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1997-2000 are DBC - drive by cable which will probobly be "chip off" 2000+ are DBW - drive by wire which can be remapped through the OBD port. Its possible to get a little more power from the DBW engines as the throttle is controlled electronically.

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That's it guys, drive by wire are slightly more tuneable than cable throttle. The difference in performance is negligible. Like comparing a 210BHP S3 with a 225BHP S3.

I'm sure a 2WD revo'd T sport would be just as quick as a S3 in a drag race. Without the weight of quattro the power to weight ratio would be similar.

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I went from an Amd A3 1.8T Non DBW to a standard 210 S3 and the S3 was noticably quicker - more lag but power doesn't drop off as quickly up to due to the bigger turbo. 6 speed box also helped. Then when Revo hit the UK I was one of the first with their sortware and a SPS3 grin.gif

There were also 3 S3 engines too, just to add to the confusion tongue.gif

If you want more than 190BHP get a k04 and slap it on grin.gif

Cheers

Ben

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Just your imagination prob because you got a "S3" if you do the math:-

Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 210

Weight without Driver (KG) : 1375

Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 155.18

0 - 60 (Secs) : 6.33

0 - 100 (Secs) : 18.34

60 - 100 (Secs) : 12.01

Quarter Mile (Secs) : 15.12

Terminal Speed (MPH) : 90.80

Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 14.72

Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 93.53

Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 190

Weight without Driver (KG) : 1175

Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 164.30

0 - 60 (Secs) : 6.64

0 - 100 (Secs) : 17.17

60 - 100 (Secs) : 10.53

Quarter Mile (Secs) : 15.05

Terminal Speed (MPH) : 93.61

Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 14.85

Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 95.25

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Ok, I must have been wrong then smashfreakB.gif

Even though it has been 5 years ago since I had the S3 (so I'm not being biased) it did feel quicker I promise you. My brother bought my A3 from me and I assure you we had the opportunity to test both cars on the same road and the S3 pulled ahead.

Seeing as you can plumb in some data for comparison, I'd be interested to see what the results would be for the 3 cars that I've owned with the same BHP as I can easily tell you which one is quicker.

B5 RS4 - Sportec 420BHP

B7 RS4 Avant - Std 420BHP

996 Turbo manual - 420BHP.

Cheers

Ben

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I have yet to call them but wonder if anyone has used one of the serial port upgrades on an A4 2.0T engine?

I would want to be able to plug in and obtain more power, but then return everything to stock without Audi being able to see that it had been played with.

Is this possible??

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Not possible yet, as far as I know. ECU flash counter increases with each use of the SPS box.

From the research I did befor getting mine remapped, the only company who currently offer anything that doesn't mess with the ECU flash count is GIAC. They also offer an SPS type device called the Flash Loader. Star Performance are a much recommended Audi/VW specialist who use this system (checkout their news page). Unfortunately, you'll have to make it part of a holiday to Scotland if you want to use them.

The GIAC website does also list some other UK dealers in their Sales -> Dealers page.

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Just your imagination prob because you got a "S3" if you do the math:-

Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 210

Weight without Driver (KG) : 1375

Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 155.18

0 - 60 (Secs) : 6.33

0 - 100 (Secs) : 18.34

60 - 100 (Secs) : 12.01

Quarter Mile (Secs) : 15.12

Terminal Speed (MPH) : 90.80

Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 14.72

Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 93.53

Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 190

Weight without Driver (KG) : 1175

Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 164.30

0 - 60 (Secs) : 6.64

0 - 100 (Secs) : 17.17

60 - 100 (Secs) : 10.53

Quarter Mile (Secs) : 15.05

Terminal Speed (MPH) : 93.61

Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 14.85

Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 95.25

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The one thing missing out of this is torque. That's the single biggest contributor to the difference between two cars.

Take two cars, same weight and stick a 170bhp turbo diesel in one and a NA 200 bhp petrol in the other, and the diesel will beat the sh*t out of the petrol, because it's got more torque.

You can't just compare cars on figures alone, though - you've got to drive them to get a real life comparison.

A turbo'd original 2.7 RS4 will feel quicker than a NA S4 4.2 V8 because of the torque surge you get with a turbo 169144-ok.gif

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Take two cars, same weight and stick a 170bhp turbo diesel in one and a NA 200 bhp petrol in the other, and the diesel will beat the sh*t out of the petrol, because it's got more torque.

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Hmmm, I'm pretty sure (for example) a Golf TDI 170 would be slower than something like a new Civic Type R. confused.gif

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Sounds like user MOOK thinks diesel is the way to go lol! If that is the case and diesels are faster than petrols engines then why dont all the top end sports cars e.g RS4, R8 not have diesel engines?

TURBO diesels are good engines I have driven the new A3 and it feels poweful when you put the foot down. Figures dont lie though I'm afraid and you put a 170BHP TDi against a 200BHP Golf GTI, race them on a drag strip from standing start and the petrol will win hands down. iamwithstupid.gif

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Sounds like user MOOK thinks diesel is the way to go lol! If that is the case and diesels are faster than petrols engines then why dont all the top end sports cars e.g RS4, R8 not have diesel engines?

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Audi R8. Petrol. Le Mans. Winner. RS4 and FSI engines.

Audi R10. Diesel. Le Mans. Winner...

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Figures dont lie though I'm afraid and you put a 170BHP TDi against a 200BHP Golf GTI, race them on a drag strip from standing start and the petrol will win hands down.

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Of course the 200bhp GTI would win, but read the post above, you muppet - same bhp a diesel would win, because it's not all about 0-60. Take a petrol and diesel Golf with the same bhp outputs around a track and see what happens.

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Again, look at the figures for the 150T V 150D. The petrol is quicker 0- 60 . Please stop thinking diesels are quicker. If you drive a petrol and take it to 6000 rpm in every gear the petrols are quicker, FACT.

Volkswagen Golf GT Tdi PD 150 03 150BHP

Weight = 1262

BHP/tonne = 120.77

0-60 = 8.67sec

1/4 mile = 16.92 sec

Top speed = 125MPH

Audi A3 1.8T Sport 02 150

Weight = 1175KG

BHP/Tonne = 129.71

0-60 = 8.14sec

1/4mile = 16.39sec

Top speed = 140MPH

I'm not saying diesels are slow but just pointing out the facts to you.

Please stop wasting any more of my time.

Argument won by Carlos

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And maybe you shouldn't believe everything you read on the letstorquebhp website and it's guesstimates to car performance.

A cars performance is about more than 0-60 times or Vmax. It's about how and where torque is delivered and these days. most vaguley decent turbo diesels have us petrol boys well and truly licked in the mid-range where a car spend most of it's time.

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Because I prefer the way a petrol drives and would rather have the wider powerband that a petrol gives. A diesel has too narrow a range, tend to be a bit unrefined and I don't do enough mileage to worry about fuel bills.

Sure, I could learn to live with it but currently don't need/want to.

Having done the trip to Le Mans this year in a fellow TSN'ers BMW diesel I was hugely impressed with it's performance and refinement. Granted it was remapped but it would have shamed a lot of petrol cars if they'd had the misfortune to try anything.

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