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<tuffty/> · Oct 3, 2018

Got my films back from processing.... shots from my Canon AE-1 and Nikon F-501 using Ilford HP5 Plus

Using a 1980's film camera for motorsport is quite challenging... biggest problems was remembering to wind the film on and forgetting that there is now screen on the back to review the shots lol

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Tj 0785 · Oct 4, 2018

S3AMJ said:
This is just a quick observation..... but me thinking that mine have been cut down, might not be case?! It seems from what I can see, the facelift had the shorter ones, covering just over the headlight. And the pre facelift had the ones that continued towards the bonnet catch.... I could be talking complete rubbish, just something I’ve noticed! Anyone else can confirm?

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Is it 15 and 16 in the diagram they are still available at £35 the pair
Not sure if they are the ones or not though as I’m sure there’s another rubber strip there

S3AMJ · Oct 4, 2018

Tj 0785 said:
Is it 15 and 16 in the diagram they are still available at £35 the pair
Not sure if they are the ones or not though as I’m sure there’s another rubber strip there

Nice one, cheers TJ. £35 for the pair is a bargain new! People are selling these at £50+ secondhand.

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S3JACKSON · Oct 4, 2018

Had these short ones on my 2002 facelift but they look like they have been cut, i think they were all long?

S3AMJ · Oct 4, 2018

Mine look exactly the same, seems like a coincidence that many have been “cut” like that. And for what benefit? Not even sure why Audi would have change them for shorter ones on the facelift either if they are meant to be like that. Maybe it’s something we will never know haha

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Tj 0785 · Oct 4, 2018

S3JACKSON said:
Had these short ones on my 2002 facelift but they look like they have been cut, i think they were all long?

I only have one short one, the full length looks a lot better i Just ordered a new set now

S3JACKSON · Oct 4, 2018

Where have you ordered them from?, parts guy at Audi said they went unavailable in 2017

Full length is much better :yum:

S3AMJ · Oct 4, 2018

I agree, full length seems to make sense.... I seem to remember having one in the middle section as well, behind the headlight one. Between the coolant cover and battery cover, but it came off as I was driving many moons ago.

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Tj 0785 · Oct 4, 2018

Parts request
https://audi.7zap.com/en/rdw/audi+a3+s3+sportb+lim+qu/a3/2001-209/8/823-823010/
Number 15 and 16
I don’t get why one side cost more than the other side

S3JACKSON · Oct 4, 2018

One is a bit longer than the other one

Let me know if they show up

Tj 0785 · Oct 4, 2018

Will do I hoping they will if they can get a price on them they should be able to get them

Tj 0785 · Oct 5, 2018

Picked up the new engine after work got to keep it hidden from the misses promised her I wouldn’t spend any more on the car till after the holiday haha

Rainbird · Oct 5, 2018

Good job you paid for it ages ago but have only just gotten around to collecting it

S3AMJ · Oct 5, 2018

Tj 0785 said:
View attachment 167072 Picked up the new engine after work got to keep it hidden from the misses promised her I wouldn’t spend any more on the car till after the holiday haha

It’s a coffee table “cough”

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Tj 0785 · Oct 5, 2018

The only issue is it won’t fit on top of the fridge with all the other car bits haha and there’s more in the car I’m really looking forward to getting this moving along but not looking forward to paying for everything

GeorgieS3 · Oct 5, 2018

Exciting stuff TJ, seeing you do this is tempting me to do a vr swap :icon thumright:

Tj 0785 · Oct 5, 2018

Exciting and nerve wrecking, so much conflicting info out there when turboing the v6 apparently stock internals with the plastic inlet is good for 500bhp a lot of the threads I’ve seen a few people with turbo r32 say you don’t need riffle drilled rods, clutch is going to crazy expensive from what I gather starting to wonder what I got my self in for haha

superkarl · Oct 5, 2018

Tj 0785 said:
Exciting and nerve wrecking, so much conflicting info out there when turboing the v6 apparently stock internals with the plastic inlet is good for 500bhp a lot of the threads I’ve seen a few people with turbo r32 say you don’t need riffle drilled rods, clutch is going to crazy expensive from what I gather starting to wonder what I got my self in for haha

You don’t see many people going beyond 450 with just a head spacer in (see Oliver on here). Beyond that it’s the high compression pistons you need to change, they’re the weak point. Rods just because

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S3AMJ · Oct 5, 2018

superkarl said:
You don’t see many people going beyond 450 with just a head spacer in (see Oliver on here). Beyond that it’s the high compression pistons you need to change, they’re the weak point. Rods just because

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Oli would be the best to talk to regarding this, not sure if he’s still on here anymore though? He was breaking his S3 3.2, I managed to snap up some parts off him few months back.

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Tj 0785 · Oct 5, 2018

I get different info on the r320c than what is the norm on here on here we like to upgrade everything to minimise the risk of going boom someone on r320c with just over 700 and he tells me it’s still on a head spacer and standard head and for up 500 basically you just needs rods doing

and that you don’t need riffle drilled rods

Daniel M · Oct 5, 2018

Bought an S3 this evening

Ashy>> · Oct 6, 2018

Changed from my summer wheels to my winters. Managed to get a full set of new winter tyres in march for £80 !! Probably a touch early to change but I'm not going to get chance to use the garage at work for a while.

Fitted a new front xenon level sensor too.

Also refurbished my headlights as they were yellow.

Tj 0785 · Oct 8, 2018

S3JACKSON said:
One is a bit longer than the other one

Let me know if they show up

No go they went to place the order and can’t get them bought a s2nd hand pair £35

GeorgieS3 · Oct 8, 2018

Where did you find the second hand seals bud? @Tj 0785

Tj 0785 · Oct 8, 2018

A guy breaking a car on eBay from the pictures they look ok no cracks or splits

<tuffty/> · Oct 20, 2018

Today I mostly stacked 50 images I took of the moon Thursday night to produce this...

Worked out better than the edit I did on a single frame...

DCH · Oct 20, 2018

Ive got a hangover like a mo fo....but i might just go out to the garage and say my weekly hello to the car, lift the bonnet, look at the engine for a minute, then close and come back inside for a cup of tea

DCH

warren9022 · Oct 20, 2018

Serviced my sunroof and changed the seal

Guide to follow when I get 5 minutes.....

hydro s3 · Oct 20, 2018

Wish I'd have got one with a sunroof. They look well on the s3 I think.

Dohcwp · Oct 20, 2018

went out to go search for an airbag for the MFSW ended the day buying a big *** audi bottlecap and a brake bleeding kit instead.

warren9022 · Oct 20, 2018

hydro s3 said:
Wish I'd have got one with a sunroof. They look well on the s3 I think.

Wouldn’t be without mine after all these years, surprisingly easy to work on/service as well which I didn’t think would be the case (was dreading changing the seal on it). A lot more to go wrong though, I had a leak from one of the drainage tubes which meant I had to get the roof liner off to sort, hopefully now I’ll get another 15 trouble free years from it.

warren9022 · Oct 20, 2018

Dohcwp said:
went out to go search for an airbag for the MFSW ended the day buying a big *** audi bottlecap and a brake bleeding kit instead

The brake bleeding kit I get but the bottle top.... :wtf:

Dohcwp · Oct 21, 2018

warren9022 said:
The brake bleeding kit I get but the bottle top....

because its a novelty item and one day i might hang it in a man cave or even my garage, everyone has different taste, a few months ago i read through a thread in the 8p section a guy fitted an S3 grill on his car and everyone went mad that he's got an S3 badge on his non S3 but the irony was that they but APR badges on their stock s3's then its acceptable. different strokes for different folkes.

the same with the steering thread now im going to but an sline badge on my steering cause thats the only alternative when i remove the s3 badge, you dont get an aline badge but i know some folks on here will have issues with it even though its not their car.

Daniel M · Oct 21, 2018

Fixed an issue I had with the vac hose coming off from underneath the inlet manifold after one of the previous owners not being bothered to fix it on with anything. Also cleaned the engine bay and gave the Recaro’s a good clean and ordered a new drop link and fuel filter.

S3JACKSON · Oct 27, 2018

Heard a faint exhaust blow when cold and it went away when warm, quite common on these cars

Front anti roll bar links have been on the car for 16 years, time for a new set and new nuts

Oil dip stick and tube had faded so fitted a new set, glad i did the tube was split

Under bonnet decal was scratched so fitted a new one

I have seen this on Jap spec cars so had to have one

Vex182 · Oct 27, 2018

S3JACKSON said:
Heard a faint exhaust blow when cold and it went away when warm, quite common on these cars

Front anti roll bar links have been on the car for 16 years, time for a new set and new nuts

Oil dip stick and tube had faded so fitted a new set, glad i did the tube was split

Under bonnet decal was scratched so fitted a new one

I have seen this on Jap spec cars so had to have one

Nice work! Where did you get the new sticker from?

S3JACKSON · Oct 28, 2018

Vex182 said:
Nice work! Where did you get the new sticker from?

Had it a while, part number 4A0010114S

I think it is now unavailable from Audi

S3JACKSON · Oct 28, 2018

Reset my clock today

[ sam ] · Oct 28, 2018

Hi all I did the N 249 delete Using Benjee s3 guide thanks mate.
Everything went to plan apart from slicing my finger
on my broken dipstick undoing the second Allen key for f sake.

It was all very simple once started and im not sure if it broke while removing or was already
but one of he harder pipes broke so very brittle regardless glad to get rid of spaghetti junction.
Went for a test drive feels a lot louder but only a small run so I will have to wait and see.

StaceyS3 · Oct 31, 2018

Feel like made some great progress now both manifolds are near complete

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