Tom_86
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Hi all, this is my first post and i'm looking forward to getting to know everyone...
So, after owning my S3 for a year now, i've noticed a buzzing noise coming from the dashboard at around 3800-4000rpm. Only does it in dynamic mode but is very noticeable especially once i'd tuned into it. Every spirited drive without fail i'd hear it... very annoying! After a visit to my local Audi stealership they replaced the B&O dash speaker and supposably lubricated some areas around there which to be honest at the time I thought was bull. None the less the buzz seemed to disappear only to reappear a month or so later. So I found myself just not using Dynamic mode which I kind of got used to until I heard through the grapevine about the dreaded Soundaktor. After some research and a visit to a friend's garage who knows his stuff on VAG cars, the Soundaktor was removed. Oh my gosh what a difference it's made to the sound, all of a sudden the real noises of the car come alive, especially turbo spool up. By no means louder in the cabin, if anything its quieter but as I said the real noises are now very much present. More importantly that horrible buzz has disappeared too, happy days. After driving home tonight (about 10 miles) no CEL either (touching wood).... So tomorrow i'll be sealing up the plug from water ingress and bidding farewell to the Soundaktor.
On a different subject, whilst in the garage my friend informed me that when he was servicing another 8V recently he was astounded to see how restrictive the factory airbox was. Hindered by what we think is some sort of extreme weather guard that sits under the factory air filter. When he showed me I couldn't believe this thing, literally a grill that has to be so so restrictive and completely unnecessary in the UK. Seconds later, the grill was popped out, along with the backing to the upper part of the front grill just above the Audi emblem. Hoping this will improve air flow to the stock intake.
On the drive home, throttle response seems better and spool up too. Now this could be all in my head but what we've done definitely can't hurt. None the less as i'm pretty impressed with the difference i'll be ordering a VW racing panel replacement in the very near future!
So, after owning my S3 for a year now, i've noticed a buzzing noise coming from the dashboard at around 3800-4000rpm. Only does it in dynamic mode but is very noticeable especially once i'd tuned into it. Every spirited drive without fail i'd hear it... very annoying! After a visit to my local Audi stealership they replaced the B&O dash speaker and supposably lubricated some areas around there which to be honest at the time I thought was bull. None the less the buzz seemed to disappear only to reappear a month or so later. So I found myself just not using Dynamic mode which I kind of got used to until I heard through the grapevine about the dreaded Soundaktor. After some research and a visit to a friend's garage who knows his stuff on VAG cars, the Soundaktor was removed. Oh my gosh what a difference it's made to the sound, all of a sudden the real noises of the car come alive, especially turbo spool up. By no means louder in the cabin, if anything its quieter but as I said the real noises are now very much present. More importantly that horrible buzz has disappeared too, happy days. After driving home tonight (about 10 miles) no CEL either (touching wood).... So tomorrow i'll be sealing up the plug from water ingress and bidding farewell to the Soundaktor.
On a different subject, whilst in the garage my friend informed me that when he was servicing another 8V recently he was astounded to see how restrictive the factory airbox was. Hindered by what we think is some sort of extreme weather guard that sits under the factory air filter. When he showed me I couldn't believe this thing, literally a grill that has to be so so restrictive and completely unnecessary in the UK. Seconds later, the grill was popped out, along with the backing to the upper part of the front grill just above the Audi emblem. Hoping this will improve air flow to the stock intake.
On the drive home, throttle response seems better and spool up too. Now this could be all in my head but what we've done definitely can't hurt. None the less as i'm pretty impressed with the difference i'll be ordering a VW racing panel replacement in the very near future!