RS4 B7 Re-Map - Who's Best? + Brake Upgrade Recommendations
Discussion
I've owned my B7 RS4 for 2x years now and love it, but one little niggle is the clutch which can be a bit fierce.
The car also gets a 2nd wind above about 5k revs which i'm told can happen if an aftermarket exhaust has been put on and the car hasn't been re-mapped.
I'm therefore wanting to get it re-mapped to smooth out the power delivery, plus a few extra bhp and mpg wouldn't go amiss!
So who should i take it to?, ideally located in the SE.
The pads will also need changing soon and discs are no longer completely smooth so i'm thinking of fitting some uprated ones. I don't want to go all out and lose cold temperature brake performance nor fit any that are prone to squealing - what do people recommend?
NB. Car is purely a road car, it may do a track day at some point but that would be a one-off not a regular occurrence.
The car also gets a 2nd wind above about 5k revs which i'm told can happen if an aftermarket exhaust has been put on and the car hasn't been re-mapped.
I'm therefore wanting to get it re-mapped to smooth out the power delivery, plus a few extra bhp and mpg wouldn't go amiss!
So who should i take it to?, ideally located in the SE.
The pads will also need changing soon and discs are no longer completely smooth so i'm thinking of fitting some uprated ones. I don't want to go all out and lose cold temperature brake performance nor fit any that are prone to squealing - what do people recommend?
NB. Car is purely a road car, it may do a track day at some point but that would be a one-off not a regular occurrence.
For re-mapping and all things tuning go to MRC in Banbury. Loads of people on RS246.com use them with great results.
I'd say updated brakes aren't necessary unless you're going to be doing track days. The standard brakes are more than adequate for most conditions. I got my new discs and pads from Stoke Audi. Remember to bed them in once fitted.
Good luck
I'd say updated brakes aren't necessary unless you're going to be doing track days. The standard brakes are more than adequate for most conditions. I got my new discs and pads from Stoke Audi. Remember to bed them in once fitted.
Good luck
Mrc,none of the others can unlock the torque restriction that these cars have in the first 3 gears regardless of what they might tell you.Brakes don't need upgrading but you might find pads are getting stuck in the caliper due to corrosion under the steel guide plates bolted to the alloy calipers.Dont buy cheapo pads and you should have more than ample brakes even for track.
lengster said:
Mrc,none of the others can unlock the torque restriction that these cars have in the first 3 gears regardless of what they might tell you.
I'm not sure what you're basing this on but personal and professional experience tell me otherwise.Yes, MRC do very nice work with these engines. They can give you a very, very aggressive and energetic feeling ~440PS with some breathing work. Might not sound like big gains but on the road it will feel like a different car.
Personal experience,and unhappy forum members on rs246 who have tried other maps before having it done by Mrc,I'm sure plenty map turbo cars very well etc but I don't know of anyone who has had the torque/full throttle limiter removed by anyone other than Mrc on a b7 rs4,I'm open to being proved wrong if another tuner has recently cracked this?
MRC at Banbury. There's no one else who knows RS4s better.
They did my RS4 for a valve cleaning, aftermarket inlet manifold to stop it coking up again, Milltek exhaust & remap.
Came to £5k but well worth it. Most of the bill was the decoke that affects all B7 RS4s. 380hp at the beginning, 427hp afterwards. Pulls like a train all the way through the rev range now.
They did my RS4 for a valve cleaning, aftermarket inlet manifold to stop it coking up again, Milltek exhaust & remap.
Came to £5k but well worth it. Most of the bill was the decoke that affects all B7 RS4s. 380hp at the beginning, 427hp afterwards. Pulls like a train all the way through the rev range now.
The kick above 5k revs is std and I think to do with airbox jiggery pokery. It can be addressed.
MRC are well worth a visit. They start by seeing how healthy your car currently is. Many of these cars have vacuum and other issues that mean power is well down on quoted. Fixing these issues, if found, likely gives the biggest gains.
Brakes...to me the standard set up is fine (my car is used on b-roads a lot). Biggest downside to it is the cost and frequency of replacement. There are options for different setups. Audi ceramics are an obvious one, but expensive. I think Loba do one too (RS246 has info).
MRC are well worth a visit. They start by seeing how healthy your car currently is. Many of these cars have vacuum and other issues that mean power is well down on quoted. Fixing these issues, if found, likely gives the biggest gains.
Brakes...to me the standard set up is fine (my car is used on b-roads a lot). Biggest downside to it is the cost and frequency of replacement. There are options for different setups. Audi ceramics are an obvious one, but expensive. I think Loba do one too (RS246 has info).
lengster said:
Personal experience,and unhappy forum members on rs246 who have tried other maps before having it done by Mrc,I'm sure plenty map turbo cars very well etc but I don't know of anyone who has had the torque/full throttle limiter removed by anyone other than Mrc on a b7 rs4,I'm open to being proved wrong if another tuner has recently cracked this?
Even heard the opposite complaint that with all the restrictions removed they're difficult to drive smoothly (Revo agent). I'm inclined to agree, the factory restrictions make smooth low speed/low gear shifts much easier but some people like the added 'aggression' you feel with these limits off. Certainly makes the car feel lively (Revo offer user adjustability of this).We deal with another local tuner as well for de-flapped cars (oooo-eeeerrrr missus) who do similar.
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