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Henry Nichols
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Hi,
I have just bought myself an S3 - the sexier old shape 2002 1.8T 225BHP. As I have purchased it from an audi dealer I am very limitted to waht I can do to it in order to not invalidate the warranty.
Obviously my first upgrade will be to chip the ECU. Audi have said they will do this and it wont invalidate my warranty. The other option is another chipping company. I know of all the big names e.g. QST, AmD and APR but I think I would prefer Revo as their HQ is just down the road. I know Revo also do a switch which puts the ECU back to "stock" but Audi if they looked into it hard enough would probably notice when I take it in to be serviced. Could anyone tell me whether an official audi remap would increase torque and BHP as much as a Revo remap? Does anyone have any preferences as to which remapping company is best? Im looking for all over torque throughout the rev range....not blistering acceleration at around 2/3 of the revs.
Other upgrades Im looking at are a Milltek exhaust. I think a worth while upgrade as there is both a power boost and a longer life. However.....should I have the exhaust fitted before the ECU mapping or does it not make a difference?
Brakes and Suspension are further down on the list. Im thinking Bilstein and Eiback for suspension but stuck with what to do for big brakes.....has anyone got any suggestions? And will any genuine audi brakes fit on so I could fit them during my warranty period?
Finally a definate upgrade will be either OZ Superturismo 19" or the 9 spoke RS4/TT 19". The big difference here is obviously price as the 9 spoke replica's are pretty cheap. However at present I have the 17" Avus alloys which aren't too bad but upgrading to 19" wont I have to recalibate my speedo and suspension? Is there anything else that will need adjusting so the drive shafts dont brake ? How about the tracking?
Thanks for any help given its much appreciated....oh and all the above upgrades are all subject to cash flow so I think I will be saving some time.
Henry
I have just bought myself an S3 - the sexier old shape 2002 1.8T 225BHP. As I have purchased it from an audi dealer I am very limitted to waht I can do to it in order to not invalidate the warranty.
Obviously my first upgrade will be to chip the ECU. Audi have said they will do this and it wont invalidate my warranty. The other option is another chipping company. I know of all the big names e.g. QST, AmD and APR but I think I would prefer Revo as their HQ is just down the road. I know Revo also do a switch which puts the ECU back to "stock" but Audi if they looked into it hard enough would probably notice when I take it in to be serviced. Could anyone tell me whether an official audi remap would increase torque and BHP as much as a Revo remap? Does anyone have any preferences as to which remapping company is best? Im looking for all over torque throughout the rev range....not blistering acceleration at around 2/3 of the revs.
Other upgrades Im looking at are a Milltek exhaust. I think a worth while upgrade as there is both a power boost and a longer life. However.....should I have the exhaust fitted before the ECU mapping or does it not make a difference?
Brakes and Suspension are further down on the list. Im thinking Bilstein and Eiback for suspension but stuck with what to do for big brakes.....has anyone got any suggestions? And will any genuine audi brakes fit on so I could fit them during my warranty period?
Finally a definate upgrade will be either OZ Superturismo 19" or the 9 spoke RS4/TT 19". The big difference here is obviously price as the 9 spoke replica's are pretty cheap. However at present I have the 17" Avus alloys which aren't too bad but upgrading to 19" wont I have to recalibate my speedo and suspension? Is there anything else that will need adjusting so the drive shafts dont brake ? How about the tracking?
Thanks for any help given its much appreciated....oh and all the above upgrades are all subject to cash flow so I think I will be saving some time.
Henry