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    super market fuel!

    For the petrol (and diesel equivalent), I use the following in order of preference : Shell Vpower BP/Texaco/Esso 97/98 RON SU Indy/ Supermarket 97RON SU Also I choose busy filling stations when possible as they will have the highest turnover of fuel, so it has less chance of "going off" or...
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    super market fuel!

    You can't draw definitive conclusions just from the colour of the fuel ! Need to analyse the fuel properly to see if it conforms to BS EN 590:2009. The main difference between fuels are the additives introduced to it. The base stock is the same, apart from Shell VPower, which is a GTL, gas to...
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    Downpipe + sport cat on a 2.0 tfsi

    £90 is the aution start price. I went for the B.I.N., but a lot less than the typical price.
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    Preventing carbon build up [2.0 TFSI]

    Any one had the walnut blasting or equivalent done in Surrey / South London ?
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    Downpipe + sport cat on a 2.0 tfsi

    I was under the impression that S3 DP fitted my Golf, as there's loads of space around that area to accomodate the precat, but it may not work the other way round I suppose. The 3" DP I fitted to my S3 was a very tight fit, very occasionally it would touch the body. Worth checking out though...
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    Downpipe + sport cat on a 2.0 tfsi

    Well I bought one on B.I.N., hopefully it is of sufficient quality. Same downpipe isn't it (assuming yours is a tfsi) ? Or does the prop get i the way on the 8P ?
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    Downpipe + sport cat on a 2.0 tfsi

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-MK5-GTI-2-0-FSI-TURBO-STAINLESS-STEEL-3-SPORTS-CAT-EXHAUST-PIPE/231396946364 Whats the concensus on the above ? Is it difficult to fit ? I changed the one on my S3 8L, it took me 3 weekends to get right, a right bitch to get out involving reciprocating...
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    17" wheels on a S3?

    Thanks Mr B. No need to sell my 17" winters hopefully when I upgrade to S3 brakes on my Golf.
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    17" wheels on a S3?

    Hi, Do 17" wheels fit on a S3 with 345mm brakes ? 17 x 7.5 ET 45 Cheers
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    Is my Ross-Tech cable genuine?

    Yep - I'm the chump that bought it :keule:
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    Is my Ross-Tech cable genuine?

    Haven't worked out how to send PMs in this new forum sw ... How much can you supply HEX & CAN USB VCDS for ?
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    Is my Ross-Tech cable genuine?

    60 squid saving ... if it was the real deal.
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    Is my Ross-Tech cable genuine?

    The cable came with it's own software - I scanned it and it's infested with trojans.
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    Is my Ross-Tech cable genuine?

    I have an original vcds that works well on my S3 8L. I have since bought a 07 Golf, so I've bought another from ebay. It has VAG 12.12 on the label and HEX+CAN Dual K & CAN <--> USB, Rev B. www.ross-tech.com. Looks like I've been duped with a fake ross tech vcds :-( Paid £190 for it too. :-(
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    My New S3 (new Member)

    Nice, clean looking S3. Never seen kingfisher blue before. Welcome to ASN.
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    My Rep Porsche 356 Speedster

    Very impressed with your 356.
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    (My attempts) To Improve a S3

    Thread resurrection ! Aerial gasket - from a company called car masts. Search for Audi A3, A4, A6, TT Roof Aerial Rubber Gasket Seal on ebay. Cost around £5.50 Easy to fit. Warm up in hot water to make it more pliable. Drop the rear interior light, undo nut from inside, remove remenants of old...
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    Why are S3 brakes so horrendous

    Mine are stable even under very heavy braking at high speed, though they'll overheat if I do it regularly. Try getting more air to the discs. The TT RS uses some lo-tech plastic scoops to achieve that. LCR brakes will do the job even better, but at a cost. Its not solely the disc diameter that...
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    Removing the passenger airbag on a S3

    Thanks for that Aragorn, it was starting to get a bit echoey here. I was trying to avoid too much of the dash substructure, but it needs to be done.
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    Removing the passenger airbag on a S3

    No one replaced the passenger airbag ?