Recent content by lilegbeaner16

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    No heat in the car

    um...its at the normal level not hot nor cold right in the middle... Were thinking it could be the thermistat, however, we could not fid the location of it. Does anyone know where it would be located on a 97 A4 2.8 quattro?
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    No heat in the car

    I have no heat and it's starting to get cold outside. For some reason i get a little bit of hot air from the heater, but it takes about 30 mins for it to come out. When it does decide to come out its only a little bit and not enough to warm up. Does anyone know what could be causing this? Thank...
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    Gear don't catch

    I know i really shouldnt be doing this in the first place, but i tryed it to see if it would help or not...When i shifted while i had the gas floored, the gears were not catchin at all, however, i was still aceelerating, with my RPM's stayin high. After doing this a few times to figure out what...
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    O2 sensors

    they do suck, but i had no other choice
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    O2 sensors

    Check engine light came on a little bit ago, i took it to Auto Zone so that they could have the codes checked out for me. The told me it was an O2 sensor before the cat's bank 2. My only problem is i dont know which is bank 2 and i cant find it in the manual either. Does anyone have any ideas if...
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    97-98 a4

    There are a few chips out there for the 2.8 AMD produces chips. Like everyone has already told ya def go for the 1.8t. I would trade in mine for the 1.8t if i could. Like i said earlyer, work for the 2.8 will have to be custom and expensive. If ya wanna know come of the custom work that im...
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    New, Bigger, and Better Valves

    Does anyone know where i could get bigger valves then the stocks for a 12v 97 A4 2.8 quattro? Im about to port and polish my heads and while im at it, i would also like to reaplce the stock valves with bigger aftermarket ones. Can anybody help me find any?
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    How to improve 1/4 mile time?

    I would have done that but the money to buy a supercharger is more then it would be to tubro charge it. A supercharger for the VR6 is $3500 from vf engineering, and i havent found any other companies that have a great rep as they do for cheaper price
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    How to improve 1/4 mile time?

    I wish i had the 1.8T. I made the mistake of buying the 2.8 without doing research, untill after i bought the car. I do realize that there is alot of work that will be going into the car, and i think i might actully do it. Everything will be a custom job with the install
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    How to improve 1/4 mile time?

    I would love to get a chip, but i don't know anyone that could possibly install it for me. The ones that work on my car will not touch anything that has to do with the ECU
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    How to improve 1/4 mile time?

    actully it's an all wheel drive, and im pretty sure that you could kill my time with ur eyes closed. I don't know how to power shift everyone tells me that you have to hit it at the right RPM or else u could really mess things up. Personally im not willing to take my chances on that at all!
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    How to improve 1/4 mile time?

    I finally took my car up to the track tonite to see what it runs. It's a 97 A4 Quattro. It's only got intake and 3" exhaust from the manifold back 2 high flow cats and a flowmaster Delta Series 40 muffler. At this point i do realized that i am losing power becuase there is not alot of back...
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    Sports Grille

    Im sure this has alerady been posted before, but does anyone know where i could find a sports grille for my A4? If this has been posted before, sorry for the repost.
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    New here...

    Alot of these guys know more about this stuff then i do but if ya still want my input...I just got my A4, this year, same exact car and everything. I think that its a good deal, the car is really reliable. Mine had 97K mi and i got it for $8500. Springs that i have on my car are Eibach lowerin...
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    Up In Smoke!!!

    I was tryint to catch up with my friend with his new SS, and i was doing a good job, when he was braking of course. We were doing this for about 10 mins, untill when we came to a stop light and there was smoke comin frlom my right rear wheel. Havent had a chance to check it out yet becuz its...