tazzer
Speed cameras are the work of the devil
Hi,
Haven't posted here for a bit, got a 2003 S3, 42000 miles, totally standard, hasn't been mapped to the best of my knowledge.
Had an engine mangement issue for ages which turned out was some kind of pitch/yaw sensor in the pillor, been fine since then but seems performance is a little down although not always and fuel economy is a bit worse...maybe it's the Scottish climate...I was working in London when I bought it. When diagnosing the fault the garage kept resetting the EMS and it was a bit quicker (than pre fault) before it went back into safe mode.
Was considering fitting an induction kit, I looked at the K&N K57i kit but various forums have said not to fit them to VAG cars, especially the S3/VRS/Cupra etc.
Can anyone recommend an induction kit ? is it worth while ? I know a lot of people will say get it mapped but I don't have the spare cash to spend on that at the moment and I thought this might be worth trying. 2-4 bhp seems optimistic in the manufacturers claims but if the engine breathes a little better and the throttle is more responsive then it would be worth it. Does is ruin the (even more) the fuel economy ?
Thought I'd ask here as your advice has been really helpful in the past.
Cheers,
Tazzer.
Haven't posted here for a bit, got a 2003 S3, 42000 miles, totally standard, hasn't been mapped to the best of my knowledge.
Had an engine mangement issue for ages which turned out was some kind of pitch/yaw sensor in the pillor, been fine since then but seems performance is a little down although not always and fuel economy is a bit worse...maybe it's the Scottish climate...I was working in London when I bought it. When diagnosing the fault the garage kept resetting the EMS and it was a bit quicker (than pre fault) before it went back into safe mode.
Was considering fitting an induction kit, I looked at the K&N K57i kit but various forums have said not to fit them to VAG cars, especially the S3/VRS/Cupra etc.
Can anyone recommend an induction kit ? is it worth while ? I know a lot of people will say get it mapped but I don't have the spare cash to spend on that at the moment and I thought this might be worth trying. 2-4 bhp seems optimistic in the manufacturers claims but if the engine breathes a little better and the throttle is more responsive then it would be worth it. Does is ruin the (even more) the fuel economy ?
Thought I'd ask here as your advice has been really helpful in the past.
Cheers,
Tazzer.
