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  1. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    I had the tune adjusted at MRC this week, to compensate for the newly-fitted OEM HPFP in place of the failed Loba one. The brief was a safe and durable map. The lines in the below aren't really comparable as the first run was cut short to avoid underfuelling - you can see the original in my...
  2. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    Thanks @Karbonfaiba - the car's booked in with MRC next week to be tuned around the OEM spec HPFP. I will only be driving it up to them, and - as you advise - no WOT. @flybynite The MagRide was apparently recalibrated when the MSS springs were fitted, but even so it lacked a substantial...
  3. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    As you can see in the photo above, I've had the standard springs refitted and restored the car's chrome badges. Here it's still missing the chrome "RS3" logos but I have since refitted these, as well as adding some colour coded mirrors instead of the OEM upgraded carbon weave ones. Cosmetically...
  4. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    I took the RS3 to my local Audi dealer for an oil change service recently. The main dealer offers little over my trusted VAG independent, but since the car has a straight Audi history I thought I'd maintain this for now. In good company here: The customary video of the underside of the car...
  5. The Cardinal

    Do people notice your RS3?

    Yes, people do. The most common reaction I get on the road is drivers giving me a lot of space and I've not been tailgated or had any aggressive behaviour once yet (touches wood). Some of this is because I am a chilled out driver and always leave big gaps, drive with anticipation & humility...
  6. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    New rear tyres were fitted today, as the old ones were getting a bit low on tread. Moreover the fronts look much deeper, and even though these Haldex cars are less sensitive to different tread depths than some AWD systems it does still make a difference in my experience. The correctly sized...
  7. The Cardinal

    Pink Vent Rings

    Red stitching to seats, gear selector & wheel, red detailing to seatbelts, and (?) slightly nicer mats with logo. But no knee pads or vent inserts, so presumably not the full RS Design Pack… but they don’t look retrofitted either. It’s a late July 2016 car with high spec, one of the last PFLs.
  8. The Cardinal

    Pink Vent Rings

    Red rings came with the Design Pack as mentioned earlier, including “Crescendo Red” detailing to the seat stitching, seat belts and nicer floor mats. The pack is also meant to come with knee pads in Alcantara to the centre console. However some options seem to have been available individually...
  9. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    New injectors were fitted free of charge recently, and I'm pleased to report that the car is running really well. To be honest I'm not sure whether I'd have replaced them if it were me paying, as the car was still driving really well - but given that the warranty cover was about to expire, the...
  10. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    Juicy? Winter and the car not being my daily driver means that it's been out sparingly since the last update. Like my old RS3, it's a great cruiser on longer runs - where a bit of moderation sees 40mpg. But overall it's no stranger to the high octane pump... enough for me to have downloaded a...
  11. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    They seem to be working again now for me... but I've added some more here just in case. I can't seem to edit the original post now... [Edited to sort out photo links]
  12. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    The van did our Christmas miles owing to the amount of stuff we had to carry, but I popped in with it to see how the RS3 was doing beforehand: Having later driven the RS3 a bit more, I've decided to keep the springs as they are for now. I've had some success in resetting my Individual...
  13. The Cardinal

    Just bought myself an RS3, couple of questions.

    Garnet Red was the colour of my first Audi, a 2006 A3 2.0T quattro S Line Special Edition. It was our first "family" car and while ultimately it was the gateway to a range of R/S3s, I wish I'd kept it longer than 2 years as it was so roundly capable. As the former owner of an...
  14. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    Thank you! The Magride re-calibration has been done, but that makes a lot of sense about the behaviour in Comfort - i.e. not enough travel to offset the slower damping. The Track and Sport versions of the MSS kit share some components but differ by spring rate and -5mm more travel, so I’ll...
  15. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    I've spent the last few weeks using the car on a few motorway runs with urban traffic at either end, meaning I've done 1,000 miles in it and that the odometer now reads over 40k. No more smoking, which is good. The car has a lot of depth and adjustability to the way it drives. My favourite...
  16. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    I've been getting to know the car a bit better, putting some miles on it and enjoying myself. Unlike any other used car I've bought before, there's been almost no improvement I've been able to make to its cosmetic condition. I've only added some new genuine Audi wheel bolt covers by way of...
  17. The Cardinal

    A Bolt from the Blue - PFL RS3

    Preamble For some years I've run a third vehicle to accompany our longtermer, Bus Blue and slightly newer Golf GTD daily driver: The most recent of which have been a really lovely one-off green RS3 and later an Audi TTS that I took a gamble on: These cars aren't essential - I've had...
  18. The Cardinal

    TTS mk3 to RS3 F/L 8V

    IME maps are great at giving a boost to standard factory car, but don't make it as able as the next step up despite similar peak power outputs. I had a mapped S3 before my RS3, and the latter felt considerably quicker. My current mapped Golf GTD has similar peak power / more torque than a...
  19. The Cardinal

    TTS mk3 to RS3 F/L 8V

    I had a 2016 RS3 and then later a 2015 TT-S. Both were great cars in different ways. The RS3 undoubtedly had the better engine and the noise was intoxicating. While it’s the more practical of the two, it’s also more brash (depending to some extent on spec) and can attract less wholesome...
  20. The Cardinal

    8.5Y RS3

    The S3 replaces a TT-S and before that an RS3, to run as my more sporty option alongside a daily driver Golf GTD. But in time the S3 will take the place of said GTD, so that it can be replaced with a more insurance-friendly car for our kids. Hence I switched my S3 order from District Green...
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