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    A5 Roof Storage question

    So ive bought the genuine audi roof bars, for a good price. However now im having the challenge of trying to find a roofbox that i can mount on to it. The bars are 50mm in diameter, much thicker than other roof bars What are my options? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2008 a3 se tdi newbie owner with a couple of questions

    hi all, Been lurking on here for a few years, previously had a b7 a4 1.8t quattro special edition at stage 2, but sense prevailed and im now in an a3 2.0 tdi (bkd engine). Ive done some reading and am glad to find ive got a revision c head, the cambelt was also done at 90k, but have just gone...
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    Cruise control stopped working :( 2006 1.8t

    So my cruise control has stopped working :( It coincidentally hapoened after my stage 2 remap and never really bothered me, until this weekend when ive driven to plymouth and back. What are the potential causes? Vagcom brings up no faults at all but ive read that broken clutch or brake...
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    audi a4 b7 tdi pd140 issue help asap

    Brother was driving away in front of me and accelerated quite vigorously, the engine made, loads of black smoke, a high pitched noise and then loads if thick white smelly smoke. It also misfires after a couple of revs at 1500rpm Its had an egr valve change this week. What could it be? The...
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    front mount kit questions

    So im looking for a 2.5" diameter front mount intercooler kit. Ive got a bfb engined b7, which is the same as a b6, and wkndered if anyone had a definitive list of what pipework is needed if i was to buy a universal ebay cooler / toyosports one and then buy the pipework too. Would i need a map...
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    brake upgrade options please

    so i'm looking at more power, and with that i'll need to be able to stop better. Car is on the stock brakes at the moment, a 1.8t quattro (163) what are my options? change pads and discs for uprated replacements, i cant figure out whether mine are 312mm or 321mm? different carriers and bigger...
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    Power from a 1.8t

    So i'm on the slippery slope of tuning my 1.8t (B7) BFB engine, and can't find a definite answer on what people use in terms of turbos, the rest i get and i've started collecting: BAM injectors, Stainless Exhaust Panel Filter and i've got these to follow: 3" MAF (and supporting TIP) FMIC kit...
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    show me your pipes

    so i'ev got my car booked in at longlife for the 14th, and just wondering what exits you guys have on your a4s? mines 1.8t, twin exit, was thinking possibly 4" rolled tips, as its whats oem but bigger, but are there other options? not really a fan of the ovals, looks too RS4ish. any pictures...
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    1.8t quattro tuning

    So ive got myself a 1.8t quattro b7 saloo, its the same BFB engine as the b6 1.8t. Ive had a stage 1 map done and its transformed the car. Only problem is im now thinking about more power. What are my options? Cant find much info on my engine. Appears to be the bfb code 1.8t. I believe it to...
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    My S-line Quattro Sport 1.8t

    So i gave up the life of a vr6 for comfort and an allround upgrade to this 2006 a4 sline quattro 1.8t and its amazing. The 4wd is awesome, heated purple leather and bose audio. I love it But i couldnt leave it with the 160bhp it had, so i took it to motech performance in northampton...
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    tuning options for 1.8t quattro

    So ive got myself a 1.8t quattro b7 saloon. Ive had a stage 1 map done and its transformed the car. Only problem is im now thinking about more power. What are my options? Cant find much info on my engine. Appears to be the bfb code 1.8t. I believe it to have a ko3 turbo. Im thinking a ko4...
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    A Few S3 questions

    so, i've been browsing pistonheads / autotrader, and a few select forums, and have decided that for my next car, the S3 ticks all my boxes, but i have a few questions, that i have searched for the answer, but nothing seems to come up, so if you kind people would help me with some info, that...
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    Hi

    my names chris, 23, joined up as i'm looking at a fast audi as my next car, my choices are: mk1 Audi TT stage 2, an 8L S3 at stage 2 hopefully, or a B5 S4 at 330bhp ish :) i want as reliable and fast as possible so yeh, thats me and my wishes, i shall read like a demon now