Been a while since I updated the build, currently stage 1+, 490bhp 480 torque
Since my last update I’m not sure if I had the stage 1 software put on. But I’ll talk about it anyway, went for APR. I’m not sure if I was actually going any faster as I didn’t measure anything. But the car definitely felt more responsive & gear changes were a lot more seamless. Where as before I could catch the car out quite easily & be in a loss of power situation. I think I did this after having the car 4 weeks from new.
Wheels I had some O•Z racing wheels, 7 to be exact
I had a mix up & ordered different ET at first. Ended up bending one of them, so ordered 2 more the right ET & ended up doing a next one in. They gave me half price off the 7th one to replace it. But I didn’t end up putting it on the car. I went for some Neu speed racing wheels instead. I think they were just too soft for the kind of driving I was doing and our roads over here. I had all six refurbished the seventh one brand-new in the box if anyone wants to purchase them (Ultraleggera) the centre caps did look really special on them & people always commented.
Next up was the breaks, my previous RS3 (2015) used to squeak a lot. So the brakes was definitely issue I wanted to address. I went a bit crazy and bought a complete new braking system. I had AP Racing calipers, 6 pot front, 4 pot rear & external electronic handbrake on the rear. Fitted by Awesome, immediately it really transformed car. It’s actually the first thing people ask me about. I had them finished in white with a custom logo. Performance wise I can’t fault them, after hard driving there is no break fade what so ever & that spongy feeling never happens. But most important there is no break squeal at all.
After I had the brakes fitted, I wanted to go for the full stage 2, but APR stoped doing it. Because removing the OPF could not be done without consequences. So I had to go for stage 1+ which is basically a stage 2 without the mid pipes, obviously accordingly down on performance as well. I had APR intercooler, intake & some KW springs fitted. Instantly this transformed car, I could feel the different straight away. It was like night & day. The first thing I noticed was not actually the speed, it was how the handling had changed. Awesome lowered the car to what they recommended & the car was really hugging the road now. Body roll was drastically reduced, it’s still slightly there may be anti-rollbar would help get rid of it even more. But I could go into corners carrying so much more speed, with confidence now. The open cone intake added some much needed sounds from the engine bay. It reminded me of a old school Subaru or Mitsubishi when you lift off the gas. Pick up with now much stronger & the car felt like it pulled right through the gears to the red line. Have had the stage 1+ on best part of 6 months now & the car over 2 years. It’s definitely an enjoyable experience every time I get it, even if it’s only a 10 minute journey. I had plans to go to stage 3 but with the order books opening up for the new model. There on hold
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