Update on what’s been happening, first of all I bent one of my wheels after two days of having the car, obviously contacted O•Z who told me it was not covered understandably. So will have to go down the route of claiming from the council, when I get time. Went over a dip in the road would not say it was a full on pot hole, still should not have happen so easily. Went to ordered a replacement wheel & notice the company that supplied them originally had given me the wrong ETA. So my centre locks I had made don’t sit as nicely as they should. I never noticed in the beginning, so not really a big deal. After realising this I just ended up ordering two new front wheels instead of the one with the right ET. You should be able to see the difference from the two pictures.
My thoughts on the car so far (facelift OPF) definitely quieter then my pre-facelift. No crackles, pops or bangs, all of the fun stuff in my eyes gone. The car by no means sounds terrible, it’s still a great sounding car with lots of character. I just miss all the excitement on the over run. Handling definite improvement, having lighter wheels is helping as well, but the car feels more agile for sure. When I had to put the original wheels back on it did not feel as agile & nimble in the corners but more than capable. Looking forward to having the lighter brakes on as well, along with the springs & anti-rollbar. Car seems to change gear when I want it to in automatic or manual doesn’t really matter, have no complaints there.
Think I drove around with it standard for about a week maybe two, then I got the APR stage one. Just by coincidence it came out just after picking up the car, would have been rude not to get it. First things I noticed, the rev limiter had been raised, the car was way more responsive & felt quicker. I was not really getting that push you back in your seat feeling when the car was standard, I’m getting more of that feeling now. It’s not fully there yet but I’m on the right track, hopefully stage two will give me that feeling. After driving the car for a few weeks more I was able to really have a play. It’s a definite improvement over standard the way it picks up speed now just puts smiles on my face. I think in standard form the car was definitely capable, just didn’t feel as special especially without all the excitement from the exhaust. I really have to make sure there is nothing in front of me because when I put my foot down it’s almost a instant response. The first few gears are really long as well.
My replacement wheels from O•Z finally turned up after a few weeks, in that time I had also received my Horsch v2 front splitter & side skirts. This company is based in Australia & the work they do is phenomenal. At first I thought it was a bit pricey after seeing the offerings from manufacturers we can easily get over here. But after doing a little research, I could see what they produced was of a far better build quality. It came flat packed in a custom wooden case secured by nuts & bolts inside. They provided everything to fit it, including instructions, only thing they should have said is to use somewhere with a two post ramp as it makes the job easier. Did the front splitter first, instantly gave the car a more aggressive look but subtle. Then the side skirts a few days later once I found somewhere with a two post ramp. Really transform the car as you will see from the photos. There is a little gap on the side skirts where there is a washer between the bottom of the car & the skirt. I Believe this is to drain the excess water when it’s raining or dying, nice little touch. The fit of the front splitter is amazing, seems really solid as well.
Had my first maintenance wash back at Topaz, they also PPF my front splitter & side skirts & checked on the work they had carried out before. I had a little accident with the power washer went to a car wash just for them to wash some dirt off with water only. They ended up getting to close & messing up the PPF lesson learned. Topaz sorted it out free of charge & told me off for being so inpatient. I was waiting for my jet washer to arrive but there was a delay in receiving it, hence me just popping into the local car wash
Yesterday I went & had the PCW exhaust modification done. 2.5 hour drive to what seems like the middle of nowhere, little sign saying this way & I pulled up to a garage with a ramp, friendly little chat with the owner. Who told me not to expect any crackles, pops or bangs. Which I knew beforehand but guess he was just making sure I knew. I had a interesting conversation with him, I was under the impression the OPF was the cause of not having them. But he told me Mercedes & BMW have them & some of their cars still do it. A example he gave me was the BMW 140i doesn’t crackle pop or bang as standard but if you have it in sport mode & turn the traction control off it will do it for a couple seconds then revert back to default. So Audi have just mapped it out hopefully it will return once I get stage two from APR. Had a look at the OPF looks very restrictive. Exhaust came off pretty easy, he cut it open & did what he had to do then welded it back up popped it back on & said start it up let’s hear it. Instantly noticed a difference filled up the garage with a deep sounding growl. Made a video of before & after can view it on my Instagram M27JOR even on the video you can hear the difference. Wish I would have made a longer video now, in the car it seems like I was revving it for longer. I cycle through comfort & dynamic. To my surprise comfort is even quieter now, he did say this but I did not believe him. The drive home was very enjoyable, despite the heavy rain I could really hear the exhaust now. As far as modifications go to the back part of the exhaust he told me this would be the best I could do. Even if I bought a different back box it would only produce the same results sound wise. He modified my back box & cats as you can see from the before & after photos. Would highly recommend this modification if you’re after some more sound.
Update on my other modifications I have going on in the background. Springs & anti-rollbar was going to get powder coated but the factory caught on fire I was going to have it done at, so not sure when that’s going to happen now as awesome GTi don’t want to use anyone else because it took them a few try’s to find one as good as them. AP racing brake kit, my front kit is near completion. BG development have had it months now but they did say they have upgraded the bell design to further improve cooling & reduce weight. They could not get hold of the rear external electronic hand break but I sourced it from Infinity Performance (Aoon). BG development would have received it on Monday so when the guy that’s dealing with my kit comes back from holiday he will get to sorting that out he said. BCS automotive have had a break calipers going on maybe 10 weeks now, was told initially 9 day lead time. But some complications arose first one was glacier white coming out a grey colour, provided them the paint code from Audi not sure if that’s resolved it yet, as they have not updated me with any photos as of yet. Then the Second was a problem with stencilling my logo, I’m not in a rush for them so don’t really mind at this stage. But I would like them done for when I go up to Awesome GTi for the APR stage two, get everything fitting at once. My catch can from Iroz motorsports has not turned up yet, think that’s going on 6 weeks now. Will have to drop them a email maybe they have forgot I have paid for it & waiting on delivery. My TTRS steering wheel still not finish modifying yet but am assured it is close to completion. Think that’s going on 10 weeks now as well. After seeing one installed on a S3 i noticed the buttons lit up red & my buttons in my car light up white. So had to order button set from a R8 non-plus addition. As them lighting up red would have annoyed me
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yeah I think Topaz Bristol is a new branch. I got a friend that did his training at there London branch, told me they the best & seeing as they are in Bristol just went with them. Plus I got a really good deal 3k plus of work for 2.5k. 
