Mattchaps Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 It would seem that attending the R32 Rolling Road day on saturday was a bad idea. Why? Because now I want to do things to the R that I said I would never do. After doing a quick search to see my nearest tuners (from Ashford, Kent) I found and emailed Big Boys Toys and AMDTechnik (not realising they appear to be located in the same building!) Have requested a quote for the following:- Milltek cat-back non-res exhaust Carbonio CAI Remap to support the above running on 98/99 RON. Car is a MkIV R32. Do you think I am making the right choice re the above modifications? Anyone had any experiences at either BBT or AMD? Any advice on the mods or any additional things I should do whilst have these done? Cheers, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 AmD are BBT now, same difference mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattchaps Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Had a feeling about that! AMD just got back to me with:- Remap @ £499.00 Exhaust @ £493.56 PiperCross VIS @ £249.00 Fitting @ £175.00 Total = £1,416.56 No Carbonio - PiperCross VIS instead. Anyone got one of these? Difference comapared to Carbobio, apart from being more expensive!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 AFAIK, none of the TsN Mk4 R32 owners have run a Pipercross filter. You won't get much of a power or torque gain (apart from induction noise) if all you're doing is adding a Milltek cat-back and a remap. With just a cat-back and a remap, you should see 270bhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3Bangs Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Matt, I'm pretty certain my R is an AMD remap. Thing is I bought it like that with milltek Exhausts from a dealer and am sure I have the Dyno (cant remember exact bhp as well) + receipts for work done with the service manuals somewhere. I've never driven a standard R32 so can't compare but I tell you one thing, Driving my R always brings a smile to my face and the sound...well, I love it and so would you if you got it done.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattchaps Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 [ QUOTE ] AFAIK, none of the TsN Mk4 R32 owners have run a Pipercross filter. You won't get much of a power or torque gain (apart from induction noise) if all you're doing is adding a Milltek cat-back and a remap. With just a cat-back and a remap, you should see 270bhp [/ QUOTE ] From the RR day on saturday as standard she is pushing 233bhp at the clutch. So I doubt the mods would even see 270, more likely to be around 250bhp. For £1.5k, it's a lot of money for around 15-20bhp gain. The sound should make up for it tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] AFAIK, none of the TsN Mk4 R32 owners have run a Pipercross filter. You won't get much of a power or torque gain (apart from induction noise) if all you're doing is adding a Milltek cat-back and a remap. With just a cat-back and a remap, you should see 270bhp [/ QUOTE ] From the RR day on saturday as standard she is pushing 233bhp at the clutch. So I doubt the mods would even see 270, more likely to be around 250bhp. For £1.5k, it's a lot of money for around 15-20bhp gain. The sound should make up for it tho [/ QUOTE ] Thats a lot of wonger for such meager gains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Thats a lot of wonger for such meager gains [/ QUOTE ] ....But isn't that usually the case for such mods on a normally aspirated engine? The turbo cars deliver the most gains for your buck. A good exhaust on any R32 brings out that glorious V6 music! . IMO it's worth doing that even if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khutula Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] AFAIK, none of the TsN Mk4 R32 owners have run a Pipercross filter. You won't get much of a power or torque gain (apart from induction noise) if all you're doing is adding a Milltek cat-back and a remap. With just a cat-back and a remap, you should see 270bhp [/ QUOTE ] From the RR day on saturday as standard she is pushing 233bhp at the clutch. So I doubt the mods would even see 270, more likely to be around 250bhp. For £1.5k, it's a lot of money for around 15-20bhp gain. The sound should make up for it tho [/ QUOTE ] I am not convinced by the figures from the RR Matt. Many cars including Mook's have run at 270bhp with the mods he mentions. They have been dyno'd at different places too. I would take the figures from Saturday with a pinch of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattchaps Posted October 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 I think once the mods have been done, I will go back to Awesome for another RR, so I have a decent comparison BBT just got back to me with:- Remap @ £399.00 Exhaust @ £493.56 PiperCross VIS @ £299.95 Fitting @ £117.50 Total = £1,310.01 So, thats £106.55 cheaper than the quote from AmD, despite them being the same company these days Do you think this price is reasonable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 ....Fitting? - The remap should include 'fitting' costs and so should the exhaust if they are an approved Milltek retailer (most fit free if you buy from them). £117.50 to fit a filter!? . Hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khutula Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 I bet you could get that cheaper. For instance my remap was £350 inc vat and I know you could get the exhaust about £50 cheaper. I would look at changing the intake to something like a Carbonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyp Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Matt might be worth you having a chat to Ed at APS. www.autops.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattchaps Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 APS on 1st November here we come If anyone else is around on that day let me know, as I'll be in their waiting room all day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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