Tuesday 25th August 2009

Sportec Remaps Audi TT RS To 400bhp

New tuning package sharpens the fastest TT's performance edge

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An ECU remap designed to put extra hair on the chest of your new Audi TT RS has been developed by Swiss tuners Sportec.

'Funny money', but you get the picture!

The Sportec Audi TT RS Stage One package costs £1200 all-in, for which the UK distributor promises significant performance improvements. Quoted power output is up from 335bhp at 5,400rpm to a healthy (hopefully!) 400bhp at 5,800rpm, while peak torque jumps from 328lb ft to 401lb ft - improvements that Sportec have graphically illustrated with the accompanying, er, graph...

Post conversion, Sportec reckons the 0-62mph time for the TT RS drops from 4.6 to 4.2secs, and says in-gear acceleration times are greatly improved. They also remove the factory's 155mph speed-limiter during the conversion.

Power boosted from 335bhp to 400bhp

We've not had a chance to sample the Sportec goods, but it sounds to us as though this could be a step in the right direction for the TT RS, which in standard guise seemed to lack a little of the hoped-for 'edge' when we drove it abroad and here in the UK.

According to the UK distributor APS Brackley, Sportec is working on a full program of performance, dynamic and styling upgrades for the car - and there'll be a demonstrator available soon. If they let us have a go in it, we'll tell you if it works!

[JumpinJack]

All that for £1200.... impressive!

[lordgibbness]

Seems to smooth out the torque curve nicely too. Why do we have to accept such bad engine maps from the manufacturers? Is it so that the car can creep under the higher emissions tax bands with less CO2 output?

[Dr G]

That and it being smooth, economical, quiet, not eating its clutch...

This is a car that does 62 in 4.6 seconds and only costs £215 to put tax on, can't argue too loudly!

[lordgibbness]

Yeah, you can't argue with the fact that they get good co2 figures etc. but the way it peaks at 2500rpm then suddenly drops off before it flattens and then drops off at 5400rpm isn't really that nice.

A torque curve should ideally be as flat and predicatable as possible as it makes it so much more drivable. Since getting my LCR remapped I now think that remapping a VAG car is mandatory!

[nonuts]

That's very smooth post re-map, good job sportec!

[dan101smith]

Does your £1200 buy you reliable power or a potential grenade?

[Jimboza]

Do hairdressers and batty boys really need 400bhp?

[nonuts]

dan101smith said:

Does your £1200 buy you reliable power or a potential grenade?

Going on history, I'd say reliable (it's less percentage power gain than on the 1.8t), however £1200 is a bit of a pisstake for what I'm guessing is less than an hours work but it'll be the 'r&d' etc. that justifies the cost.

[Menguin]

Jimboza said:

Do hairdressers and batty boys really need 400bhp?

Has your mum bought you a new pencil case for the start of term yet?

[nonuts]

Jimboza said:

Do hairdressers and batty boys really need 400bhp?

Do you really need to have internet access?

[lordgibbness]

Don't know that much about the comapny but looks like a very good map from the torque curve, and with 19% increase in power it's pretty much on a par with what you can get from other VAG turbo remaps.

[daimo_45]

Regardless of how fast it is you will still look like a girl!!!!!!!!!

[GKP]

Some people are girls.

[lordgibbness]

But I bet you'll all like it when it gets dropped into the forthcoming Audi RS3

[Gsink]

Menguin said:

Jimboza said:

Do hairdressers and batty boys really need 400bhp?

Has your mum bought you a new pencil case for the start of term yet?

HAHAHAHA i bet its one of those tin ghostbusters ones to match his pack lunch box?

[marctwo]

lordgibbness said:

But I bet you'll all like it when it gets dropped into the forthcoming Audi RS3

Sportback please.

[Frimley111R]

GKP said:

Some people are girls.

[GranTurismoMan]

Being ancient enough to remember the sound of the ur Quattro i can't wait to hear one of these being thrashed! And i don't care if its being driven by a hair dresser or a batty boy.

[Staffy1984]

Gsink said:

Menguin said:

Jimboza said:

Do hairdressers and batty boys really need 400bhp?

Has your mum bought you a new pencil case for the start of term yet?

HAHAHAHA i bet its one of those tin ghostbusters ones to match his pack lunch box?

No this guy's mum realised how remedial her son was and got him one with the times tables on the side.......and stitched his name and address on the inside.....just in case!!!!!!


Then realising her mistake, she removed said name and address and when he forgot where he lived, this poor soul wondered into an internet cafe, decided he'd call himself Gsink and has lived there ever since.

The End

[Staffy1984]

JumpinJack said:

All that for £1200.... impressive!

Makes me wonder why Audi under powered it so much?

Cant imagine this will now be a hand grenade but there's got to be a good reason for audi playing it safe.