New member checking in... will be a new owner as of tomorrow morning

**S4toSTI** · 04-06-2005 11:04 AM

I have about 170 i already picked up a k&n filter and the intake elbow thing both form jscspeed since they are so close (great guys by the way) so yeah now i am looking into exhausts... what mods do u have.

**WRC_Obsessed** · 04-06-2005 11:21 AM

I just have an axleback on now. I have a job change coming up and there is a good chance of relocation so I am being responsible and not spending any unnecessary money.

I am planning on doing suspension and a turbo kit at some point.

**S4toSTI** · 04-06-2005 11:54 AM

very cool i am kinda startinf with what the car needs for right now so i know when i beet on it i will not break it

**WRC_Obsessed** · 04-06-2005 12:09 PM

You should definitey keep the car stock for a bit and get a feel for it. Take it to some auto-x events and throw it around. You will get an idea of where it needs improvements.

**AwdTurboWrx** · 04-06-2005 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by S4toSTI

Thanks everyone yeah i picked it up and all i have to say is wow

. I will try to take pictures later if i can get my hands off the wheel and the shifter

! This car is amazing it is so fast. I thought my s4 was fast but this car is WOW. The only question i have was the dealer told me not to put it in dccd manual on dry roads because it could toast the diff i find this alittle outlandish is there any truth to their statement any help would be greatly appreciated.

dont put the dccd in any of the manual modes if you are in a parking lot or making very slow turns (5mph or under lets say). It makes noises and everything starts clunking around like its about to break and it will scare the sh!t out of you. Than i read up on it and called dealer and they said it was normal. (it even mentions it in manual). I would just keep it on auto for daily driving and of course mess around with it for drag racing or road racing. Dont worry about all the noises sti lsd makes. Its all normal.

And of course congrats on the car!!! im sorta shocked you think its faster than a s4. I thought s4's would be quicker off a roll. Its probably the boost put you back in your seat making you think its faster or maybe i'm just wrong haha. Congrats again.

**S4toSTI** · 04-06-2005 02:10 PM

Its just the s4 is a heavy car 4000 pounds is alot the sti at 3300 is has a far advantage. you would think the s4 would have alot more torque with the v8 but its only 302 sure it peaks at 2500 but where on a track are u gonna be below 3500 where the torque in the sti peaks at and for a staight line race from a roll u are never going to be at 3500 either so i think stock vs stock a sti would destory a s4 on a track and in a drag race it would be a driver race from a dig and a sti pulling on a roll.

**AwdTurboWrx** · 04-06-2005 05:44 PM

sti has 1k of basically worthless rpm after you get some mods. all your torque is down there. People sometimes have real nice times shifting at 6k which puts you back into nice torque range.