to do low 5's? (hmm, posts don't delete too quick)

Buying a car is not a value proposition. You loose money daily no matter what.

to do low fives in a 225:
 

figure the following

exhaust cat back $600-$1100
race cat $1000-1100
FMIC $1000-1100
Abt Chip
Forge Valve
Lightweight Wheels (to improve accel times)
Abt Air filter (this is a controversial part, but I like it)

All this stuff with a good 5w30 sythetic oil and if your car is in really good tune and if the temperature is right whould put you into the low fives if you have a really good launch

I would, which you and most of the tuners already know.

Seriously consier it,

I'll settle for ceramic brakes!

hand up

heard Porsche might discontinue due to horrible noise
 

problem, also RUF wont use them because they feel that theres a longevity issue...I dont think are cars go fast enough to warrant the cost of a ceramic disk as opposed to a drilled/slotted cast rotor with a god 6 pot caliper..but the Porsche brakes look nice.

yes.

If it would void my (supposed) warranty than Certainly!

Look nice, yes!!! I saw them on a GT2 over the weekend...plain wrong they were :)

Sorry... I have become a PurisTT from a longevity perspective.

Of course!

Upsolute said they would do a chip, and you can custom make a turbo to fit on the car.....

APR, ATP, PES...you guys seeing this?
 

If ya'll were smart youd be grabbing email addresses and emailing us to see how many of us have interest and money to match...
Can't believe ya'll are gonna let business like this slip away....Especially in this economy.
Get on it!!

Marcus

Not me...just give me higher octane gas and I can go faster..:-)...
 

yea I have hit a wall so what you have in mind???

??? If most tuners know this, where is it all?

They'd be WRONG but how do we get these people to understand the true AUDI person's way of seeing?

Each and everyone that I have talked to has told me no money in it . . .
 

and they also don't think TT owners are into modifying their cars.

Only after my warranty expires ;) - of course!

Nah, but I would also like harnesses ..

Oh, my bad. I thought you were saying that the tuners know that a lot of people want to mod

Only from what I have been telling them.

Hmmm....i think that would be a good first mod :-)

U means Upsolute can make a custom program fro bigger turbo? Where do u get that?