Bye bye DS3.....

[Superfly Guy]

Oh really Oli ? I was reading up about them at the weekend and places like REVO etc were only recommending uprated clutches for Stage 2 (to 350bhp).

Thanks I'll deffo read up more on this before I go with a stage 1 remap.

I uprated my clutch on my DS3, the standard wasn't happy with over 200BHP (DSR has a beefier clutch).

[lfcrule1972]

I'll add it to the list of things I'll need then Did Jamie do it for you ?

[Superfly Guy]

I'll add it to the list of things I'll need then Did Jamie do it for you ?

mine was beginijng to show signs of slippage so i though it a bit pointless replacing it with another that may also struggle with the increased power. Jamie uses a guy just down from his place. On the DS3 its a major kerfuffle as the subframe needs to be removed, basically an all day job to replace, hopefully your car would be built differently.

[lfcrule1972]

I might ask the chap at Audi this week - he was keenly talking about remaps on the S1's

[Superfly Guy]

Im not currently getting to drive mine much at all, the family i work for live in central london so i commute in and then cycle from Liverpool Street, only really drive it on a Sunday as parking is free and no congestion charge.

[Chris_Blue]

The problem with any performance mod, something else on the car goes over its tolerance level

One thing I agreed with Clarklson on - don't modify and break it, buy it fast in the first place

[Superfly Guy]

don't modify and break it, buy it fast in the first place

You should have bought a Subaru then ha ha ha ha, spanked your VW on 5th Gear.

[WTF]

Looks great

Joni/Liam you two are legends !! You've spoilt me for owner forums now as I couldn't find anything half as good for Audi's when looking over the weekend.

I had a google yesterday and I think you're right!

Thank you!! <3

Make sure you add it to the non DS3 section!

[Chris_Blue]

Look see if yours can take tuning box.
No worries bout overwriting a remap.

Can then use, remove, resell

mine gets to 355bhp with tuning box.. ive got the print out ��ñ

[lfcrule1972]

I was wondering about those Chris, I was looking for any tasteful mods on Amazon and there were lots of ads for tuning boxes. Most were more than a remap from Jamie though and if that's the case I'd prefer to visit him.

Are the boxes just plug and play then Chris ? I need to look into the capabilities of the standard S1 clutch as well, some of the remap companies (REVO - claim that their remap is clutch friendly) others make no mention of it all. Need to understand if a remap to 300bhp will need a better clutch as well.

[Chris_Blue]

Have a look at DTUK website. Not sure they do S1

Mines plug and play. 3 connecters via a wiring harness. Just remove when take it to dealers.
A bit fiddly to fit, bout half hour.

Always resell too, unlike a remap

Bout £400 or just under for mine

Look see if yours benefits from a pedal box ( enhances accelerator reaction) which doesn't void warranty.

[lfcrule1972]

Cheers Chris - I'll check it out....

And, I'm back lol

They do cover S1's - http://www.diesel-performance.co.uk/...2.0-tfsi-231ps

Claim to get 316bhp so I'll need to research them some more, is that what you have Chris ? I was also looking at ABT.

[Chris_Blue]

^ Yep. They are pretty good.

As i say, get the performance, take it off when you need to, no worries of remaps being overwritten, and resell when you move on to another motor

355 BHP for a Golf R, as a friend of mine can prove.

There is another... think its JB1 or something. Can check it out.

Roll on TRAX :-)




Just copied this from another of my clubsites:


"Burger Tuning is a US based company that specializes in advanced plug and play units. The company was formed in 2008 and has predominantly focused on the BMW market where we have had great success. Our units power the strongest OEM turbo BMW's and hold records across all the models. More can be viewed at our website www.burgertuning.com.

We would like to introduce VWROC users to our latest offering and entry into the VAG Group market which we entered a year ago after two years of extensive development and testing.

The Burger Tuning JB1 is a plug and play solution offering simple at home tuning without requiring ECU access to achieve power goals.

jb_vw_performance_tuner.jpg

These units are now available and a ready for order at http://burgertuning....ge_1_tuner.html with a retail price of $379 plus $35 for the optional data cable.

The JB1 is a true plug and play tune offering safe and adjustable gains. It can be installed and removed in minutes.

The unit ships with a base setting in map 1 that increases the boost by +4.8psi over stock that is safe to be used with 95RON and up. The typical power gains on the setting are 55hp and 70ft lb. With higher octane accompanied with bolt ons and octane we have seen gains of 85hp and 90ft lb in Map 1. All of this whilst keeping the engines stock fail safes in place.

[lfcrule1972]

Thanks Chris I'll look at this too - I discovered that Superchips do the S1 too, they claim to get over 300bhp (around 72bhp more) so I'll be reading up a lot on all of these.

The ABT module was quoted as £2k !!!! That was a bit rich for me.....

[Chris_Blue]

My recommendation would be dont go for the best performance rated- not always the best quality and pushed the car to the max

Go for the safest

Get something that can be "turned down" rather than maxed out all the time. DTUK has 3 map settings. low/med/high

High all the time makes the car twitch now and again....