RE: ABT pumps Audi RS3 up to 470hp

[wab172uk]

banny650 said:

Terminator X said:

It is a 500 / 500 engine held back in the factory by Audi. Lord knows what ABT are doing to "only" get 398 ft2 torque!

TX.

Edit - whilst I appreciate that it is their "thing" they should be shot for ditching the oval exhausts

Edited by Terminator X on Friday 12th July 13:58

If you listen to Jason Mcghie on the 2.5tfsi page on facebook a tuned one is a ticking timebomb.....

I've just had an S3 engine (totally standard) go pop. Injector problem led to a Piston disintegrating. Cost to find the fault, ship over a brand new engine (still on back order) and to install said new engine. £18,380.

Mines out of warranty, but Audi have accepted the failure was due to a faulty part. This alone has put me off ever thinking about tuning a car. If I'd had mine mapped, I'd have to write the car off.

[nuttywobbler]

I've got a 'cool story bro' about the RS3.

Was sat outside a nice pub the other week in the beer garden, out from the pub walks a bloke (who I can only assume uses copious amounts of fake tan) with his equally orange girlfriend / wife / escort.

He gets in the RS3 - which is parked alongside the beer garden - but the lady doesn't, she just stands alongside. He starts it up. And then proceeds to rev it, repeatedly, for probably one whole minute. Loads of farts and pops. Gets out, gives wagg a kiss, looks over at the people in the beer garden, then walks back inside pub with Brittany, hand in hand.

[Maldini35]

GranCab said:

Mapped Golf R can do both RS3 an' A45 from the lights - 600 hp easy .. all you need is a back to front baseball cap and some bangin' choons ...

[anonymous-user]

Terminator X said:

Dave Hedgehog said:

Terminator X said:

Frimley111R said:

This really doesn't need more power, just a decent chassis.

It already has one unless you is on track chucking it around bro.

TX.

or drive over 5/10ths (former owner of 2 RS3's )

Absolute BS. I owned one for 2.5 years and 41k miles.

TX.

Audi's RS range has always lagged behind the competition. Why do you sign your posts BTW? It's a bit odd.

[danterry]

Terminator X said:

It is a 500 / 500 engine held back in the factory by Audi. Lord knows what ABT are doing to "only" get 398 ft2 torque!

TX.

Edit - whilst I appreciate that it is their "thing" they should be shot for ditching the oval exhausts

Edited by Terminator X on Friday 12th July 13:58

Pretty sure this is a remap of a GPF equipped car, hence the lower power/torque values than ABT remaps on the previous non GPF RS3. Agree about the tailpipes though.

[Jon_S_Rally]

I love how angry people get about how other people drive and about people revving their engines, or the whole 'pops and bangs' thing.

Yes it can be annoying, yes it can be dangerous, but it's been happening happening ever since the car was invented. It might be time to get over it.

[gigglebug]

wab172uk said:

I've just had an S3 engine (totally standard) go pop. Injector problem led to a Piston disintegrating. Cost to find the fault, ship over a brand new engine (still on back order) and to install said new engine. £18,380.

Mines out of warranty, but Audi have accepted the failure was due to a faulty part. This alone has put me off ever thinking about tuning a car. If I'd had mine mapped, I'd have to write the car off.

Bloody hell! My partners 2.0TFSI has had a new engine and I'm sure the bill was 8-9K. I'll have a look when I get a spare minute.

[shantybeater]

Jon_S_Rally said:

I love how angry people get about how other people drive and about people revving their engines, or the whole 'pops and bangs' thing.

Yes it can be annoying, yes it can be dangerous, but it's been happening happening ever since the car was invented. It might be time to get over it.

I don't think its anger? It's more a lack of understanding as to why you would want to make your car fart/pop and otherwise sound ste to the majority of the public. I guess its personal taste a bit like covering your car in vinyl, spraying it with flip paint and sticking on huge wings. Stuff like this which is garish, and adds no performance, will always get a marmite response (mostly hate).

Personally I can't stand the pop/fart maps, but its not my car and not my decision. I think its more offensive on a 5 pot RS3 which otherwise sounds good, I understand the Golf R owners doing it to try and make a crap exhaust note sound a bit more exotic.

[redroadster]

Hardly at top of the game for Audi tuning far bigger outputs are around for this tunable engine .

[Dave Hedgehog]

Terminator X said:

Absolute BS. I owned one for 2.5 years and 41k miles.

TX.

in my experience most owners never drive them hard

if every time you got out the brakes where smoking i will give credence to your comment

[Amanitin]

Jon_S_Rally said:

I love how angry people get about how other people drive and about people revving their engines, or the whole 'pops and bangs' thing.

Yes it can be annoying, yes it can be dangerous, but it's been happening happening ever since the car was invented. It might be time to get over it.

being an obnoxious tt is generally frowned upon. It's been happening ever since the invention of civilized society

[Dave Hedgehog]

gigglebug said:

wab172uk said:

I've just had an S3 engine (totally standard) go pop. Injector problem led to a Piston disintegrating. Cost to find the fault, ship over a brand new engine (still on back order) and to install said new engine. £18,380.

Mines out of warranty, but Audi have accepted the failure was due to a faulty part. This alone has put me off ever thinking about tuning a car. If I'd had mine mapped, I'd have to write the car off.

Bloody hell! My partners 2.0TFSI has had a new engine and I'm sure the bill was 8-9K. I'll have a look when I get a spare minute.

If you value your warranty you will not mod an RS, audi have a people that look for them to void warranties

My second RS3 needed a new mechatronic unit as the car would jump into neutral on high g cornering and you could not select a gear for 30ish seconds, after all the fault diagnostics they had the car in for 2 days to inspect it for mods before they booked the car in a few weeks later to swap the unit

[Dave Hedgehog]

Amanitin said:

being an obnoxious tt is generally frowned upon. It's been happening ever since the invention of civilized society

by beige people

[andrewparker]

Are those stick on vents on the wings? Surely not...

[gigglebug]

Dave Hedgehog said:

gigglebug said:

wab172uk said:

I've just had an S3 engine (totally standard) go pop. Injector problem led to a Piston disintegrating. Cost to find the fault, ship over a brand new engine (still on back order) and to install said new engine. £18,380.

Mines out of warranty, but Audi have accepted the failure was due to a faulty part. This alone has put me off ever thinking about tuning a car. If I'd had mine mapped, I'd have to write the car off.

Bloody hell! My partners 2.0TFSI has had a new engine and I'm sure the bill was 8-9K. I'll have a look when I get a spare minute.

If you value your warranty you will not mod an RS, audi have a people that look for them to void warranties

My second RS3 needed a new mechatronic unit as the car would jump into neutral on high g cornering and you could not select a gear for 30ish seconds, after all the fault diagnostics they had the car in for 2 days to inspect it for mods before they booked the car in a few weeks later to swap the unit

Not the same engine obviously but hers was a timing chain tensioner failure causing the valves to hit the pistons. £8572.42 would have been the bill if it hadn't have been within warranty.

[iceicebaby1980]

Will they take 500bhp . It would be in the back of my mind the possible bills when it lets go with no warranty .That’s one of the reasons I didn’t by a used f10 m5 and the warranty being 2-3k a year once the bmw one had expired after 12 months . Keep saying this car company’s seem to be chasing power figures . For bragging rights . I’d prefer something with less power that weighs less with the suspension set up properly. Then learn how to drive it .

[bozzy.]

A1VDY said:

With low speed limits and clogged UK roads this is just whats needed..

Mumsnet is that way ————->

[can't remember]

bozzy. said:

Mumsnet is that way ————->

I've no idea why people keep posting this. Mumsnet is a far harder place than Pistonheads.

A big chunk of the posters on here would be off down to the police station complaining of internet bullying if they posted in the same manner on Mumsnet as they do here.

[fido]

gigglebug said:

Bloody hell! My partners 2.0TFSI has had a new engine and I'm sure the bill was 8-9K. I'll have a look when I get a spare minute.

M3 V8 .. £23.5k. Lesson is:- modify your engine and it's no longer the manufacturer's problem if the engine/drivetrain goes pop.

[bozzy.]

can't remember said:

bozzy. said:

Mumsnet is that way ————->

I've no idea why people keep posting this. Mumsnet is a far harder place than Pistonheads.

A big chunk of the posters on here would be off down to the police station complaining of internet bullying if they posted in the same manner on Mumsnet as they do here.