definitely , i should say one thing though at least you had the DS3, i had and still have nothing i use our lousy public transport and it SUCKS! so i cant wait for that pesky audi to come back home
That really does suck.
DS3 is actually a very good car...well put together,no rattles or squeaks,and looks good into the bargain.
I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good,reliable economical car.
Now.....the good news.
Got the car back today,after a bit of time thinking I might miss today's chance as the guys found that the brake calipers were not properly set up,and seemed not to have been fitted exactly right,but that's down to the original fitting,and not AMD.
I've only driven it for a few miles,but it's so good to have the thing back.....it sounds really angry compared to before,sort of a sharper,harder edge to the exhaust note.
How does it drive...?
Engine first:
As above,only a few miles on pretty poor roads,but off boost it feels as before,in that it will motor along quite happily at 2000rpm or less,but clearly won't accelerate much.
AMD have added a few presets to the boost controller for me so that I don't slide off the road when it's wet or icy,and also changed the gain to allow the bigger turbo to spool up reasonably quickly.
Below 3000rpm the beast is pretty much asleep,although there is some boost,but once it's above 3500rpm it starts to move,and from 4000rpm up it is way more aggressive than the 3071 was.
I'd expected it to be like that,not only as the turbo is substantially bigger,but also the aspect ratios are optimised for higher up the rpm band,so it behaves as it should.
The way it pulls when it's on boost is way better than before,and feels a lot sharper than the 3071 did,and much more sustained.
I think the surge problems with the 3071 have pretty much gone,but this one has a ported shroud,and better flow characteristics,so again,it should.
I think that Owen Developments have done an excellent job with this turbo,and of course Garrett,and for once,this was a relatively straightforward job in terms of fitting.