Help a noob RS3 PFL Stage 2

[NixonSl]

Hi everyone,
this is my very first forum post ever, so we'll se how I manage.
My car is a 2016 RS3 PFL
I am looking into going stage 2 and i have some questions towards that. For hardware I will go for a panel filter, but upgraded 89mm pipes, I heard this has the best price/ performance ratio. I am also doing a full decat, so downpipe and secondary cats. Now i would like to ask is an upgraded interooler mandatory or just advisory? Same goes for the DSG software, as the car would get a solid torque boost 150-200NM, should i go for a DSG remap too? Also are there any other parts you would advise upgrading?
Thanks in advance guys

 

[Terminator x]

Afaik these will only get to 450hp unless turbo is upgraded. Stage 2 I guess would take you to 450?

TX.

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[NixonSl]

Afaik these will only get to 450hp unless turbo is upgraded. Stage 2 I guess would take you to 450?

TX.

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Yes, exactly around 450PS 650NM, thats about +100 and +200 over stock, cant be mad about that. And its a daily driven car, wont go too crazy. Even though after stage 2 i guess there isnt much more Id have to change for a turbo upgrade, so that might be a possibilty sometime in the future.

 

[Rommies]

Basic rule of thumb for stage 2 is:

Cold air intake
Intercooler
Decat

I have a 8V1 RS3 with the following mods:

Decat downpipe
Forge Motorsport Intercooler
Forge Motorsport BOV / throttle elbow
Leyo Motorsport Intake
Leyo Motorsport Boost Pipes
Autotech HPFP
Stage 2 Progressive Watermeth kit
Dogbone Mount
Lightweight wheels with Good year F1 Eagle tyres

As I do my own tuning, we peak around 1.7bar and settle at 1bar redline with 21-22 degrees of timing advance.

415whp and 620nm of torque at the wheels (4WD Dyno).

Runs great daily, no issues.

I always suggest to do TCU software when the NM jump quite significantly. This protects the clucthes and reduce the risk of clutch slippage (which wears out the clutches quite badly). I also recommend changing the DSG oil every 15k miles / 25k kilometers when you have tuned car. Basic transmission settings / clutch adaptions is also important every few months (i do mine like every 4-6 months depending on how i drive).

With our stage 2 TCU files we increase the clamping pressures slightly (around 2bar) - you also get the normal features of Stage 2 TCU like shift speeds, shift points and torque limits.

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Feel free to DM me any questions that you have.

Cheers




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[XPOWER]

I went with Revo Stage 2 upgraded from Revo Stage 1 for my 2016 model with the following hardware:-

Airtec Intercooler
Milltek SSXAU587 Primary Hi-Flow Sports Cat and Turbo Elbow
Revo Carbon Series Intake
Revo Propanel Air Filter Element
Revo Switchable map (Stock, 95, 98, 102)

I felt the Stage 1 with an air intake gave a bigger jump in performance over stock compared with going from Stage 1 to Stage 2 with low end torque making it feel quicker over stock and more drivable day to day.

Comparing Stage 1 and Stage 2 tunes there is a noticeable increase in performance with acceleration with stage 2 being 7% better for each 10mph increment acceleration from 60mph to 120mph and 8% better for each 10mph increment acceleration from 130mph to 170mph.

Maximum speed wasn’t much different at just over 170mph over the same distance.

MPH Stage 2	Seconds Stage 2	Meters Stage 2	Difference	MPH Stage 1	Seconds Stage 1	Meters Stage 1
10​	0.49​	1.2​	-0.02​	10​	0.51​	1.21​
20​	0.96​	4.3​	-0.03​	20​	0.99​	4.4​
30​	1.43​	9.48​	-0.06​	30​	1.49​	9.97​
40​	2.03​	18.83​	-0.11​	40​	2.14​	20.22​
50​	2.71​	32.65​	-0.18​	50​	2.89​	35.33​
60​	3.55​	53.32​	-0.27​	60​	3.82​	58.14​
70​	4.49​	80.81​	-0.36​	70​	4.85​	88.26​
80​	5.66​	120.08​	-0.42​	80​	6.08​	129.61​
90​	6.97​	169.93​	-0.53​	90​	7.5​	183.66​
100​	8.49​	234.53​	-0.65​	100​	9.14​	253.35​
110​	10.29​	319.23​	-0.82​	110​	11.11​	345.82​
120​	12.36​	425.46​	-0.97​	120​	13.33​	460.29​
130​	14.76​	559.84​	-1.23​	130​	15.99​	609.07​
140​	17.73​	739.32​	-1.51​	140​	19.24​	805.11​
150​	21.37​	975.37​	-1.78​	150​	23.15​	1058.82​
160​	26.13​	1305.82​	-2.32​	160​	28.45​	1427.01​
170​	32.89​	1805.62​	-2.83​	170​	35.72​	1964.12​
173​	35.47​	2003.52​	-1.19​	171​	36.66​	2035.5​

I had it dynode with the 98 Ron map and it produced 445hp so it feels like 450hp with it set to 102Ron map.

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