Hi All,
Recently purchased a stock 8Y and looking for advice and thoughts on the right moves to make as I consider my mods.
Been a member on here since my first S3 SB BE back in 2009 and in 2012 I moved up a level to my RS3 8P SB - and TBH I've never looked back - as next up was my 8V SB, and then a 8V Saloon (Daza) and when covid hit I went to the dark side for 6 months with a M4 F82 but quickly returned as a RWD "drivers car" wasn't for me, so when I returned the build time was far too long but I manged to find a TTRS Sport in an audi showroom down south so I opted for the "hairdresser" car
In my early days, like many, I was concerned about my warranty when it came to mods so began the journey with tuning boxes and exhaust tweaks. Fast forward to the TTRS and I was stage 2+ with downpipe, opf delete, ECU & gearbox mapping, intercooler, turbo elbow, intake, etc - she was my pride and joy and sounded amazing, pushing about 530 on 99 and maybe 550+ with the odd octane boost and was my daily for almost 4 years!
Anyway onto my new project. My local tuner in Glasgow has a few offerings but being honest I'm not sure where to start and was keen to hear any advice or steps to consider before I make any moves.
When I removed the Sports cats and OPF delete on the TTRS my only frustration was the wastegate rattle - and even though the software had the patch - it didn't fully remove the rattle, so I went back and introduced sports cats from a daza model and that removed the rattle, although toned down the throatiness, but was a necessary compromise for me!!
First thing on my list is to improve the exhaust note - so what should I opt for keeping in mind that wastegate rattle? If I just update the exhaust, I assume dash lights come on? Are they easy to remove?
I've already sorted the Maxton kit, so all good on the cosmetics for now.
A tune will likely be my first step to invalidate this side of the warranty. Am I right in thinking the ECU needs bench work to unlock - meaning once you do this there is no going back? Is it as simple as a remap for stage 1? And then intercooler, induction, turbo elbow, etc and map for stage 2? Also - what increases are expected for each on the 8Y?
Apologies for the lengthy post, but appreciate any feedback from fellow owners
Recently purchased a stock 8Y and looking for advice and thoughts on the right moves to make as I consider my mods.
Been a member on here since my first S3 SB BE back in 2009 and in 2012 I moved up a level to my RS3 8P SB - and TBH I've never looked back - as next up was my 8V SB, and then a 8V Saloon (Daza) and when covid hit I went to the dark side for 6 months with a M4 F82 but quickly returned as a RWD "drivers car" wasn't for me, so when I returned the build time was far too long but I manged to find a TTRS Sport in an audi showroom down south so I opted for the "hairdresser" car
In my early days, like many, I was concerned about my warranty when it came to mods so began the journey with tuning boxes and exhaust tweaks. Fast forward to the TTRS and I was stage 2+ with downpipe, opf delete, ECU & gearbox mapping, intercooler, turbo elbow, intake, etc - she was my pride and joy and sounded amazing, pushing about 530 on 99 and maybe 550+ with the odd octane boost and was my daily for almost 4 years!
Anyway onto my new project. My local tuner in Glasgow has a few offerings but being honest I'm not sure where to start and was keen to hear any advice or steps to consider before I make any moves.
When I removed the Sports cats and OPF delete on the TTRS my only frustration was the wastegate rattle - and even though the software had the patch - it didn't fully remove the rattle, so I went back and introduced sports cats from a daza model and that removed the rattle, although toned down the throatiness, but was a necessary compromise for me!!
First thing on my list is to improve the exhaust note - so what should I opt for keeping in mind that wastegate rattle? If I just update the exhaust, I assume dash lights come on? Are they easy to remove?
I've already sorted the Maxton kit, so all good on the cosmetics for now.
A tune will likely be my first step to invalidate this side of the warranty. Am I right in thinking the ECU needs bench work to unlock - meaning once you do this there is no going back? Is it as simple as a remap for stage 1? And then intercooler, induction, turbo elbow, etc and map for stage 2? Also - what increases are expected for each on the 8Y?
Apologies for the lengthy post, but appreciate any feedback from fellow owners
