Hi all, new to the forums and looking for a little help;
Bought a 2001 amk s3 just before xmas as a treat for myself, however there are a few issues that have popped up and to be honest, I have searched the pages here for hours trying to find answers with respect to boost issues/ leaks.
The problem is when I set off, I have good boost in 1st gear, then as soon as i grab 2nd its as if the boost has simply died, then reapears in 3rd and goes like a train to about 4500 rpm where it feels like boost is dropping again. After various youtube vids and searching the forums, i put it down to the n75 which i swapped out for a new one this afternoon, however after a quick run about the its still not right. So i read a bit more here, and a lot of peaple seem quite set that running a dump valve is bad. The car has a remap by AmD and on the recipt it states a forge dump valve was fitted [gonna try and bell em tomorrow and see what map it got] but looking at it, it appears to be a recirc/blow off valve.
All lines seem in good condition, altho no doubt a smoke test would be a good idea.
I'm wondering if i should get a straight divertor like the 007p or if the one thats running is on because of the tune.
I'm also looking for recomendations for a good S3 specialist in the Manchester area
sorry if this has been posted prior, just cant get my head around the on/off boost and the more i think on it, the more i think its the dv.
thanks all,
Danny
Bought a 2001 amk s3 just before xmas as a treat for myself, however there are a few issues that have popped up and to be honest, I have searched the pages here for hours trying to find answers with respect to boost issues/ leaks.
The problem is when I set off, I have good boost in 1st gear, then as soon as i grab 2nd its as if the boost has simply died, then reapears in 3rd and goes like a train to about 4500 rpm where it feels like boost is dropping again. After various youtube vids and searching the forums, i put it down to the n75 which i swapped out for a new one this afternoon, however after a quick run about the its still not right. So i read a bit more here, and a lot of peaple seem quite set that running a dump valve is bad. The car has a remap by AmD and on the recipt it states a forge dump valve was fitted [gonna try and bell em tomorrow and see what map it got] but looking at it, it appears to be a recirc/blow off valve.
All lines seem in good condition, altho no doubt a smoke test would be a good idea.
I'm wondering if i should get a straight divertor like the 007p or if the one thats running is on because of the tune.
I'm also looking for recomendations for a good S3 specialist in the Manchester area
sorry if this has been posted prior, just cant get my head around the on/off boost and the more i think on it, the more i think its the dv.
thanks all,
Danny