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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 04:17 PM
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Question What Mods Next?

Okay, i am looking to do some more mods to my car. Bolt on items and such. no large $$ items though. I don't really want to do headers. And for now i am not buying Drag radials.

My thoughts are new gears. I don't know if it is necessary to upgrade to a 3 series carrier or not. If i do gears, i was thinking 3:42's. I can buy them for a 2 series carrier...is this a bad idea?

Next idea is Throttle body port/polish, new intake bellow, and possibly a Pace MAF.

Currently i have lowering springs for my car and have new shocks and struts on the way this week. Looking at buying new panhard currently...and waiting on a reply for relocating brackets and LCA's.

I feel my exhaust is pretty free flowing.....and finishing out the intake would just about do all i can with bolt-ons.

What are some of the thoughts about what i should do next.

Opinons please?
Old Mar 24, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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Don't bother changing your MAF or bellows. I would suggest a Shaner's S2 throttle body. As for changing gears, there's no good reason to go with a 3 series from a 2 series. As a matter of fact, you may lose ABS doing that. Do the S2 TB.
Old Mar 24, 2003 | 05:33 PM
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Gears sound like a good idea. ^^ do what he said.

I didn't notice if you had sub frame connectors or not. If you don't, get some. They're cheap, and something you can actually feel.
Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:23 PM
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Where do you get that throttle body you guys are talking about?
Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:34 PM
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Subframe connectors might not be a bad idea (as was mentioned), and regarding gears, you simply buy a 3.42 gear set that's intended for a 2 series carrier --- the ring gear is just made a little thicker, that's all --- I'm planning on getting 3.73's for my car sometime this year, and I've already confirmed that 3.73's can be ordered for the 2 series rear end. Also, just FYI, 3.42's are a very good "all-round" gear for A4's IMO. You will get a lot better "snap" off the line, and yet they're not too low, so you can still maintain good highway driveability. If I were more concerned about that, I'd probably stick to 3.42's as well, but I want the low end power increase, so that's why I'm going with the 3.73's (although 4.10's might be even better, but I do rack up a lot of miles, so I want SOME mileage left?! ).

HTH
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