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waynne

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Last Activity: 12-03-2010 09:33 AM

About My car

Current Car: A3 1.8T Sport
Current Cars Mods.: I currently have a Purple Audi A3 1.8T Sport.
I'm pretty happy with the standard car - it performs and handles really well.

I also get 37MPG from it fairly consistantly (more on a long run!)

First up I need to convince my wife that the car is in need of some more mods.

MODS/Planned Mods

-Panel air filter
-KO4 Turbo upgrade
-Remap (switchable though)
-Grooved and vented disks
-Sport Brake pads
-Braided Hoses
-Sports Catalyst
-Stainless steel sports exhaust

I have plans of taking the power to the 300 bhp mark.
About: My last car was a Rover 220 GTi which I stripped and rebuilt.

I managed to get the NASP power to 175bhp, but there was a big reliability issue - perhaps it is just a Rover thing!

The one thing that wound me up was that the manufacturers performance gains were at best very optimistic, and they didn't tell you that certain mods require work in other areas.

This is partly why I started this site - to try and get a reference for modding cars that actually works in the real world.

I finished the 220 GTi project so 3 engines and 2 gearboxes later I decided to get a more reliable car which was easier to tune and went for the A3 (I shortlisted a Civic VTI-s and a 200SX but the A3 won and I'm dead chuffed with it;))
Biography: Married - no kids, no TV don't smoke and drink about 2 units a week!

Visitor Messages

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11-03-2010 04:25 AM - permalink
bgood12

hey I was wondering how much as a general amount it is to have things shipped to the US. is it a per pound kid of thing or dimension based?
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04-03-2010 03:10 PM - permalink
one in a million

hey there, you said "perhaps its time you got some reputation" on my blog thing. how do you get reputation on here then? cheers.
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04-03-2010 08:24 AM - permalink
indiaman

Very Impressive
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10-02-2010 02:58 PM - permalink
one in a million

hey waynne, i just wondered, you messaged me saying good comment on something i said to some one a while ago, you then gave me 80 points, what does that mean?
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04-01-2010 10:55 AM - permalink
jetlag700

Hi Wayne, how come some messages are "moderated"?
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16-01-2009 02:37 AM - permalink
Jebenrule

hi mate, wats this repuation thing then?
slighty bewildered by it lol
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02-07-2008 06:00 PM - permalink
waynne

Please keep this for general chat and banter. ASK CAR QUESTIONS IN THE FORUMS.

I will read every thread ever posted on this forum so your question will not be missed!

About Me

About me
All you need to know about me, where I live and what I like.

Location

Deal, Kent UK

Interests

Car Tuning, Drifting, Car Styling

Occupation

Web designer and programmer (YAWN!)
About My car
All about my car.

Current Car

A3 1.8T Sport

Current Cars Mods.

I currently have a Purple Audi A3 1.8T Sport.
I'm pretty happy with the standard car - it performs and handles really well.

I also get 37MPG from it fairly consistantly (more on a long run!)

First up I need to convince my wife that the car is in need of some more mods.

MODS/Planned Mods

-Panel air filter
-KO4 Turbo upgrade
-Remap (switchable though)
-Grooved and vented disks
-Sport Brake pads
-Braided Hoses
-Sports Catalyst
-Stainless steel sports exhaust

I have plans of taking the power to the 300 bhp mark.

About

My last car was a Rover 220 GTi which I stripped and rebuilt.

I managed to get the NASP power to 175bhp, but there was a big reliability issue - perhaps it is just a Rover thing!

The one thing that wound me up was that the manufacturers performance gains were at best very optimistic, and they didn't tell you that certain mods require work in other areas.

This is partly why I started this site - to try and get a reference for modding cars that actually works in the real world.

I finished the 220 GTi project so 3 engines and 2 gearboxes later I decided to get a more reliable car which was easier to tune and went for the A3 (I shortlisted a Civic VTI-s and a 200SX but the A3 won and I'm dead chuffed with it;))

Biography

Married - no kids, no TV don't smoke and drink about 2 units a week!
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You park your car in it man.

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