Cheap S3 DIY Mods

Lee172

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I was just wondering what mods people can do to their s3s that are cheap and easy to do.. but also actually make a difference to performance.

So far i have seen the airbox mod and N249 Bypass, aswell as things like lightened pulleys and Silicone TIP (turbo intake pipe). But what other cheaps ones are there ?

Thanks, Lee.
 
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DJ_Troopa said:
It's the forbidden mod.
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lol, nobody speaks of that mod.

I wouldnt consider lightened pulleys, that isnt really a cheap mod or worthwhile on such a standard car..

all the mods you list probably dont increase any power either im afraid.

but LED number plate bulbs is a very cheap mods and looks really smart.

window tint can looks smart.

Lowering springs to give a nice stance
 
Could loose the back seats & spare wheel etc...
Fit a super charger (p.c) fan to you intake pipe,
Petrol boost in your tank....
the list is endless :eiertritt:
 
de mesh your maf, de baffle the charge pipe, drill holes in the bottom of the air filter box, and the biggest one change all of your jubalee clips as i must of gained about 10hp from a boost leak i never knew about :)
 
De-baffle charge pipe, what do you mean by that ?

One thing i did was remove the trumpet on the top side of the filter box, pointless thing.
 
Haven't done it myself, but apparently at one end of the charge pipe is a baffle, need a hammer and a large screwdriver/chisel and knock it out. Believe it is only in the S3 charge pipes as well.
 
Keep 17" wheels on the car and get an Audi-Sport sticker :)
 
S3 Baby said:
Anyone got any before/after pics?
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No pics before - but trust in me, it has a large baffle inside to calm the noise from air rushing out of the turbo.

After pic looks like this:

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S3 Baby said:
Cheers welly, I did see the baffles at the weekend when i had it apart i will have a crack at it tonight.
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Be careful. The first one I did went fine. The second, not so well. I managed to punch a hole through the other skin!

It's a case of hammering through the thing with a chisel.
 
Mine went badly wrong. Good job it was a spare,
Needs a meeting with a tig welder...
 
de baffling the charge pipe is not a 5 min job, it takes a hell of a lot of beating, as somebody said in a thread before the best way is to have an argument with your misses then go to war on it. and yes it does add a bit of extra noise, you can here the turbo more.
 
lee172 said:
I didn't know about the charge pipe one.. ill have to have a go at that.

How comes knowbody talks about the N249 Mod??

By the pulleys i ment these.. AUDI A3 S3 20V T TURBO LIGHTWEIGHT ENGINE PULLEY SET on eBay (end time 22-Sep-10 20:01:32 BST)

I met S3K04 at Ace Cafe the other day, one of his mates said he used them, seem to rate them well.. what do you guys think?
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I wouldn't personally, I have seen the damage that non dampened crank pulleys can do to the engine...
 
dannycawsey said:
de baffling the charge pipe is not a 5 min job, it takes a hell of a lot of beating, as somebody said in a thread before the best way is to have an argument with your misses then go to war on it. and yes it does add a bit of extra noise, you can here the turbo more.
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Thats what make up sex is for, banging the sh1t out of the missus!



As per the thread in general chat, play a few rounds of Modern Warfare then go and do it, or send to Welly, might prevent him breaking anymore controllers :p
 
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