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I can barely sleep with her sitting on the driveway.

Although one question, took her for a drive earlier and didn't really notice any real power difference after 5K rpm. This is probably a stupid question, how noticeable is this really.
Should it smack you in the face?

congrats mate and welcome

I would say you can notice it but it is not a smack in the face....I would describe it as an extra search but you can def feel it

Its more noticeable in 2nd or 3rd.

just read that back!!

extra surge I meant to say!

I'm a relatively new owner, but in my experience I noticed little or no surge until I got a replacement air filter at MRC last week. Even then, it's quite a subtle kick, not like a turbo, but it just keeps going and going....

i would say subtle kick probably best describes it.....good luck with the motor fella

Yes, as extra surge sums it up well. Similar (but slightly less) to the surge you get in a Honda Type R with VTEC but nothing like as much as a turbo kick.

There are 2 things you are feeling - in the 1st 3 gears you do not getting full throttle (even though your foot is on the floor) until you hit 5000-5500rpm. In 4th to 6th gears you have WOT through the revs but at 5000 you get the cams changing and this gives you a rise in torque and another 'kick'. If you are used to turbo cars you would not call it a kick!

Irvined did you get a look at my car while you were at Mrc?

Doug_S2 wrote:There are 2 things you are feeling - in the 1st 3 gears you do not getting full throttle (even though your foot is on the floor) until you hit 5000-5500rpm. In 4th to 6th gears you have WOT through the revs but at 5000 you get the cams changing and this gives you a rise in torque and another 'kick'. If you are used to turbo cars you would not call it a kick!

Great information Doug thanks!

"100 things you didn't know about the B7 RS4" by Doug@MRC.....I'd buy it!

Doug_S2 wrote:There are 2 things you are feeling - in the 1st 3 gears you do not getting full throttle (even though your foot is on the floor) until you hit 5000-5500rpm. In 4th to 6th gears you have WOT through the revs but at 5000 you get the cams changing and this gives you a rise in torque and another 'kick'. If you are used to turbo cars you would not call it a kick!

Good info - can we clarify - if you feel the kick in 1st to 3rd, which is WOT (In my car I definitely feel that) - is that then, not a fair indication/test that the flap/vacuum is working as it should be but rather you need to test in 4th to 6th to determine if it is working?

Because i have always felt the 'kick' at 5.5k rpm, at least in 1st to 3rd I assumed my airbox flap/vacuum system is working fine.

sorry fairly new owner if the question is too obvious

Cheers

Dunc

you need to test in 4th or above - it is not really a test of the flap - it is a test that there is a large enough vacuum leak to cause the car to run low timing.

it is a test that there is a large enough vacuum leak to cause the car to run low timing.

what's the link between vacuum leak and low timing?