Freek's S3 pre-facelift

[Freek]

Hi guys, i'm Freek from Belgium.
Been lurking for time now and now i can finaly present my S3.
Not many S3's around in Belgium so i had to be patient, i wanted a facelift lowmileage dolphin grey...
didn't find it so bought this modelyear 2000 black one with 147000km's (91000miles)
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the good bits;
-at 125000km's it had cambelt, waterpump, head-and turbo-rebuild
-at 137000 km's, oils and filters, new lambda, new MAF,new bushes...
-it has KW variante 2
-big FMIC
-Cat-back exhaust
-80 mm TIP
-cone filter with heat-shield and CAI
-wheelspacer front and back
-chipped , owner states 260pk and 390Nm ( no graph)

the bad bits;
-car has been plastidipped in orange, stil some traces of it
- Original DV is faulty, fluttering sound when releasing pedal at low revs
-the TIP is hitting the master brake lines
i've already found it's a problem on the LHD cars, should i leave it this way or is it retricting air-flow?




plan's:
remove plastidip from mirrors and wheels ( done)
fit forge 007p ( ordererd)
get a downpipe
N249 delete
liquid gauge
health check on RR
....
get used to power and then wanting more.

i'll get some decent pics when it stop raining and it's washed.

 

[kwistof]

Hi Freek, that's some great lurking skills there mate- 5 posts in 3 and a half years!

So are you planning to track her at all?

I only ask because I spy a bucket seat in replace of the leather Recaro driving seat

 

[Freek]

Hi Freek, that's some great lurking skills there mate- 5 posts in 3 and a half years!

So are you planning to track her at all?

I only ask because I spy a bucket seat in replace of the leather Recaro driving seat

LOL,
i almost bought one in 2009, but then our doughter was born.
Bucketseat is allready out, was too small for me.

 

[Freek]

finnaly, it stopped raining for 10 minutes.
So took some pictures of the changes i made, removed the plastidip from mirrors and wheels.
I gave the wheels a quick refurb, lowered it some more( needs a little more up front)
put the spacers on, 20mm front, 25mm back, sits perfect now.
also changed the broken DV with a forge 007, what a difference!

less talk, more pics!

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[Freek]

I got a few bits done on the car; the forge DV is fitted, oil and filter changed, oilpickup pipe changed.
New sparkplugs ordered NGK BKR07E.
And now planning my next moves, buying the liquid gauge first or a relentless DP?

 

[Freek]

my Liquid gauge arrived this week and this is how i installed it.

pulled the vent out and removed the cooling fins.

then routed the wire through the duct.

i removed my obd port from the dash and connected it the the provided cable. That way i can reach it when we have to scan the car.
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