Audi 3.0T Tech Guides & News

Audi coolant control valve in the 3.0T cooling system, diagnosis guide
Audi cooling

Coolant Control Valve on Audi: What It Actually Does

Understand how the coolant control valve works in Audi cooling and charging systems, the symptoms...
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Audi 3.0T supercharged high flow cats compared with test pipes for S4, S5, Q5 and SQ5
Audi 3.0T

Test Pipes vs High Flow Cats: Which One Fits Your Audi 3.0T or 4.0T?

Test pipes or high flow cats? This decision guide compares flow, sound, smell, check engine...
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Catless downpipe vs catted: Vorsprung catless downpipe for Audi SQ7, SQ8 and RSQ8 EA825 4.0T
Catless vs Catted

Catless Downpipe vs Catted: Power, Sound, Smell, CEL and Resale

Six rounds, two contenders. We put catless and catted downpipes head to head on power,...
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Audi downpipe buyers guide: high-flow catted downpipe for Audi SQ7, SQ8 and RSQ8 EA825 4.0T
Audi Downpipe

Audi Downpipe Buyers Guide: 10 Checks for 3.0T and 4.0T Owners

Before you spend four figures on exhaust, run this 10-point checklist. Materials, flanges, O2 bungs,...
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Catless test pipe style downpipe for Audi 4.0T SQ7, SQ8 and RSQ8, illustrating catalytic converter test pipes
Audi 3.0T

Catalytic Converter Test Pipes: What They Are, Risks and Who They Suit

Catalytic converter test pipes replace your cats with open tube. Here is what that really...
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Vorsprung high-flow catted downpipe for the Audi 4.0T V8, the first section of a turbo-back exhaust
Audi 3.0T

What Is a Turbo Back Exhaust? Turbo-Back vs Cat-Back vs Downpipe on Audis

What is a turbo back exhaust, and how is it different from a cat-back or...
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Audi RS7 tuning: Vorsprung high-flow catted downpipe for the C8 RS7 EA825 4.0T V8
Audi RS7

Audi RS7 Tuning: C8 4.0T Stages, Downpipes and What Actually Holds Up

Audi RS7 tuning for the C8 EA825 4.0T: what Stage 1, 2 and 3 really...
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High flow catted downpipe for Audi C8 RS6, RS7 and D5 A8, S8 EA825 4.0T V8
Catalytic Converter

High Flow Catted Downpipe Guide: Cell Counts, CELs and Audi Fitment

A high flow catted downpipe keeps a converter in the pipe but swaps the choking...
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