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Originally Posted by HPsauce
I'm still confused by this, it's certainly a bit different since I changed the FPR. I was going to swap it back but have had problems with the other car (Focus - fuel pump fuse blew!) so I'm not touching the Audi at present as I am relying on it.
I now seem to have 3 modes of operation:
1. Normal (most of the time)
2. Sluggish, rare as reported above, resolved by a quick "blip" of the throttle
3. Scalded cat! 
The latter is new. Just using middling throttle (definitely not flooring it) it will sometimes take off much faster than I'm expecting. And you can really feel the power kick in as the flaps open at higher revs.
Forgot to add, starting is still a bit "iffy"; I find that if it doesn't catch quickly I turn off and try again and it's usually OK 2nd (or 3rd) time. |
All I can add is that this reminds me exactly how my old S8 behaved. Sometimes normal, sometimes sluggish, and on rare occasion accelerates faster than expected without much throttle.
My guess is its the Transmission software which can limit engine torque that's causing these varied behaviours. Certainly no such behaviour on the manual S8, doesn't matter if the weather is cold, warm, engine cold or warm, it just pulls the same with only the standard split-second delay every time (probably because of the electronic throttle). More like a jerk really rather than delay and could be because of the manual running gear, clutch, flywheel, etc.
So by deduction if you eliminate the transmission and these symptoms dissapear, the Auto symptoms must be transmission related in a lot of cases?