better to tune an aum 1.8t or buy an s3?

[5l4y3r10]

i have an 2003 facelift aum 1.8t audi a3, it has done 120k miles and had 2 lady owners and is completely standard at the moment. im stuck between 2 choices and was wondering if any one could shine light haha.

is it better to save 5 grand and buy and s3 or do you think its better to spend 1 or 2 grand on the a3 and maybe have a turbo conversion, fmic etc? any opinions please.

cheers tom

 

[jojo]

If you are happy with the car, just get it remapped, it will be as quick as a remapped S3 in 90% of the time, with out the look and traction of course.

 

[coatesy]

What jojo said, if you make an a3 fast it will be faster than a tuned s3
due to the weight side of things.

But once you start tuning the a3 traction becomes the issue, the next big spend is for a LSD.

 

[lanceneoman]

Get it remapped and buy an S3 Kit from ebay or breakers. Spend £1500 and you have an s3 lookalike just without traction

 

[5l4y3r10]

thanks people very helpful! would you go for a turbo conversion, i would say a k04 but hear there abit out of fashion so to speak now haha? but i would need new rods etc wouldnt i?