A3 tuning in Scotland?

[Badgeronimous]

Hi there, newbie here.

I recently bought an T sport, but I'm quickly finding 150bhp not quite enough. I want to be able to put my foot down and feel my head go back. However I've been informed that for around £500 I can have the car tuned to approx 210bhp. Where can do this in the Ayrshire area? I found a company called Star Performance, but have heard mixed things about them, plus they are about 100 miles away /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. Recomendations please. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue_out.gif

 

[jojo]

Hi mate and Welcome to the Forum! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif
Do a search for 'Star Performance Testing' in these parts of the forum, and I think you'll find that they are pretty good at their work, though I havn't had 1st hand experience.
And I'm sure a chap called EssThree will back them up aswell, as he took he's highly sorted S3 there for all the work carried out I think. Goodluck!

 

[imported_rustys3]

Hi,
the work on my S3 was carried out by Star performance and I cant complain about the service. They have a very good set-up.
The only other palce I know off more locally to you is Drivers in Glasgow who can supply Revo remaps. The only thing is I dont know if they have a rolling road facility to check your remap performance figures.

 

[imported_highlander1]

Hi Alex,
You could give Simon Coe of ccc technology a ring, He does Upsolute re-maps and is very good on price £305 all in and that includes him traveling from Derbyshire. I have this on my 99TS which has the AGU engine in it and have no complaints. It's worth a think as his price is half of just about anywhere else. Here is his and Upsolute websites.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Deano.

www.ccctech.co.uk/
www.upsolute.com/eng/index.html

 

[DavidR]

Star performance are excellent - in my view the only choice north of the border currently. Very knowledgeable, very well equipped and competitive pricing..

 

[imported_highlander1]

Not so, You should shop around and also do your own home work and see whats best for you.

 

[dickys3]

Have heard nothing but good reports about Star!

Take it there matey, you won't go wrong!

And welcome to the Forum! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif

 

[Badgeronimous]

Excellent,

Well I suppose if you lot are saying Star are good then maybe my reports have been inaccurate, but then again I don't suppose they can get it right everytime, but who can. Infairness I have only heard 2 bad reports about them.

I'm new to VAG cars, got myself a little bargain with my A3, 2000 V plate, 52,000 mile 1.8T sport, full heated leather, climate control. Got it for £3700, which everyone is saying is a bargain. it did need a bit of cleaning up paint wise, but spend a couple of hundred and its looking ok. Delighted with it, but its only 'almost' powerful enough, I just feel it needs a little bit more, certainly £500 odd pounds to add an extra 50-60bhp is money well spent in my opinion and surely that will make the car provide some more satisfying motoring. I also have a thing about +200bhp per tonne, which 210 will supply, I dunno just something nice about that figure.

What will the fuel economy be like tuned though? With 92.7p a litre at the local garage.

 

[Khufu]

sounds a good price for the car. In real terms you wont get 50-60 BHP more like 30-40BHP, sorry. A tuned car can be just as economical as standard until you put your foot down. PM me where you are in Ayrshire as I'm from there too. . . .

 

[Badgeronimous]

I'm from Beith. Only saying 50-60 gain as that what Star said on there website

 

[Khufu]

There are a group of people heading up to Star Performance on the 20th of August.



You dont have to go on the rollers but you could meet a few like minded people.