I have just been left by a corsa so my s3 is well underpowered the mods i have done is full exhaust sytem cell100 cat gfb dv+ and just been serviced with cam lobe i have scanned the car with no faults found can anyone help???
2007 s3 underpowered
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He needs a remap like mine and then 3 months later he will get the full potential.
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Well...if it outran you.....
Seriously though,I think you commented on the S3 seeming slow before.....get it remapped then you can enjoy it.
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Don't be fooled by these corsa's, especially the corsa c's! there's a few driving round with GSI/VXR engines dropped in. With 240+ bhp and weighing not a lot more than a ton, would **** all over most things on the road
it was defo standard as it was brand new with tiny brakes on it i am getting it mapped in a few weeks but not too happy with it at the moment as i should not have to pay for a map before i can get away from one of them
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Could have been the 1.8 tricked out with intake gas flowed and decat exhaust or a very good sleeper.
Or we can put it down to driver ability???
Or we can put it down to driver ability???
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Rick will do a health check on your car before he starts the remap so if a VXR is getting the best of you there may be a fault somewhere.
Or maybe the VXR had been mapped.
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All of the above.
If your car is unmapped don't be surprised if another "lesser" car turns up and out drags it.
After all that's what a lot of us enjoy doing to the AMGs and M class BMWs.
If your car is unmapped don't be surprised if another "lesser" car turns up and out drags it.
After all that's what a lot of us enjoy doing to the AMGs and M class BMWs.
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Totally agree there that's my plan already annoyed a tts and an s5
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cant be that much of a piece of s*** if its passing your audi,260 bhp in a heavy car really isnt much these days so dont be surprised when many other pieces of s*** pass by
S3 1450kg @ 265 bhp = 0.082 vs VXR 1166kg @ 222 bhp =0.086 pound of torque per hp.
The S3 8P standard isn't slow by any means, but it certainly isn't as quick as I'd have liked it to be, however the AWD is what it's about and in any race that involves corners it will out do the majority of other cars, especially FWD and even more so in the wet.
I've since had a stage 1 Revo remap and a Revo CAI and the S3 is a lot more torquey now which you'll notice, it's what it should've come as, as standard to be honest. I see you're getting a custom map from Rick, so you'll definitely be happy with the results after I assure you.
Yer Rick will be mapping the car as i don't want a Revo and would not give Awesome my money as his attitude stinks. I just need to get a few things sorted on my car before it goes to get some money spent on it. I am thinking of a cai but hate the noise of the induction when changing gear as i don't like the attention the mate sound like a old fart but thats just me
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Not all intakes make a lot of noise,and much of the squeaking and snorting from them is down to the turbo being worked hard with a remap.
I found the induction noise on mine was virtually gone with a bigger turbo,worked well within it's limits.
As I said above,the S3 is quite a heavy car,and from stock has to be revved fairly hard to maintain boost and acceleration but a remap does transform it,and even a Stg1 remap makes a lot of difference to the way you can drive the car.
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No probs.....the car just needs a bit more go......but then I think that even now...LOL
Bit of a update I found a private road and took it to the red line in 3rd and 4th and once it goes over 4K it starts to pull back and go again and than once I stopped at the junction it was jerky when taking off as it was going into boost.
Needs plugging into vagcom to see what's going on. Will tell you straight away what's up with it, get it logged as it's obviously not healthy.
Okay after chatting to a mate of mine about this post yesterday, he told me that the vauxhall calibre 2.0t drops straight in to a corsa without any engine bay alterations.
Specs 0-60 6.2sec top speed 152mph 201bhp standard without remap. 240bhp with a superchips stage 1 and thats in a car that weighs 1405kg, the corsa weighs 960kg. Now thats a super sleeper and they are popular in Essex.
Specs 0-60 6.2sec top speed 152mph 201bhp standard without remap. 240bhp with a superchips stage 1 and thats in a car that weighs 1405kg, the corsa weighs 960kg. Now thats a super sleeper and they are popular in Essex.
Requested and actual boost would be a start, will tell you if there's any boost leaks. Sounds like a boost/vac leak to me as you said the revs were jerky.
