No no boydie...thats an increase of 50 bhp on TC's 225 std !! that would cost £5000.00....
Trouble is you cant win Power is power and whether it is an increase at the fly wheel/crank , after the gearbox, at the wheels, whether it is BHP,WHP,or torque is all relative.
This isn't about winning. bhp is cheap but whp is expensive. If you can't transfer all that bhp to the wheel then it's useless and a waste of money. Putting hp on a 2.0T is way cheaper than putting hp on a NA motor. If you look at Boydie's comment then chip, CAI, exhaust gives you 25 bhp but the average loss on a quattro is around 25% to the wheel. The estimated transfer is maybe 18 whp and that is likely overestimated. On this side of the pond, Milltek and Neuspeed are the usual exhausts placed on 3.2 and Milltek is used in the majority. That exhaust costs 1100 USD. THe usual chips are Unitronic, APR and Giac. THe APR chip is used in the majority of the applications because of the ease of programming via the CC stalk and the additional programming options. That chip costs 599 USD. The only CAI in California that is CARB emmisions compliant is Neuspeed which costs around 299 USD. The installation is usually around 100-160 USD per hour with around a 2 hour install time. So 1100+599+299+200=2198 for maybe 18 hp. This is the reason why most buyers choose the 2.0T option as their money is better spent and is the main reason why we are so frustrated with Audi for not giving us the S3 engine option. BTW, according to George at Fourtitude forums, the decision to not bring the S3 to the US was made by one and only one person at AoA. Respectfully yours, ......