RS3 500+ VS S3 400+

[TTE Si]

MRC RS3 TTE500 525PS 721 NM (Alastair Brown)

ECOTUNE S3 TTE420 432PS 617NM (Liam Bryce)

Damp/wet conditions

 

[Sayam]

The cameraman needs to buy an iPhone 6!

 

[Jake 61]

The cameraman needs to buy an iPhone 6!

And I need to buy an RS3.....

 

[S3 AEX]

And I thought the video was gonna be good?!

 

[Jake 61]

And I thought the video was gonna be good?!

I thought the S3 was going to spank it as well......

 

[Mario8P]

I thought the S3 was going to spank it as well......

Trust me it would have! Only is the RS3 didn't have the TTE500 bad boy fitted

 

[Sayam]

My diesel would smoke them both haha

 

[Jake 61]

My diesel would smoke them both haha

Emphasis on Smoke......

 

[Sayam]

Emphasis on Smoke......

My point exactly!

 

[Jake 61]

I have a picture in my mind of the S3 and the RS3 colliding in a cloud while the TDi beats it up the road...!

 

[S3_Jacko]

Experienced Allys car personally and the things a beast... There was a better video than that floating about tho Si..

For what they are tho, theres not much in it..

 

[RedDejavu]

not bad considering 100bhp difference

 

[TTE Si]

Experienced Allys car personally and the things a beast... There was a better video than that floating about tho Si..

For what they are tho, theres not much in it..

Ally sent me the video ?

Liams S3 hangs on well! And did actually win that day in its class 12.06 1/4

Ally did 11.5

Both times in damp/wet conditions

 

[RedDejavu]

However the new golf r TTE450 rules them out....

 

[S3 AEX]

I'll beat them both round my estate, keeping to the limits obviously

 

[s3_trev]

Takes a good going motor to beat Liam's beast!!

 

[Allman45]

However the new golf r TTE450 rules them out....

Really?

 

[RedDejavu]

Really?

yes they're really fast cars 11.6 quater mile with tte 450 upgrade.

 

[Allman45]

yes they're really fast cars 11.6 quater mile with tte 450 upgrade.

Impressive. I wonder how the engine copes with the bigger blower, must be under alot more pressure.

 

[LiamS3]

yes they're really fast cars 11.6 quater mile with tte 450 upgrade.

On a prep'd dry track.. Crail Raceway is like racing down your local cobblestone road and it was also damp

To put it in perspective a Golf 7R Stage 1 Revo/APR would do 11.9 to 12.0 at Pod or Shakespeare (Both very well prep'd Strips) but at Crail they are lucky to see 12.5/12.6

 

[S3Alex]

Impressive. I wonder how the engine copes with the bigger blower, must be under alot more pressure.

The block is very tough.

Head also flows very well without any work,and even with a turbo like mine(a modified GTX3582),the engine copes very well indeed,so there would be no likely issues with either of Simon's turbos.

 

[Allman45]

The block is very tough.

Head also flows very well without any work,and even with a turbo like mine(a modified GTX3582),the engine copes very well indeed,so there would be no likely issues with either of Simon's turbos.

Good to hear from an experienced tuner like yourself Alex. So the clutch is the only weak point then?

I have a friend with a stage 2+ Golf ED30 and after giving it big licks it will spit oil into the exhaust (minimal), he was advised it was because the engine is under so much pressure with the high tune.

Is the S3 block more robust than the 230 engine in the golf?

 

[RedDejavu]

Good to hear from an experienced tuner like yourself Alex. So the clutch is the only weak point then?

I have a friend with a stage 2+ Golf ED30 and after giving it big licks it will spit oil into the exhaust (minimal), he was advised it was because the engine is under so much pressure with the high tune.

Is the S3 block more robust than the 230 engine in the golf?

ED30 got the same engine as S3

 

[S3Alex]

Good to hear from an experienced tuner like yourself Alex. So the clutch is the only weak point then?

I have a friend with a stage 2+ Golf ED30 and after giving it big licks it will spit oil into the exhaust (minimal), he was advised it was because the engine is under so much pressure with the high tune.

Is the S3 block more robust than the 230 engine in the golf?

Red has answered the block question,but if the car is smoking on the overrun,it's more likely to be the turbo oil seals are about done.

 

[Allman45]

ED30 got the same engine as S3

I know but is it exactly like for like or does the S3 have some better components?

 

[Allman45]

Red has answered the block question,but if the car is smoking on the overrun,it's more likely to be the turbo oil seals are about done.

It uses a little oil and smokes when it's been pushed a lot. Otherwise fine

 

[S3Alex]

It uses a little oil and smokes when it's been pushed a lot. Otherwise fine

Does sound a bit like oil seals.

Mine runs a lot more boost than a Stg2+ car,and doesn't smoke(or at least not now that I've got rid of the RS4 injectors!)

 

[Allman45]

Does sound a bit like oil seals.

Mine runs a lot more boost than a Stg2+ car,and doesn't smoke(or at least not now that I've got rid of the RS4 injectors!)

Does yours have stock internals and same compression as stock though? What was wrong with the injectors? No good?