Hi, I know diddly squat about these cars so go easy. Just bought a 2000 BAM S3. Amongst all the paperwork is a remap invoice from 2002 claiming 280bhp. My friend who's had countless Evos and other turbos reckons it's not 280 by a long chalk but certainly quicker than standard.
1/ Whilst I ultimately don't want to make really massive mods (heads, cams, bores etc), I would like to do some basics. Are there any handy tips I can find out about? Intake pipes? Downpipes? What gains are to be had from getting bigger ones?
2/ I would really like as loud a wastegate noise as possible as opposed to a huge dump valve "whoosh", can I get this without compromising the reliability of the turbo too much? If leaving DV as recirc, is modified version still recommended?
3/ Are they worth decatting? My rally driving experienced mate says they're not. So is cat back pipe worth it? I do prefer induction noise much more over exhaust noise so if not much power to be gained it'd be more of a bonus.
4/ Is remapping always advised after every small mod?
Hope I don't sound too retarded, thanks for any tips
1/ Whilst I ultimately don't want to make really massive mods (heads, cams, bores etc), I would like to do some basics. Are there any handy tips I can find out about? Intake pipes? Downpipes? What gains are to be had from getting bigger ones?
2/ I would really like as loud a wastegate noise as possible as opposed to a huge dump valve "whoosh", can I get this without compromising the reliability of the turbo too much? If leaving DV as recirc, is modified version still recommended?
3/ Are they worth decatting? My rally driving experienced mate says they're not. So is cat back pipe worth it? I do prefer induction noise much more over exhaust noise so if not much power to be gained it'd be more of a bonus.
4/ Is remapping always advised after every small mod?
Hope I don't sound too retarded, thanks for any tips