All good info, Niki at R-Tech was able to squeeze 390BHP and 423lbft out of my S3 8P. Its safe to say I was happy as Larry🤣. So yes these cars have so much potential
Picking a good tuner defo important. Travelled a little to get mine tune my AMD Tuning, picked them because approachable and they actually race an Audi S3 8V so know the platform well.
AMD are literally putting a flash map on your car that anyone can do lol, oh and their dyno figures are a load of BS🤣 Should’ve gone to MRC for the 8V platform.
Very informative mate thank you, I will be going stage 2+ on my manual, but the car stock is fast Enough for me personally, but there has been a few occasions where I just wanted that extra power. But I’ll see how stage 1 feels first👍
Nice video Smithy. Running Stage2+ now myself and pushing 380bhp with 421lb/ft torque. Full spec and parts: 2012 S3 BE DSG 5Dr @37k miles Exhaust - BCS WRC 3" non-silenced 100 cell Race Cat, 72mm titanium heat wrapped downpipe Intake - Racingline Cold Air Performance Intake wrapped in Reflect-a-Gold Intercooler - Airtec Stage2 Fuel Pump - OEM with VIS Internals and RS4 FPRV Spark Plugs - NGK Iridium BKR7EIX Diverter Valve - Brand new Rev G Oil - Miller's Nanodrive CFS NT+ 5w40 Fuel - Tesco Momentum 99 RON Suspension - AP by KW Coilovers, 25-30mm drop Other mods and parts include: Runner Flap Delete (Billet) fitted by R-Tech Forge Intercooler and Carbon Canister hoses Bar-Tek Turbo Inlet Pipe Bar-Tek Turbo Outlet Pipe Bar-Tek Turbo Muffler Delete I think we definitely need to arrange a meetup for the S3 8p owners next summer, would be mint to see what everyone has done with their cars.
Very good information, chilled out video. Agree decent brand tyres are a must. Spending thousands on tuning and putting cheap tyres. Your only point of contact between the car and the road.. pointless
In the UK and EU you guys make more power in general because if your temperatures. In South Africa if we want to make the same power we have to run meth for cooling not fueling to be able to run our cars like you do
Stage 2+ with dsg here and love it, bought the car already tuned, apparently it has different injectors in it? Is that common? And all the other normal mods, exhaust, intake fuel pump etc
I have identical s3 to yourself stage 2+ by rtech absolutely mint best car I've owned and tbh I didn't know about the launch control till I watched your video nice one for that👍
Does car give a fault code and a fault light if the charger is broken? i just did brisk accelerations so there was no sound from the turbo when you loose the throttle. It has been heard before .. S3 8p APR stage 2+, no fault codes and lights.. I dont know whats happening. :(
Would you recommend tuning a daily car? I don’t really need a track car results but slightly improved performance would be nice. Does the economy improve as well with the tune as well and how does it translate to reliability? Thanks
100%! I use mine daily, and have done since I first got it remapped about 3/4 years ago. Mine has never skipped a beat since it’s been remapped, just stay on top of maintenance
@@CarsWithSmithy appreciate it mate. Just bought one with 64k miles. It’s my first performance car and an investment thus me asking you as you’re more experienced. With the service how do your intervals look like? Oil every 6 to 8k, spark plugs every 15 to 20k and Haldex every 30k? Is there anything else I should look out for? Thanks
Also, does anyone know how the s3 8p compares to a dsg golf r? I would like a golf r but they are a bit expensive and I feel the s3 8p is just a more affordable option with real potential to tune. Anyone got any opinions?
I'm might be looking for a s3 8p. Does anyone know what the auto triponic gears are like on the s3's. It it a quick change? And is the auto box quicker than a manual one?
I just bought a audi A3 Sportback 2.0 tfsi 147kw dsg. Just changed all filters and oil. The car i fast but id like a little bit faster! Should you recommend me to go to stage 1? And do i need to do the dsg tune also? and do you think the dsg is powerfull and Reliable enough ? Thanks!
If it's a daily driver as you put it and not taking it on the race track, why remap it in the first place? These cars are already quicker than most other hatchbacks on the road ?? 🤔
I remap every Audi ive owned had a good few, usually drive them a few months stock make sure all maintenance is done then map it, even stage 1 the driveabilty is alot better especially with a dsg map too if its auto
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All good info, Niki at R-Tech was able to squeeze 390BHP and 423lbft out of my S3 8P. Its safe to say I was happy as Larry🤣. So yes these cars have so much potential
Picking a good tuner defo important. Travelled a little to get mine tune my AMD Tuning, picked them because approachable and they actually race an Audi S3 8V so know the platform well.
Always worth making a long trip for the right tuner I agree
AMD are literally putting a flash map on your car that anyone can do lol, oh and their dyno figures are a load of BS🤣 Should’ve gone to MRC for the 8V platform.
Very informative mate thank you, I will be going stage 2+ on my manual, but the car stock is fast Enough for me personally, but there has been a few occasions where I just wanted that extra power.
But I’ll see how stage 1 feels first👍
Stage 1 is a great step up from stock to be fair mate, you’ll be surprised how much quicker it is
Nice video Smithy. Running Stage2+ now myself and pushing 380bhp with 421lb/ft torque.
Full spec and parts:
2012 S3 BE DSG 5Dr @37k miles
Exhaust - BCS WRC 3" non-silenced 100 cell Race Cat, 72mm titanium heat wrapped downpipe
Intake - Racingline Cold Air Performance Intake wrapped in Reflect-a-Gold
Intercooler - Airtec Stage2
Fuel Pump - OEM with VIS Internals and RS4 FPRV
Spark Plugs - NGK Iridium BKR7EIX
Diverter Valve - Brand new Rev G
Oil - Miller's Nanodrive CFS NT+ 5w40
Fuel - Tesco Momentum 99 RON
Suspension - AP by KW Coilovers, 25-30mm drop
Other mods and parts include:
Runner Flap Delete (Billet) fitted by R-Tech
Forge Intercooler and Carbon Canister hoses
Bar-Tek Turbo Inlet Pipe
Bar-Tek Turbo Outlet Pipe
Bar-Tek Turbo Muffler Delete
I think we definitely need to arrange a meetup for the S3 8p owners next summer, would be mint to see what everyone has done with their cars.
I need to get an Airtec cooler
Very good information, chilled out video. Agree decent brand tyres are a must. Spending thousands on tuning and putting cheap tyres. Your only point of contact between the car and the road.. pointless
Cheers Smithy, super helpful.
I like the 8p, but you might aswell save a bit more and buy an 8v or golf r, which are faster anyway and responds better to tuning..
In the UK and EU you guys make more power in general because if your temperatures. In South Africa if we want to make the same power we have to run meth for cooling not fueling to be able to run our cars like you do
Stage 2+ with dsg here and love it, bought the car already tuned, apparently it has different injectors in it? Is that common? And all the other normal mods, exhaust, intake fuel pump etc
I think some companies offer their own injectors yeah. Heard a few people use them
I have identical s3 to yourself stage 2+ by rtech absolutely mint best car I've owned and tbh I didn't know about the launch control till I watched your video nice one for that👍
Smithy curious how often do u service haldex filter & oil this video very useful
Every 12 months
Does car give a fault code and a fault light if the charger is broken? i just did brisk accelerations so there was no sound from the turbo when you loose the throttle. It has been heard before .. S3 8p APR stage 2+, no fault codes and lights.. I dont know whats happening. :(
Would you recommend tuning a daily car? I don’t really need a track car results but slightly improved performance would be nice. Does the economy improve as well with the tune as well and how does it translate to reliability? Thanks
100%! I use mine daily, and have done since I first got it remapped about 3/4 years ago.
Mine has never skipped a beat since it’s been remapped, just stay on top of maintenance
@@CarsWithSmithy appreciate it mate. Just bought one with 64k miles. It’s my first performance car and an investment thus me asking you as you’re more experienced. With the service how do your intervals look like? Oil every 6 to 8k, spark plugs every 15 to 20k and Haldex every 30k? Is there anything else I should look out for? Thanks
I service is every year which his roughly about 6k miles.
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@@CarsWithSmithy exactly what I needed. Thank you 🙏
Also, does anyone know how the s3 8p compares to a dsg golf r? I would like a golf r but they are a bit expensive and I feel the s3 8p is just a more affordable option with real potential to tune. Anyone got any opinions?
The mk6 Golf R is essentially the same car underneath
I'm might be looking for a s3 8p. Does anyone know what the auto triponic gears are like on the s3's. It it a quick change? And is the auto box quicker than a manual one?
DSG is quicker than manual
Hello ! Nice video
Where did u get this engine cover ??
AKS Tuning 👍🏻
@@CarsWithSmithy thx mate
I just bought a audi A3 Sportback 2.0 tfsi 147kw dsg. Just changed all filters and oil. The car i fast but id like a little bit faster! Should you recommend me to go to stage 1? And do i need to do the dsg tune also? and do you think the dsg is powerfull and Reliable enough ? Thanks!
Yeah you could easily go for a stage 1 remap on that. DSG doesn’t need a tune but the tuner can advise you on that
@@CarsWithSmithy oké thanks, but is it reliable? Dont want to car to quit after a month
Very reliable!
If it's a daily driver as you put it and not taking it on the race track, why remap it in the first place? These cars are already quicker than most other hatchbacks on the road ?? 🤔
Because it’s fun! Plenty of roads to enjoy upgraded performance on well within the law
I remap every Audi ive owned had a good few, usually drive them a few months stock make sure all maintenance is done then map it, even stage 1 the driveabilty is alot better especially with a dsg map too if its auto
Just a question for my s3 what’s the best or what fuel do you run in your s3 like is it v power etc?
V power or Tesco Momentum
@@CarsWithSmithy thanks appreciate it
What oil you use on 2+? Does it burn oil? 🤨
Quantum Platinum 5W40. Burns a little bit I can’t lie
@@CarsWithSmithy is 5w40 oils best for 2+? I have now castrol 5w30 in and last time i drive 2400km and i have to fill 1L.. 🤨
@@TallissaPentti 5w40 is better for stage 2+ yeah. They tend to burn through a little of oil anyway, I top mine up fairly often
Have the numbers of 0-100 and 1/4 mile ?
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