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My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Shoduchi:
I’m not sure if the ring lands of the CDL are stronger or not. The pistons of the CDL are different from the pistons of the BYD/BWJ/BHZ but I’ve seen more cases online of CDL engines with broken ring lands. From what I’ve read Niki Gower write most should be due to faulty injectors or a not safe map.
I’m not sure how much mine has at the moment but I’ll be happy with 370 lbft. A FWD car doesn’t need a lot of low rpm torque. If it keeps pulling to red line, it’ll be fast. :smiley:
csrigo:
--- Quote from: Pudding on November 30, 2018, 06:09:01 pm ---I agree, there's no point going in there and just changing the tensioner! Check your phase angle again in 6 months or so. Mine was also -1KW after new parts, but it drifted to -3KW after a few thousand miles. It hasn't affected the performance or noise though. You can never get it bang on 0KW due to the designed-in chain link 'hunting'. It's always slightly off on purpose to make sure the chain link and sprocket tooth wear is even, hence why you need to turn the engine about 50 times to get the copper links to line up again! +3KW to -3KW is in the TDC dwell zone, so nothing to worry about, plus as you say, the VVT phaser will tweak things as necessary.
Some very healthy numbers there mate :happy2: I was up there at one point but have gone back to Mr Chilled Revo Stage 1 :grin: It would be interesting to see if you get the same numbers after 500 miles. The ECU always adapts down. After a fresh map upload, or after pulling the battery, everything is the best it can be......and then after some miles the ECU pulls it back for lifespan. Annoying. I never got quite those numbers though. 410lbft torque but only 350ish hp. Stock exhaust and intake though. TBH I found it a pain in the arse as it's a daily car. It's much more useable on the road with less grunt :grin: One wheel peels were tedious. Spin doesn't win. I've found the car is much faster point-to-point on my local roads with top notch coil overs and modest power :smiley:
I had the linear throttle and hated it personally. I much prefer the stock throttle mapping, but each to our own :happy2: Glad you're happy though and did you ever sort the misfiring problems? I think you're on the slippery slope now. TTE420 and a diff for you next :grin:
I also pulled the torque back because running 400+ torque on stock BYDs can crack the ring lands. Maybe Shoduchi can confirm, but I think the BYD is not as strong as the CDL. Having said that, even CDLs bite the dust running those numbers over a long period. Not trying to put a downer on your good times, but if yours isn't a daily, it's less of a risk :happy2:
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Cheers mate :happy2: I wasnt sure about the linear throttle map before hand but it makes such a massive difference to the usability of the car its night and day mainly in the wet (how long did you drive with the linear map and was it custom or revo cos i genuinly cannot see past it now?), like i said the APR was far too aggressive and didnt give you enough wiggle room before spinning up the wheels which is useless in wet weather conditions where as this map has much more torque which is usable and can be utilised much more efficiciently without having to sacrifice the power. I was going down the Wavetrack route before this but im saving the cash now for other things tbh....not that it compares to a diff but it has made sucha usable difference I can hold off a while longer.
I have a standard back box but i do have the VWR intake so it doesnt feel as choked as it did on the standard intake tbh and the noise is controllable...not a fan of open intakes. I agree about the coilovers, I dont run ohlins but I do run H&R V2s which are height and dampening adjust...not too bad defo do the trick and not some cheapish APs or anything...quite fancy Ohlins just cant justify it now due to how much ive already sunk into the car over the years...if it was 3 years ago and they went lower I probably wld have tbh love the idea of them but they are probs a 3rd the price of the car now lol.
Im getting deployed all over the place these days so its hard to get a good stint with the car its a shame hence why I do a lot(maintenance/mods) in a oner whenever I can...was considering the tte420 but probably pointless with standard BB and its all the extra bits needed to get it running...mainly LPFP etc. Ive got the RS4 valve fitted already but apparently u really need the 165 bar valve and Im not sticking a TTRS pump in as the fuel level being wrong wld do my head in and the only one I wld consider wld be the APR solution which is a bit expensive but wld be my only option.
Yeah the miss was a combo of dodgy packs..kept swappjng with my other cylinders then my mates "genuine" Audi ones....which he failed to mention he had never changed so his where just as bad as mine lol. Got new ones in and new plugs along with yet another oil and filter change(second full change in 2 months ) and all is well :happy2:....after comparing the state of my cams etc to his S3s when doing our timing chain and tensioner swaps it shows what a difference good maintenance and oil changes makes....Im OCD with maintenance and change the oil A LOT and mjne was still lovely and golden inside(the cams that is)....his were black as fck even with him doing maybe 2 yearly changes...so he says anyway :wink:
Got the car MOT'd yesterday and sailed through yet again without a single advisory happy days.....still not got my new wings on though waiting for better weather now and its going in for a full hit. Crazy because i considered selling it not that long ago but cant bring myself to do it :signLOL:
csrigo:
--- Quote from: Caspersmith on November 30, 2018, 08:45:40 pm ---Nice R-Tech review, good to read you're happy, must've been a little apprehensive changing maps.
Will be taking mine there eventually.
Going to get my handling sorted first then take it there for walnut blast, DSG & engine map.
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Cheers mate :happy2: just my own personal view on it. I was happy with the APR 2+ map but it over fueled a lot and was too aggressive on the throttle for ideal control in the wet. Wasnt sure about linear mapping but can say it makes massive a difference...it didnt appeal to me before hand I will admit but its night and day. I dont know what it would be like in a DSG as mine is manual so I would try asking someone on here that has an R-Tech map with DSG to see what they think but I dont think you can go wrong with Nicky mapping your car fully custom so more efficient staright away and you can set the limits to whatever you want...I didnt go crazy and asked him not to chase numbers.
Get your valve clean done mate and the RFD at the same time for the price of it defo if you have some miles on the car now you wont regret it...felt much better after and the car makes some nice burbles now if your into that....PS good idea on the handling front I would always sort that first :happy2:
The TC mapping is decent for daily driving in the wet but tbh I still switch it off if im wanting to go for it at any point as its still too intrusive and its still too severe after my initial review of it I will be honest....definitly better than it was tho if your someone that will never switch it off.
swight:
Lovely car and interesting thread!
bobby_fodge:
What did you use to clean the valves?
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