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Old 06-15-2007, 12:17 PM
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Default Upgrading to S8

I have an '03 A6 4.2 now and am looking to move to an '01-'02 S8. Any gotchas I need to be aware of?
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Default im told 02s have better programmed trannys. so go for that if u can.

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Default Re: im told 02s have better programmed trannys. so go for that if u can.

Maybe a stupid question..

Why dont you guys code your trannys the same as the euro spec cars ? or is that what your trying to avoid ?
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Default The S8 tranny can't be recoded, and ...

I assume the Euro and US spec S8's have the same coding. In any case, the only way an '02 S8 is "better programmed" is that it has an optional sport mode in auto; but if you really want a sport mode, run the tranny in TIP mode.
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