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    fitting front springs guide

    hi guys had a quick look but cant see a fitting front spings guide any were my wife got me some lowering springs for my s3 for farthers day and as a replace the broken 1 on the front that has renderd the cart off road for 2 weeks. i have 4 rings coming round this friday to do a full service etc...
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    redirecting aircon into air intake???

    this is what i ment
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    redirecting aircon into air intake???

    was talking over car stuff with a guy from work and we got to the fact cone induction kits are flawed unless you get a good amount of cold air to the area.this got me thinking is there away of mabie diverting a hose from the aircon stright to the air intake it wouldnt need to go through the...
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    S3 8L-What are the best options for induction kit?

    the induction kit i got from Amd essex is said to give 8-15bhp and tbh it does fell faster the trottle respons is better and and smoother if your gona get one get one from a vag tuning compony mine came with a heat shild cone and fixings.at a guess im thinking you get the 8 bhp unmaped and the...
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    is it normal for an a3 to sound like a scooby?

    i resently added a powertec induction kit to my s3 and my friend added a k&n to his 1.8t both are cone filters. the sound you getting is normal imo in low revs you get a scooby esk ruble but its short lived as asoon ans you give it any beans the noise of the induction roar and turbo drown it out...
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    throttle body alignment and boost leak, opinions wanted please.

    sorry cant awser this questioon but can i ask whats the benifit of throttle body ?? and is that insted of a induction kit im now to all this modding hope you have a good time at silverstone
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    Thumb's up for PowerTec

    if i funnal more air to the filter will this increase the usefulness of it or will the fact it has the direct air already on it mean its getting most out of it
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    How do I allign the xenons on the S3?

    i have a simerler problem with mine both being to low and when on normal not full beam they are so weak its not even funny.so tyhe is a way to manualy change the hight you say?
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    changing OEM intercoolers for 1 R33 gts-t skyline inter cooler

    this is the 1 yes i couldnt remeber spec and the cooler im offerd is the gts 1 not seen it yet but eould prolly want to run the smaller gts 1 witrh the ome ones if its that small as im planing on make it a sleeper and a huge intercooler sorta gives away the game lol i havent looked at all posts...
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    ANGRY!! ISNT THE WORD! opinions please????... should they replace the part

    you dont want to go to the papers go to wotch dog they love storys like this also wright to car mags like what car and v dub mags you could also claim against them for stress and threaten court action with headed letter paper it dont even need to be from a real solicitor just the threat of it...
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    K&N air filter?

    k&n= oil over air sensor mate if thats not a issue(as i no naff all about tdi's)then the k&n would be fine but if you got a air temp sensor in your air intake pipe you will cover it in oil and thus stop it from working and that £170 for a new one once its damaged
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    changing OEM intercoolers for 1 R33 gts-t skyline inter cooler

    saw this most in a very nice s3 in redline mag about a year ago but at the time had no reason to look into it.now i have been offerd the intercooler from a mate for next to nothing soooooooo. any one got any advice,tipes,or info on how im gona be abble to fit it is it a easy swap or do you have...
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    Thumb's up for PowerTec

    amd say its 8-12bhp i think m8 as the powertec kit they sell is designed for the s3 not just any car.or so they say on there site. this is the advert. POWERTEC SL1000 INDUCTION KIT Part Number: PT02-06K Every Powertec induction kit has been specifically developed for your vehicle. It is...
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    Thumb's up for PowerTec

    ill get some pics up asap and yea my friends k&n also makes the sound so i guessed as much about the sound. would like to make the dump loader so might need to increase boost pressure lol
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    S3 rear seats..

    im also intrested in this if you find out can you keep us informed as i also only have the lap belt in the middle and no place for a head restraint and asked about 6 mounths ago with no meaningful feedback