Just wandering how much more powerful the quattro would have to be to be the same as the normal 2wd a3, i want to tune mine quattro up but would i be better off doing a normal 2wd audi instead, maximum ill tune up to is probally a k03s turbo. ?
As you've already got a quattro I'd keep it, you know the car is sound and it has it's own advantages...however I had a fwd A3 and if I had to buy another A3 in my life I'd go for another fwd with the k03s turbo, it's lighter and more chuckable, I don't think personally 220 bhp quattro is as much fun as 220 running through the front wheels, sort the suspension and there more than capable on the twisties, if you were talking 260bhp like an S3 then quattro is invaluable...
^^^Eibach pro springs to go on with S3 dampers so looking forward to taking her out for a ickle play once that is done but TBH she sticks like the preverbial anyway
I have been very suprised by the progresive handling of the quattro, and although i have a well sorted car i recon with a comparable(brave) driver i would struggle to keep up through the twisties if it wasn't for the lighter more powerful car
I do have a quattro
stacie i was referring to tom's post earlier
I was undecided between a FWD or Quattro when I was buying my car but went for a FWD as all the Quattro's I looked at were nails. When I found my car it was the best one I had seen (and I saw a lot) so was too good to pass up on. The Quattro's were more money with a load more miles on so it was a no brainer for me.
I'm happy with my decision though, my cars just how I want it now and I've not really had any issues getting power down in the wet. Handles well and stops well etc so I'm more than happy with it. Might have problems when the power goes up but I'm sure I'll be alright.
I was undecided between a FWD or Quattro when I was buying my car but went for a FWD as all the Quattro's I looked at were nails. When I found my car it was the best one I had seen (and I saw a lot) so was too good to pass up on. The Quattro's were more money with a load more miles on so it was a no brainer for me.
I'm happy with my decision though, my cars just how I want it now and I
've not really had any issues getting power down in the wet. Handles well and stops well etc so I'm more than happy with it. Might have problems when the power goes up but I'm sure I'll be alright.
Yer same for me only got the quattro really as it was 2 miles away, well saying that there was another one 2 miles away but he wanted 7500 for it, my brother told me to sort myself out, i did then 2 weeks later found one for 6k, still expensive but it was a from a garage.
Im stuck for handling, dont really know much about it, first move would be a suspension kit? is £300 expensive or is this a medium range, imagin top range ones are over a k, also are rolls bars like a roll cage , can they be seen from inside your car, what would be a good lowered measurement to go by, 30mm is what ive seen alot. Not sure whether to just wait and get remap after i have a ko3s turbo fitted, its £500 to get a remap, so a grand in remaps is quite dear.
With the suspension, can you lower it yourself or does it need to be done by someone whos compatent ?
In addition and IMO the best things you can do for the A3 is rear anti roll bar to reduce diagonal weight transfer and S3/TT front spindles to reduce camber change on turns.
Way too much understeer from the factory.
yer ive experienced the understeer already spent most my time on the brake going around the corner