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I removed this from the car as I've switched to a remap instead. I can't link the data sheet here, but if you search for ABT POWER S5 B9 ECU you'll find details. I've also attached a screengrab of the datasheet. You can see the redacted photo of the original purchase... yes, it was over £2400...

Looking forward to seeing what Niki can do with the S3. I had bluefin on earlier in the year. It was good, but I think the stronic torque fooling was starting to cause it confusion. It just wasn't right. Back to standard and fine. I'm hopeful that both an engine and gearbox remap will do the...

There are very few threads on precat removal for an S3. Most mention change of downpipe, but that's a very visible change. Has anyone actually done this? Any noise, MPG or performance difference. It seems like a nice cheap mod, especially reducing EGTs. Any downsides to this, anyone actually...

This has been driving me mad for the last 2 months!! I retrofitted cruise control (2009 s3 stronic facelift) no probs. the steering wheel coded fine and diag shows all buttons working ok. The problem is the engine coding. Setting the cruise control bit just doesn't seem to take. I've tried...

The time has come. The S3 has to go. This is a very long post, so if you don't want to read it all, here's the short story. I've bought a (used) BMW 330Ci to try a different driving experience for a couple of years. The long story. It's nagged me for a while, but I've come to realise several...

Since having my car back for a few days I've noticed (once I had turned the stero down!) the turbo/air moving noise is a lot more than I remember it being, especially going off throttle. Since my car had a new passenger wing and bumper off for re-spray, is it all possible that a hose would...

Short intro, my car got bumped over Christmas and was having it's front end re-sprayed last week. For that time I had a new A3 1.9 TDi. Here's my thoughts: Good: Interior build quality better than the S3. Standard speakers are better, sounds like it anyway from what I remember. Nice thump of...

Got a TomTom Go for Christmas. It's great, except that I can't get it mounted anywhere that it'll stick. The supplied sucker mount won't entertain the bottom right of the windscreen. The center kinda works for about 40 mins at most before it falls off. I read that a few folk had it mounted...

Other than cosmetic, is there any particular reason to fit new springs to the S3 for handling improvement? I think everyone is agreed that the bilstein dampers make a huge difference to the S3, especially when combined with stronger anti-roll bars. But what about the springs? Some have said...

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There's been a lot written about the benefits of an FMIC, particularly on hot days in chipped cars running 98 optimised maps. Two things are running round my head about this though.. 1) If you get a 98 optimised map, what happens if you run the car on 95 (or even 97) sometimes? Will the ECU...

Took a drive of Clio 182 today. What a fantastic little car. With the recent talk of whether turbos were worth it, this served as a stark reminder of what a small car/(relatively) revy big NA engine combo was like. Ok, the interior materials weren't Audi standards. The seats clunked a bit...

Posting this on behalf of some folks I know who are looking for a little technical backup, if anyone can help. They had a new steering rack fitting to their A4 and the mechanic had noted that it was "16 turns to the right and 24 to the left". Now that it is fitted (he supplied) the car is...

Just wondering if any of you guys had noticed cars with an HID bulb out? I first noticed one about 2 months back. A big Merc. First one I'd seen. Then a few weeks back I saw an Laguna and then an R32 later the same day, both with a light out. Just kinda curious, I thought the they bulbs were...

Hi Guys, looking for some sub advice. I'm going to get one of Andy Macs stealth subs, 8 inch version. Only problem I'm having is which sub to put in it. Currently I have a Rockford 12 inch sub (which I believe to be a relatively low end one, David R correct me if this is wrong) running off a...

Woohoo, finally my MPG on the DIS is working properly. Long story, but as many of you know mine was putting out figures way over what I was getting, saying 34 or such like when it was actually 29 or so. Tech at Stirling Audi adjusted it and I've just filled up. DIS says 29.3, actual from...

Anyone noticed that big spoilers seem to, er, popping up on cars more and more? Lately I've seen some really silly ones, not quite 911 whale tail, but more high and stupid. The most recent was on a BMW 3somthing, new shape as well. Wings! This thing was one prop. short of being a plane...

Gavin, you PM'd me, but you're not accepting replies It not me BTW, it's an S3 I've got

Ok, no one will probably want to beat this, but... I just returned from Reading to near Glasgow on one tank of fuel and that included a stoat near Heathrow. That's right, 437.9 miles, 58.25 litres and 34.1MPG !!!! That's measured MPG, DIS claiming it's usual bonkers amount, about 41 or so...

Has anyone been using a PDA with SatNav and made use of the PocketGPS free Camera positions database? http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/uksafetycameras.asp I've not read fully through it, but it seems like an ideal way to get the most functionality for the least dosh. You get a PDA with GPS and...