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  1. S3dave1990

    Suspension upgrade

    What about the st suspension shocks and springs kit? Theyre made by KW arent they theyre only 500 for the kit dont know if anyone had much to do with those? Cheers Dave w
  2. S3dave1990

    Insurance Renewal

    Everything effects car insurance nowadays even your credit score plays a big role, the more times you get quotes the more it go's up too. When is it due for renewal? if you put in you need your insurance tomorrow theyll put 200-300 straight on top try to have at least a week between the date you...
  3. S3dave1990

    Insurance Renewal

    Yeah man insurance has always been a pain for me ive always had hot hatches or stupidly modified cars and being young the two didnt mix well, i think ive got lucky this year but maybe its abit of payback for all the money its cost me over the years haaa Cheers Dave w
  4. S3dave1990

    Insurance Renewal

    I paid 450 with adrian flux this year with all mods declared 26 with 7 years ncb. Give Dan a shout hopefully he can sort you a good deal adrian flux have always been high for me but the beat everyoneby a long way this year Cheers Dave w
  5. S3dave1990

    Audi S3 8p 57 Plate Issues - Advice Needed

    Think you were lucky mate, i put a full exhaust on mine at stage 1 and it would splutter and cut the power at 5k until i had it mapped again after that it ran perfect. As you said with the fiel pump that will be fine as the car will only give it the fuel it needs Cheers Dave w
  6. S3dave1990

    urgent help guys

    Sound like the diff isnt working if it feels like the handbrake is on. You might have to find a gen 2 haldex contoller as im sure a gen 4 wont work Cheers Dave w
  7. S3dave1990

    Audi S3 8p 57 Plate Issues - Advice Needed

    You need it mapping, a full turbo back exhaust fuel pump and intercooler is stage 2+ realms. The car will run terrible untill its been mapped again as the car wont know whats up . Id reccomend gfb diverter valve and an induction kit to make the most. Also get a set of cooler spark plugs fitted...
  8. S3dave1990

    Imola Yellow Audi S3 - APR - TTE420 - Audi Tuner Featured April '16

    Hi mate keep up the good work, how much did all the work set you back just after a rough price to do mine Cheers Dave w
  9. S3dave1990

    Understanding Fuel Trims

    Faulty pcv?
  10. S3dave1990

    Rear diff whining, which diffs fit?

    Yeah its been well looked after to be honest im going to order the donut tonight see if i can get it ready to change at the weekend, am i right in thinking the front and rear donut are different or are they the same? I cant remember what oil was used when it was changed, ill try this donut...
  11. S3dave1990

    Rear diff whining, which diffs fit?

    That wouldve been ideal but its 5 hours away from me, cheers for that though. Ima buy a rear donut and try that i wouldn't care the haldex unit has been serviced every 10k miles and the rear diff oil has been changed twice along with the gearbox oil Cheers lads Dave w
  12. S3dave1990

    Rear diff whining, which diffs fit?

    Ive had 3 different sets of wheels on now, all brand new tyres. Ive had it in the garage and he had a stethoscope on the diff and said its making noise, is it the donut you're on about? Ill have a look at the weekend. The noise is a whining at 40 and at 70. A new diff from audi is £3k so that's...
  13. S3dave1990

    Rear diff whining, which diffs fit?

    Afternoon guys n gals As in the title my rear diff has just about had it, well it drives and the 4wd still works just its getting really noisy now and its annoying on motorway runs. So i was wondering what diffs fit? Mk5 r32? Or is it any gen 2 haldex diffs, will a gen 3 from the facelift s3...
  14. S3dave1990

    Brake servo leak?

    That was fitted mate think the guy who did it was a vag specialist and had done quite a few so he could do it alot faster, teeside audi quoted £2500 to do it GULP Cheers Dave W
  15. S3dave1990

    Brake servo leak?

    On past experience its the servo, i had exactly the same symptoms, i got mine done under warranty and the reciept said £460 if i remember correctly but it probably wasnt a vag part. Im not sure of you can get away with dropping the engine half way and getting it out ive read a few threads on it...
  16. S3dave1990

    Brake bleed screw snapped... help

    Buy yourself one of these Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380728896433 Youll need to pick the right size, heat it up with a hair dryer spray with wd40 an hour before as stated the drill out will whip it out in a jiffy Cheers Dave w
  17. S3dave1990

    I do find these odd scenarios

    Same downpipe i got, it does fit a hell of a lot better and the support bracket isnt stupid like the milltek, good ole germans eh well enjoy mate ive had mine on about 6 month and its been fine, lets see how it copes on the race car Cheers Dave w
  18. S3dave1990

    Upgrading to an S3 - Reasons for doing so.

    From a modding point of view buying an s3 and getting it to say stage 2+ (360+ hp) will cost less than buying a 2.0tfsi a3 and getting it to that power with the same spec brakes suspension etc, plus it wouldnt look like an s3, but as far as upgrading it depend how much youve put into your car...
  19. S3dave1990

    I do find these odd scenarios

    Dont trust a word they say 'John' was supposed to deliver my last parcel, turned up and he was called Michael... and people wonder why i have trust issues Cheers Dave w
  20. S3dave1990

    I do find these odd scenarios

    Heard nothing but thing about milltek downpipes either touching or being mm's off the donut, i wouldnt go milltek again even my catback didnt fit properly, ive gone over to a cobra non res cat back and a german companys downpipe/ decat, all fits perfect now Cheers Dave w