Could you put a cost against each of the mods and your comments on the difference you have noticed?
Sure - I'll do them in the order installed:
Forge DV Spacer - £50 - No performance gain, but makes a great tsssssht! noise, lol.
Carbonio CAI / Pannel Filter - £160 - Slightly increased engine noise under full thorttle, and the DV noise is increased. Performance increase was not noticable, but some say there is a small increase. It was a bugger to install btw.
Revo Stage 1 - £400 - One massive increase in power, and a real shove in the back when accelerating. Worth every penny. This later lead to the need for the item below!
Forge Vacumme Valve - £140 - Noticable reduction in time taken to release boost pressure, so you can get back on the power quickly. Main reason for the upgrade was to replace the stock one that split after Revo S1.
Milltek 100-Cell Sports Cat/Cat back - £1100 - Makes a wicked noise! Turbo spool up happens much earlier, and there is a much more pronounced shove
lower down, and again high up. Sports cat works and sounds at it's best if it's very hot though, so drive it like you *ahem* stole it!
Revo Stage 2 + SPS device - £95 - Gives the car even more of a shove up the top end, and removes the over-boost from low down after the TBE was fitted. Switcher device is handy for dealer visits, and only took it as they had an offer on.
Autotech High-Pressure Fuel Pump - £
290 - Increased torque and BHP throughout the mid-range (But not sure by how much, as car wasn't RR), and it's very noticable. Pretty much a requirement for further tuning to avoid fuel cuts. Car felt a lot more responsive for mid-gear acceleration.
Forge Twin Intercooler - £750 - Some say it's not the prefered option, but 2 Intercoolers is better than one right? It's front mounted for best air-flow and gives me the option to use the APR one alongside it at a later date, if the car needs it. Wasn't expecting the performance that it gave though, as there is a real low-down kick on acceleration, and car pulls stronger higher up too when your going some (Prolly when the engine is working it's hardest). Worth every penny, and it's great to be different.
That gets us to the magic 348PS were at today. Car's an absolute beast to drive! There's more to come though. Revo's release of stage 2+ is just round the corner, so that will go on next. Forge CAI Cone for the passenger side wing is on order. Bilstein (sp?) B16 PSS9/PSS10 suspension is going on too before the end of November.
VagTech are pricing up at my request the cost of fitting a Quaife differential, but they have yet to get back to me. Also, a 4WD conversion from the S3 was mentioned, but they estimate a cost well in excess of £4K - I'm not that mad, yet...
Comments?
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fantastic spec, what a weapon! quick question, what does the Forge DV Spacer do?
