esss3 Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Hi, im looking to remap my s3 very soon, probably at jabba sport. I have been told it is roughly 260 bhp, i was wondering what real world performance gain i will get in every day driving? How useful the extra power is? How much quicker does the car feel? Have you had any related component faliure scince the power has been increased. I.E turbo, cooling system, head gasket etc.. Many thanks in advance Ollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 A standard S3 is like driving with the brakes on. You will wonder why you havent done it sooner. I have had 2 from new now , both modded, and even 4 years later this one still it is hard to beat the smile it gives. I have had no problems with the engine at all, other than the odd coil pack and a cooling temp sensor. Both of these are common issues, that affect all cars regardless to remap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esss3 Posted June 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 excellent!!! Thats what i was hopeing for Just out of intrest what were the symptons of a coil pak faliure? and was the coolant sensor an intermittant fault which came on when you had not driven the car for a few days? cheers Ollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Coil packs are obvious, the car runs like a dog, clearly on three cylinders, and the engine management light will come on, car will revert to a limp home program. Coolant sensor was replaced because of the occasional fault code in the ecu, but no engine management light. The old black bodied version was prone to failure, they brought out a revised green body sensor to fix it. Although my car was one of the last few made (2003) it still had the old black version, so i changed it. (about £20-25 quid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esss3 Posted June 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 cool thanks for that. Were did you get your re-map done and what power level have you gone for? Have you done any other performance mods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Mine was done at AmD, and consistantly used to Rolling road at around 275 bhp and 290 ftlb torque. Other mods include.. Samco upper Intercooler Hoses. Samco Turbo Intake pipe AmD/Turbo Dynamics Viper Diverter Valve 993 Porsche Big red front brakes DOT 5.1 Brake Fluid 10 mm Spacers front 15 mm Spacers rear R32 upgrade Anti roll bars front and Rear (suspension is already the Quattro GmbH lowered /stiffened Factory optional extra set up) Standard Audi paper air filter changed every 10K miles Castrol oil fed from new. These mods, are unlikely to have added much in the way of extra performance, they just are more robust parts, that i can depend on. Car is still on AVS servicing, i just chose to get it done several thousand miles before its due, so its always ahead of shedule. Haldex serviced every AVS regardless. I have done a few other bits and pieces, but they are not really performance related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esss3 Posted June 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Thanks for that, its intresting. How did you come about porsche brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 They are a popular modification, and i didnt think the standard S3 brakes were upto much, especially in the wet. I arranged a group buy for 3 TSN members so we got a bit of a discount for doing three S3's all on the same day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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