Haldex upgrade

[gareth_oau]

Very True Lance, but torque is only a secondary issue. an exhaust makes it sound a whooooole lot nicer

[sukebe]

Does the Haldex upgrade make the car quicker?

If so, does it feel $1700 quicker?

For 1700, i reckon i could get an exhaust. Then maybe chipping might up things again (tried GIAC - drove round the block and took it straight back - no change to stock).

Anyone got ideas on a 2-3K performance mod for the 3.2?

I don't think the Haldex feels $1700 quicker, but it is definitely great bang for buck at this price:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HALDEX-AWD-Control-Unit-1999-2006-Audi-TT-04-VW-R32_W0QQitemZ180207379092QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

[Lance B]

Very True Lance, but torque is only a secondary issue. an exhaust makes it sound a whooooole lot nicer

LOL. Ain't that the truth!

Another reason I like the Passat better than the Liberty is that there is at least some sort of sporty exhaust note with the Passat, but the Liberty was deathly quiet. The Liberty 3.0R B spec is *supposed* to be a sports type car with it's Bilstein shocks, bigger brakes etc, but it had *no* character. The Passat has a nice raspy exhaust note that at least *sounds* like it means business.

[3Putt]

You don't need to talk to me about torque curves - I just jumped out of a Liberty B4!

Had it chipped plus 3" stainless from turbos back - still had that god awful "valley of death" on the dyno charts (not to mention on most upshifts).

BTW, I tried the GIAC chip. It made no difference whatsoever so i had it taken straight back off for a full refund.

Might have to bolt on some hardware first to up the ante on this beast...