Facelift To de-res or to down pipe!?

hello again boys and girls!


Dont know what to do with my FL manual S3

I want to remap it (preferably Revo)

But I dont know weather to stage 1 and
de-resonate.

Or Stage 2 and downpipe

Im aware that the piece of cheese for a clutch will melt at some point in the next 10-15k .... but i would like to make sure I get all the use as possible out of it before uprating it!


The advantage of a stage 1 is it will open the car up to what I belive should be the standard power output (without going too hard/crazy on the car) also very minimum hardware upgrade (intake, turbo elbow etc. Which is already done)

Or say ******** to it and just go stage 2, kill my clutch in 10-15k and upgrade all the rest of the hardware (downpipe and a better air-intake i.e revo carbon)



I think there is a £400 difference between stage 1 and 2 interma of replacing the essential hardware aswell!


Thoughts/experiences peeps!

Rob2k68 said:

Stage 2 requires a downpipe and intercooler you also need to decide if you want sport cat or decat which will hugely influence price then factor in garage installation costs too.

I'd say go stage 1 with your current set up and see how you get on. If you go Revo then the stage 2 software update is only £50. That way you'll get some use out of your current clutch and have an easily reversible configuration should you need it.

I was Revo stage 1 for 15,000 miles then went stage 2.

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What about a de-res for stage 1?