Audi A8 My Fiero (Page 215/220)
engine man SEP 06, 08:59 PM
well today i took it for a ride up over 100 and it seems to be fine now that i have cross braced the bottom and tightened all the lateral link bolts up good and tight but i will make sure with the solid links that i have on the way
engine man SEP 10, 11:52 AM
i bought some 5/8 rod ends and rods and some 5/8 to 12mm spacers , i only bought 8 of the spacer to do the inner mounting points but i will drill & tap the knuckle to 5/8 Ok
engine man OCT 01, 05:26 PM
just the other day i was looking at the car and see where i am going to need to do some repair as the fiberglass is cracked as i just did not make it thick enough but that is all right as i will repair all those things i feel that can be done better on the body but as far as the engine tune it is good now and the car runs fast and quick i want to do both a 1/4 mile and a top speed run i just have not had the time to go to the drag strip as it is about 100 miles away and i have had a bunch of things on my plate
engine man OCT 03, 01:19 PM
Wow today i did a experiment first i ran the car down the road and brought it up to 6500 in 2nd gear got 14 psi boost then i removed just the air filter and did the same thing and got 16.7 psi of boost a 2.7 pound gain i say it is time to find a better air filter or maybe dual filters as that from what i think is 50 to 70 hp it is costing me
pmbrunelle OCT 03, 07:56 PM
Fixing that would give a lot of hp for the dollar!
engine man OCT 04, 12:15 PM
pmbrunelle yes i need to do something do a dual air cleaner so no restriction and like you said cheap HP per dollar
engine man OCT 10, 04:23 PM
I put a new Airaid air filter on today and went and tested and all is good now i am hitting 16.8 pounds of boost @ 6500 rpm and the car is getting really close on the tune i did a test from a dead stop and i know that in 1/10th of a mile it does about 90 mph

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Rickady88GT OCT 13, 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by engine man:

Wow today i did a experiment first i ran the car down the road and brought it up to 6500 in 2nd gear got 14 psi boost then i removed just the air filter and did the same thing and got 16.7 psi of boost a 2.7 pound gain i say it is time to find a better air filter or maybe dual filters as that from what i think is 50 to 70 hp it is costing me



WOW, crazy. I guess clean costs? Either in upfront restrictions or back door completely that takes up valuable space, time and resources.
engine man OCT 14, 06:55 AM
yes Rickady88GT it pays to get a better filter the correct size and i even wonder if i took my air intake off completely if it would pick up even more boost amd think about smoothing things out in the blower to get more flow and then going to larger pully to slow it down but but keep the same boost due to improved flow in the blower
engine man OCT 22, 05:51 PM
well the car is up or the rest of the year and I am in a happy place about the car as t is close on the tune and it needs some minor work on the body as I did not get the fiberglass thick enough in a few places and it cracked but not a real big deal so I could just take it out next year and drive it or I could repair it first