Are you changing the idy bulb lens to clear Alex?
I think so Rob, well removing them. I've ordered those chrome finish bulbs to fit once I've carefully stripped them down.
Thats great, best plan really as the amber lens does make the front end look a bit more dated than one would like and the clears are so much better.
Removing the orange indicator lens and blacking the chrome piece gives the illusion of a slightly tinted headlight especially looking at a picture side by side of the before and after so keep that in mind mate as it may look a little aftermarket for your build, looking forward to the end result though.Just had a little play with the new xenons tonight. Had a trial fit of the new lense covers i bought from ebay and im pleased to say all is good! The fit is very good and ofcourse there crytal clear so make the headlights look like new.
Goin to have a play tomorrow painting one of the chrom trims black to see how i like it but overall very happy.
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Noooiceee cheers mate was there any extra shipping once it hit UKGot mine from here mate:
https://www.mlperformance.co.uk/pro...-a4-a5-allroad-q5?_pos=1&_sid=03d8aa5dd&_ss=r
Shipped from the good ol’ US of A!
Ordered it just before Christmas and it Took about 3 weeks
Good to know mate and really? Why, i know rtech do it and mrc also a guy near me called performance remap ive seen a few of his graphs of ko4’s and there really good almost on par with rtech so might be worth a call if theres close enough?Nope. £1500 all in. I was pretty pleased with that!
Struggling to find someone who wants to tackle remapping it at the moment
Oh yeah forgot rtech is 2wd used to seeing golf r's and s3's on there forget there haldex, but MRC have a 4wd dyno, MSL, performance remap and im sure unicorn have a 4wd one too there out there just need to ring around.Many can't do quattro's only 2wd variants.
SA Tuning has a 4wd dyno and are decent.Nope. £1500 all in. I was pretty pleased with that!
Struggling to find someone who wants to tackle remapping it at the moment
Thats a shame, depends where you live then I guess as there's a quite a few local to me where abouts are you?, never heard anyone struggling to map tfsi engines before though seems strange especially when its ecu related not engine specific, id be wary using them last thing you want is for them to bang a load of timing on and blow that fancy turbo up.As Rob said it’s hard to find someone who will do a Quattro.
Maybe I should rephrase my sentence. I’m struggling to find someone local to remap it. Trying to stick to the rules and not travel too far during the pandemic.
Called Retro Resus in Bridgewater yesterday. They said TFSI engines can be a pain to remap but they said they may be able to help. I’ve sent over the spec of my car, we’ll see what they can do.
Only down the M5 from me then is it not worth a motorway trip down to performance remap? Arc tuning in Gloucester also have a 4wd dyno but they use Celtic tuning they ring celtic with what car it is and mods and they send Arc a map to upload so its a glorified genetic map tbh, dont get to hung up on needing rollers though V-Hub in Tewkesbury use Revo but there's isn't a generic map like most Revo they dont have rollers they do every live with on the road tuning so that might be the best bet if your struggling?I’m in Bristol mate.
Tried Interpro, they won’t touch VAG cars.
Badger5 prefer the 1.8T engine, not so keen once they found out it’s a Quattro TFSI.
Tried Avon Tuning, they won’t touch it.
Retro Resus use APR or Eco Tune for their maps. We’ll see if they get back to me.
Might try TSR in Bridgewater. They use Revo and have a 4WD dyno
Thank god for that i was running out of options mate lol, whats your set up?Booked in with TSR Performance in Bridgewater on 1st March.
They’ve got a 4WD dyno and use Revo as a baseline map then tweak it to suit your hardware. Said they’ll need the car for 2-3 days. Hopefully I’ve put together a decent set up and can reach 350hp.
Im not concerned with peak numbers though. More interested in the area under the torque curve on the dyno print out
Sounds like an awesome set up for some good torque figures, that's what i like about these engines stock there pretty standard issue and dull tbf but a few of the right mods and these engines are torque junkies i been in a stage 2 mk5 golf gti ed30 (should be similar power to yours once mapped) and its a monster surprising how well they put the power down has to be something a bit special to keep up with a well set up ko4 so im chuffed for you.BSR Opti flow cone filter with 034 motorsport silicone TIP
CTS k04 turbo
Forge recirculating diverter valve
Evolution Racewerks SMIC upgrade with 034 motorsport silicone boost hoses
S3 injectors
APR hpfp
Inlet manifold runner flap delete
034 Motorpost HFC
Miltek cat back
Southbend stage 3 clutch with lightened flywheel
034 Motorsport catch can
Think that’s everything!!
Take it with a pinch of salt Rob but i think the tte420 or 480 for that matter isn't worth the money over a ko4 set up, forging the engine the price of the turbo alone, then clutch kits ect and everything else on top i cant imagine your get any change at all from 10k go for the ko4, me personally i think its the best bang for your buck on the tfsi engines and it may let you sleep easier at night with a build not even half the price lolI'm sensing a restart of a project now., now where is that wallet.
Yeah 350 & 350 is a good shout, as its APR they always seem to be on lower end on peak hp so ill say 335hp but 370 ft lbs.@Ricky Burrows - I’m gonna say 350hp with 340-350ftlb
My mates got a stage 2+ S3 that’s 370hp and that feels quick. If mine feels anywhere near that I’d be happy, obviously the S3 is a lot smaller and lighter but still...