So, top day out yesterday! Went to Goodwood in the morning with Jardo, met Andy P there for a few hours, and had a few laps out with friends.
Then we headed off to Bens, it's in the middle of nowhere, so I drove.
All that was left to do was bleed the brakes, and wire up the EGT display, so I got to work whilst Ben was doing a cambelt on an S3:
Didn't get any pics of the EGT install, was very simple. Probe already in downpipe, then 2 wires from the K-type and a power feed and it's done.
A quick stop for some of Shells finest:
And on the M25
We had a little drag run, same gear same speed, and from 3-5k it was dead level between mine and Jardos, then from 5-7k mine just sailled away into the distance very quickly.
Exactly as you'd expect really, assuming ~300bhp at 7k, from 3-5k it'd be making very similar figure to Jardos, with less weight but less torque. At the top end it really shines
Driving wise it feels very similar to before, very nice to drive, boost response is lovely and not as spikey as the hybrid so part throttle is easier to modulate, it makes 5psi at 2k, 10psi at 2.5k, and is at 15psi just before 3k, so that's looking fairly promising.
If anything, I'd say it feels a tiny bit quicker than before on actuator pressure, but that's very hard to tell without raw data. it certainly doesn't feel slow though.
EGT wise it seems to sit around 650 on cruise at 80mph, and 500-550 cruising along the A-roads:
The display also has a peak value memory function, which is great for checking back.
I called in via the local test track on the way home, and a run from 3k in 3rd through to 7k in 4th (60-140) showed a peak of 846*c, which climbed briefly to 850*c a few seconds after let off, before settling right back down. to 700's.
It seemed to reach this value by around 5.5k in 4th and then stayed there until I backed off. Who knows what they'll be on full boost, but the TFSI turbo's are known to run hot, so I'll let Niki figure it out!
Just over 100 miles on the new setup so far, and it's finally home