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Thought I might chuck this up
MY01 S3. Silver with black leather trim, 30% tint and sunroof
Eibach springs with Bilstein shocks all around
BMC Carbon Dynamic Airbox
full custom (remus muffler) exhaust
DBA brakes with EBC pads front and rear
Haldex Controller
Poly bushes all around
APR engine mounts
Some tasty cams that were kicking around. Mmmm, lumpy.
About to fit:
Samco hoses (intercooler + turbo)
Revo chip
Forge Diverter Valve
I'll get some photos up soon, but the best thing is it doesn't look like much at all.
MY01 S3. Silver with black leather trim, 30% tint and sunroof
Eibach springs with Bilstein shocks all around
BMC Carbon Dynamic Airbox
full custom (remus muffler) exhaust
DBA brakes with EBC pads front and rear
Haldex Controller
Poly bushes all around
APR engine mounts
Some tasty cams that were kicking around. Mmmm, lumpy.
About to fit:
Samco hoses (intercooler + turbo)
Revo chip
Forge Diverter Valve
I'll get some photos up soon, but the best thing is it doesn't look like much at all.
Cheers. Really happy with it.
Except the intercooler hose keeps on collapsing. Ordering some Forge, Samco or APR silicon induction hoses soon to stop that. After the cam work it hits about 4,500 and just loses the power sometimes. Some nice blue pipes will lift the current naked engine bay.
Once I've fitted these last bits and pieces I'll keep it another year then trade up to an S4 I guess.
Except the intercooler hose keeps on collapsing. Ordering some Forge, Samco or APR silicon induction hoses soon to stop that. After the cam work it hits about 4,500 and just loses the power sometimes. Some nice blue pipes will lift the current naked engine bay.
Once I've fitted these last bits and pieces I'll keep it another year then trade up to an S4 I guess.
S3_Graham said:
very nice... bet it goes well also... i miss mine so so badly!!
Not bad, not bad at all. Once I do the last couple of things (chip in particular) I'll be dynoing it to see what I'm putting out/ It's been tracked a couple of times and with some nice Kumho KU36s it grips like all buggery and with the suspension and haldex controller understeer has pretty much been elminated. And then I can chuck the street rubber back on, turn up at client meetings and they don't look at me like I've just crapped in their shoes like if I turned up in a WRX with the same mods
Colonial said:
Just ordered Forge intercooler and turbo intake pipes, an APR R1 Diverter Valve and a N75J valve for it.
the original turbo pipes are shocking... could press them in with one finger!! Its strange how they originally use the 2 small intercoolers where that is that large gap behind the bumper. is the haldex controller a 'must have' mod?? i was told i needed one to get mine rolling roaded as otherwise the 4x4 freaks out and thinks its sliding or something. Not being funny here, but how can a boost pipe collapse when it has positive pressure in it? That's like saying that tyres collapse under load when you put air in them :S If anything they must balloon and then break off the joint?!? Once the throttle is released, then there is neg pressure i.e vac and then they 'could' suck flat, but by this time the throttle is closed so no impact is made on the engine.
VXR OE hoses are weak, most replace them with 3-4 ply Samco hoses. Most just do it because it makes the bay look prettier as well. But still, i don't understand the logic there about the collapsing on boost.
VXR OE hoses are weak, most replace them with 3-4 ply Samco hoses. Most just do it because it makes the bay look prettier as well. But still, i don't understand the logic there about the collapsing on boost.
Colonial said:
Thought I might chuck this up
MY01 S3. Silver with black leather trim, 30% tint and sunroof
Eibach springs with Bilstein shocks all around
BMC Carbon Dynamic Airbox
full custom (remus muffler) exhaust
DBA brakes with EBC pads front and rear
Haldex Controller
Poly bushes all around
APR engine mounts
Some tasty cams that were kicking around. Mmmm, lumpy.
About to fit:
Samco hoses (intercooler + turbo)
Revo chip
Forge Diverter Valve
I'll get some photos up soon, but the best thing is it doesn't look like much at all.
How do you find the EBC pads? Terrible reviews. Crap on my old mini. Your expirences?MY01 S3. Silver with black leather trim, 30% tint and sunroof
Eibach springs with Bilstein shocks all around
BMC Carbon Dynamic Airbox
full custom (remus muffler) exhaust
DBA brakes with EBC pads front and rear
Haldex Controller
Poly bushes all around
APR engine mounts
Some tasty cams that were kicking around. Mmmm, lumpy.
About to fit:
Samco hoses (intercooler + turbo)
Revo chip
Forge Diverter Valve
I'll get some photos up soon, but the best thing is it doesn't look like much at all.
Havoc856 said:
Not being funny here, but how can a boost pipe collapse when it has positive pressure in it? That's like saying that tyres collapse under load when you put air in them :S If anything they must balloon and then break off the joint?!? Once the throttle is released, then there is neg pressure i.e vac and then they 'could' suck flat, but by this time the throttle is closed so no impact is made on the engine.
VXR OE hoses are weak, most replace them with 3-4 ply Samco hoses. Most just do it because it makes the bay look prettier as well. But still, i don't understand the logic there about the collapsing on boost.
turbo's suck in air?? therefore pre-turbo it has vaccuum in it. VXR OE hoses are weak, most replace them with 3-4 ply Samco hoses. Most just do it because it makes the bay look prettier as well. But still, i don't understand the logic there about the collapsing on boost.
GingerWizard said:
Colonial said:
Thought I might chuck this up
MY01 S3. Silver with black leather trim, 30% tint and sunroof
Eibach springs with Bilstein shocks all around
BMC Carbon Dynamic Airbox
full custom (remus muffler) exhaust
DBA brakes with EBC pads front and rear
Haldex Controller
Poly bushes all around
APR engine mounts
Some tasty cams that were kicking around. Mmmm, lumpy.
About to fit:
Samco hoses (intercooler + turbo)
Revo chip
Forge Diverter Valve
I'll get some photos up soon, but the best thing is it doesn't look like much at all.
How do you find the EBC pads? Terrible reviews. Crap on my old mini. Your expirences?MY01 S3. Silver with black leather trim, 30% tint and sunroof
Eibach springs with Bilstein shocks all around
BMC Carbon Dynamic Airbox
full custom (remus muffler) exhaust
DBA brakes with EBC pads front and rear
Haldex Controller
Poly bushes all around
APR engine mounts
Some tasty cams that were kicking around. Mmmm, lumpy.
About to fit:
Samco hoses (intercooler + turbo)
Revo chip
Forge Diverter Valve
I'll get some photos up soon, but the best thing is it doesn't look like much at all.
The boost pipe is a common issue, I can't give you an explanation, but there are videos of it.
Checking out a custom Unitronic tune now.
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