first performance upgrade for a4

[Moser7]

I have a 2000 Audi A4 Quattro. I am looking to up the HP in my A4. What should be my first purchase in doing this? I am on a low budget, but I am willing to spend if I really need to. Also could you list some websites? That would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[fwdcarssuck]

what kind of a4 do u have 1.8 or 2.8 quattro non quattro avant or sedan

[Moser7]

I have a 1.8T Quattro sedan.

[Barre]

I would say chip it for the first mod

[Mutinyno9]

Chip for the first and exhaust next(for performance)

[marked001]

chip is def. best bang for the buck.

[Moser7]

Thanks guys...do you know of any sites that I can go to, to purchase a chip? Thanks

[marked001]

..GIAC and APR are the two frontrunners...go to their sites and see if there are any dealers near you.. that's the best thing to do.. that way you have access to the dealer if there are any problems down the road or if you want to upgrade the software...so pick whichever's closest []

..otherwise, you'll have to send out your ecu to get chipped...so that would mean no car for a few days.

[Moser7]

Do u know how much faster the 0-60 times would be if i did add a chip? and my car is manual if u were wondering. thanks

[marked001]

...dont really pay attention to 0-60 times and what not.. take a look on the manufacturers' sites though maybe...

[Audi-Man]

cold air intake would not be a bad idea, and as for chips and exhaust and a lot of other stuff, check out
www.pes-tuning.com they got a lot of stuff.

[marked001]

..the intakes out there for our cars are a huge rip...they offer no better performance than stock and are grossly overpriced... best bet is to leave stock or attach cone filter to the stock inlet tube. instead of paying $200+ for a filter and a little u-pipe... these intakes are also not cold air... the only way to really get a true cold air intake is to relocate the battery and run the filter into the battery box.... very nice setup.

[mikeho]

What will a computer chip modification do to the car? Will it just remove the Governor's set top speed limit? Or changing the timing of firing of the engine. There is also a chip for the tiptronic transmission in the market. Will I need both the engine chip and transmission chip? Mine is a 2000 A4 1.8T Quattro Tiptronic Sports Package.

[marked001]

not sure on everything the chip does..but most notably it raises the boost.usually to about 1 bar.. also adjusts fuel, timing, etc..and everything associated to running properly when running higher pressures.

[mikeho]

Thanks.
My auto shop guy told me that performance chip may send too many faulty signal to the car's on board computer, leading to more electronic error. He was showing me the handheld device that plug into the car's computer. He told me not to mess with modifying the engine chip. On the other hand, I see a lot of Audi guy doing that. What do you think?