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  1. bobtooke

    Audi-Sport.net Stickers now available

    Spotted a sticker in the car park of B&Q docklands this week in an Akoya silver A3 when I parked next to it - was it you?
  2. bobtooke

    How accurate is the A3 speedo

    Mine is about 5 to 6 % out from my GPS (ie at an actual 70mph shows 73/74-ish). This is about average for most modern cars.
  3. bobtooke

    Is this a mod too far?

    Does anyone know if it can be fitted to a diesel? Not that I want one of course, just curious.
  4. bobtooke

    mp3 on symphony

    Halfords do an adapter which is an almost identical, plug in jobby. Made by Connect2 and costs 49.99. I've recently fitted one to connect my Tomtom 910 MP3 player & handsfree kit. Took me about 30mins to fit the adapter and about another hour to tidy the wiring up.
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    dump valve on TDI

    On a petrol car, the dump valve releases the pressure which would otherwise hinder the engine and turbo on closed throttle by stopping the turbo from spinning due to high back-pressure. It also allows you to slow down - if you didn't release the pressure, the differential between either side of...
  6. bobtooke

    Power output

    I give up in despair... Those last three or four posts say it all really.
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    Power output

    Is your Imprezza a diesel version then Power_junkie? How can you tell what 150bhp of diesel feels like compared to a hi-performance petrol car? Of course you can tell the difference between a 2000kg car with 100lbft and a 500kg car with 300lbft but judging bhp with differing fuels and weights...
  8. bobtooke

    SFQ Satnav camera detection in France

    I know radar detectors are banned in France and Le Bill will make you crush yours if caught BUT how about GPS based detection? Would I get away with my Tomtom? Anyone know? Cheers Bob
  9. bobtooke

    Power output

    I'd agree with that. It's almost impossible to compare the "feel" of a 170bhp Turbo diesel against say, my old car which was a 160bhp petrol driven 4X4. Difference in weight, handling and ultimately, the fact that it's a diesel will all make a difference. But above all, as the torque output is...
  10. bobtooke

    Power output

    Graph shows max of 139bhp at the wheels. Which equates to approx 22% loss. This sounds about right to me for a modern FWD box. If it were a Mini I might be a bit more sceptical. To be honest, it sounded a bit farfetched to me which made me question the figures in every way I could think of...
  11. bobtooke

    Power output

    I would have been doubtful of the figures but the fact is that I saw mates cars hit the rollers before and after. Both produced exactly as expected and matched previous figures at other RR's. OK, I can accept that nearly all RR's will have differences but I know for certain that this one ain't...
  12. bobtooke

    Power output

    No-one has played around with it, it's as Audi made it, picked up from Caffyns in Brighton 6 weeks ago. Not quite 1000mls on the clock yet. Had it RR'd at Fast Parts, Tait Road, Croydon. It was a group session arranged by the Midget and Sprite Club. My Midget was off the road so I put the Audi...
  13. bobtooke

    Power output

    Anyone put their 2.0TDi on a rolling road? I did and had some interesting results. 350lbft @ 2950rpm 176bhp @ 3814rpm I thought they were only supposed to put out 140PS? Still, I'm not complaining.
  14. bobtooke

    Aftermarket Stereo's

    Most of Sony range have switchable illumination colours... Typically Blue and Amber.
  15. bobtooke

    Super Unleaded BP OR SHELL OR TESCO or ?

    I was told that supermarket hi-octane had high levels of mineral spirit in order to raise the octane and was bad for the engine as it overheated components such as valve seats, washed the bores of oil and was corrosive to tanks and fuel lines. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
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    2.0tdi DSG faster than Ferrari - Official

    All that talk reminds me of a (very) old joke. A poor old tramp was asking around a posh neighbourhood if there were any odd jobs he could do for some cash. A wealthy lady took pity and told him: "Take this blowtorch and go scrape the paint off the porch." He came back an hour later and...
  17. bobtooke

    displaying fault codes

    No-one ever heard of this then? or am I just being thick?
  18. bobtooke

    Paint peeling off underneath car - is yours please?

    I think you'll find that the paint on the edges of the components will be thinner than anywhere else due to edge filming thickness of the paint, which is prob why the corrosion starts here. The paint could have been put on more efficiently but it is a factory process which would involve more...
  19. bobtooke

    Paint peeling off underneath car - is yours please?

    In my sunny day classic (an MG Midget) I do less than 5000mls a year. I have rebuilt the suspension a couple of times now and have meticulously cleaned and painted all of the parts, hubs, arms etc. using etchcoat & hammerite each time. Without exception, the paint starts to deteriorate because...
  20. bobtooke

    displaying fault codes

    On my mate's TT he can display fault codes and system info such as oil pressure, oil temp etc on the climate control readout display by a simple combination button press of the climate buttons. Can you do something similar on an A3 Sportback TDi?