Not another Nogaro!!!

[Ash-S3]

What a awesome thread you have here!
Your car will definitely be able to boost decent with the supported mods you have lined up
At the end of the day it all depends on the tune, timing and the type of fuel you using etc

I see you bought supertech valves ? cant see if its exhaust side or inlet side
PLEASE make sure to get exhaust side as they are seriously weak if its exhaust side then awesome!
New oil pump recommended when doing build
make sure to do uprated engine mounts and dog bone mount
6 puk clutch upgrade will be perfect
if I see anything I can help out with I will

Also fuel pump needs to get changed a DW65v will be perfect https://www.performanceproducts.co....tschwerks-dw65v-fuel-pump-awd-split-tank.html
keeping an eye on this thread awesome stuff man your car is going to be strong when finished

 

[Ash-S3]

oh yes and check these guys out i see they have a tuning house in Australia
revlimit's Imola S3
http://www.revlimit.gr/index.php?op...-8t-hks3037s-en1&catid=357&lang=en&Itemid=177
and
http://www.revlimit.gr/index.php?op...1-8t-pte-6262-en&catid=357&lang=en&Itemid=177

 

[IPG]

Nice one thanks for the upgrade suggestions.

You're right that the valves are exhaust side. I also have replacement guides coming for them. I got a 044 in line fuel pump coming too.

The numbers on those revlinits pages are impressive.
I'm guessing the higher numbers are due to e85 which i wanna do with mine. Having Switchable maps Would be ideal too.

Something I don't know much about are clutches. What brand/models are 6puk?

 

[Roadtrain]

What a awesome thread you have here!

I agreed!

 

[IPG]

Anyone know if these coolant flanges will fit?

Got someone saying that some model S3's may have an extra sensor slot for the piece on the top left?

 

[tcg]

Anyone know if these coolant flanges will fit?

Got someone saying that some model S3's may have an extra sensor slot for the piece on the top left?

Looking at that blanket,did you buy them from an Aborigine?

 

[IPG]

Looking at that blanket,did you buy them from an Aborigine?

OMG !!! Little bit unPC there

 

[Stuart B]

It did seem a little borderline.. but if it has shocked an Aussie it must be bad.

 

[tcg]

OMG !!! Little bit unPC there

Sorry mate,no offence intended,just my warped sense of humour.

Please accept my apologies,if offended

 

[Stuart B]

to reset the mood have you seen tufty has put his car up for sale !!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Modified-Audi-A3-S3-1-8-turbo-AGU/272486854258

don't worry yourself tcg, no-ones upset.. not even the cockneys

 

[IPG]

Sorry mate,no offence intended,just my warped sense of humour.

Please accept my apologies,if offended

I saw where you were coming from so is all good

As if @<tuffty/> has his car up for sale!!! Whhhhhyyyyyy

 

[IPG]

oh i just looked at the link

hahahahaha what the

 

[IPG]

Joined in on the headlights bixenon group buy and i am SO glad i did!
These things are quality and a half - i am now paranoid that i am blinding people i'm driving up to they are that bright and defined!

Here's a little how to guide of what i did to install them

Find a spot to park up

Little friend come out of hiding

remove top bumper rivets, coolant and battery covers

remove wheel arch screws and the two philips head screws in the middle centre of the bumper from underneath

bumper should now be able to get pulled off and sat on the ground

remove the two t30 torx screws on top and loosen up the "hidden" t30 by using a 1/4" ratchet and extensions.
them all headlight forward and release 3 electrical connections

undo ballast mounting bracket screw

slide the bracket back and it will come out

new (top) stock (bottom) - start transferring over the H7 globe, parker lights, indicators bulbs and auto levelling sensor (i had a struggle with one of mine... it would not come off at all!!! LOL)

here you see the amazing work done to hold the new units in place

grab the back cover and thread the harness through from the inside. the grommet will seal off the headlight and you can pull through the wiring so it's not squashed inside)

focus your attention to the stock ballast. you need to bend the retaining slot down and push the unit out

bracket all on it's own

this is what i did with the new ballasts - i guess you can just screw them straight into where the screw was using one of the mounting holes but i though to do it like this. When slot back in it is sandwiched in.

i almost forgot to transfer the bottom mounting screw

join up all the wiring! there's only one way these can go so there's no chance you can stuff it up. Fin to slot. I just made sure i routed the wiring behind the whole headlight and down through the gap in the wheel arch so no wires are pinched.

gave the car a bit of a wash!

some night time shots - these things are BRIGHT!!! i think i need to adjust them a little bit too - they seemed to point up but i don't know if that's the way that's meant to be? @t8ups please verify?

and some daytime shots - these photos don't do them justice! the reflections make it hard to capture them even when using a polariser. I'm 200% satisfied with these and can see SO SO SO much more at night! amazing!!! One of the best investments for sure!

 

[mac79]

Wow. Your car looks stunning! The black lights really suit it. Great shots, too...


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[IPG]

Wow. Your car looks stunning! The black lights really suit it. Great shots, too...


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thanks lots of time, effort and love has gone into learning this beast inside out!

 

[tcg]

Top work mate,beats my Christmas light show,looking sweet

 

[IPG]

hahaha *not my house*
all that electricity.... that money could be going into Nogz!

 

[Roadtrain]

Joined in on the headlights bixenon group buy and i am SO glad i did!
These things are quality and a half - i am now paranoid that i am blinding people i'm driving up to they are that bright and defined!

Here's a little how to guide of what i did to install them

Find a spot to park up
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Little friend come out of hiding
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remove top bumper rivets, coolant and battery covers
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remove wheel arch screws and the two philips head screws in the middle centre of the bumper from underneath
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bumper should now be able to get pulled off and sat on the ground
View attachment 113000

remove the two t30 torx screws on top and loosen up the "hidden" t30 by using a 1/4" ratchet and extensions.
them all headlight forward and release 3 electrical connections
View attachment 113003

undo ballast mounting bracket screw
View attachment 113004

slide the bracket back and it will come out
View attachment 113009
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new (top) stock (bottom) - start transferring over the H7 globe, parker lights, indicators bulbs and auto levelling sensor (i had a struggle with one of mine... it would not come off at all!!! LOL)
View attachment 113006 View attachment 113007

here you see the amazing work done to hold the new units in place
View attachment 113008

grab the back cover and thread the harness through from the inside. the grommet will seal off the headlight and you can pull through the wiring so it's not squashed inside)
View attachment 113010

focus your attention to the stock ballast. you need to bend the retaining slot down and push the unit out
View attachment 113011

bracket all on it's own
View attachment 113013

this is what i did with the new ballasts - i guess you can just screw them straight into where the screw was using one of the mounting holes but i though to do it like this. When slot back in it is sandwiched in.
View attachment 113016 View attachment 113012

i almost forgot to transfer the bottom mounting screw
View attachment 113015

join up all the wiring! there's only one way these can go so there's no chance you can stuff it up. Fin to slot. I just made sure i routed the wiring behind the whole headlight and down through the gap in the wheel arch so no wires are pinched.
View attachment 113017

gave the car a bit of a wash!
View attachment 113018

some night time shots - these things are BRIGHT!!! i think i need to adjust them a little bit too - they seemed to point up but i don't know if that's the way that's meant to be? @t8ups please verify?
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and some daytime shots - these photos don't do them justice! the reflections make it hard to capture them even when using a polariser. I'm 200% satisfied with these and can see SO SO SO much more at night! amazing!!! One of the best investments for sure!
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WOOOOW!!! My friend, I told you, you're MacGyver!!!

 

[IPG]

So I know my adjusters are working...

(Link to video coming)

However a poke around with VCDS shows my height sensors are out of range. Could this be why they're not working? Looking at block 002

Is this purely from the car being too low?
@t8ups have you dabbled in this?

 

[Tj 0785]

Have you checked that they are connected properly the little arms that allow them to move tend to Break both mine were

 

[IPG]

Have you checked that they are connected properly the little arms that allow them to move tend to Break both mine were

I've not checked in a while but when I did the coilovers everything was connected properly. Or so i thought...

 

[IPG]

here's the video of the headlight adjuster moving in and out. looks like mine are a-okay!
still a mystery as to why they don't move when doing the output tests though.... hmmmm....

 

[IPG]

I added this today...

Too many laughs, pops and bangs!!!

 

[Roadtrain]

I'm really happy now

PS:

Can you disable traction control on your S3?

 

[<tuffty/>]

Can you disable traction control on your S3?

Yes...

<tuffty/>

 

[IPG]

I'm really happy now

PS:

Can you disable traction control on your S3?

There is a way to fully disable it through VCDS but I've not done that yet. I remember reading it somewhere though...

Saves you from having to push the ESP button each time you wanna have fun.

 

[IPG]

I was interstate over summer holidays and took these on the drive back down from Sydney.

With a car full of crap (There's another 1.8t in the back) Noogz was dumped on her *** like I've never seen before. LOL

 

[Stuart B]

I added this today...

Too many laughs, pops and bangs!!!

I would have laughed if someone picked up the camera and legged it - with you chasing him with chitty chitty bang bang does it go faster with the extra smoke and fire?

 

[IPG]

Just for future reference.

Front swaybar bush '02 model = 21mm bush

 

[IPG]

I would have laughed if someone picked up the camera and legged it - with you chasing him with chitty chitty bang bang does it go faster with the extra smoke and fire?

Yeah that's why I turned back pronto!!! They wouldn't have gotten far now the NLS is on.

Definitely faster because there's very little downtime between shifts now!!! It's that good.

 

[<tuffty/>]

Did you buy a supply of spare exhaust valves and turbine wheels too?

<tuffty/>

 

[IPG]

LOL I really should shouldn't I



am trying my best not to NLS at every opportunity. LC not really too fussed about

 

[<tuffty/>]

LOL I really should shouldn't I



am trying my best not to NLS at every opportunity. LC not really too fussed about

NLS/LC work on the same principle and typically end in the same result... NLS is a little more violent due to the engines state at the time (full boost, high rpm) but both work on injecting fuel and igniting on the exhaust stroke resulting in the explosion happening outside the cylinder...

Use with due caution dude...

<tuffty/>

 

[Stuart B]

Someone posted a picture of the inside of their MAF falling to pieces which Badger5 suggested was due to the pops and bangs - does it backfire all the way back through the inlet too?

 

[<tuffty/>]

Someone posted a picture of the inside of their MAF falling to pieces which Badger5 suggested was due to the pops and bangs - does it backfire all the way back through the inlet too?

Plausibly if the pressure from the combustion hasn't got out in time and catches the intake stroke as the inlet valves open..

<tuffty/>

 

[IPG]

NLS/LC work on the same principle and typically end in the same result... NLS is a little more violent due to the engines state at the time (full boost, high rpm) but both work on injecting fuel and igniting on the exhaust stroke resulting in the explosion happening outside the cylinder...

Use with due caution dude...

<tuffty/>

Thanks for the heads up.

I definitely not doing it alll the time due to most of the time I'm driving is in peak hour or the roads have too many parked cars to do anything fun in. Defo not LC/NLS st every traffic lights. Bahaha

 

[Roadtrain]

Yes...

<tuffty/>

A friend of mine has an S3 8L without ESP button.

There is a way to fully disable it through VCDS but I've not done that yet. I remember reading it somewhere though...

Saves you from having to push the ESP button each time you wanna have fun.

Did you push ESP button in that video?

PS:

Wonderful pictures!!!

 

[<tuffty/>]

A friend of mine has an S3 8L without ESP button

Early S3's were available without ESP... I have coded mine out

<tuffty/>

 

[Roadtrain]

Early S3's were available without ESP... I have coded mine out

<tuffty/>

Yes effectively his one is an APY. I was thinking about that should be an italian cheaper version only.

Does ESP button works aswell if you would although you coded i? And did you disable traction control only or ESP both?

 

[<tuffty/>]

Yes effectively his one is an APY. I was thinking about that should be an italian cheaper version only.

Does ESP button works aswell if you would although you coded i? And did you disable traction control only or ESP both?

The button does nothing as ESP is now off completely (ESP is traction control on an S3)...

<tuffty/>