MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: laurent.d on January 13, 2010, 08:57:47 pm

Title: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: laurent.d on January 13, 2010, 08:57:47 pm: Hello!

First Sorry for my english

I'm laurent.d, newcomer on this forum.

I live near Paris in France.

I own a 2007 Audi A3 8P 2.0 TFSI S-Tronic S-Line for 2^1/2 years and about 50000 km.

The mods of my car are:

ABT Stage I 240HP 330Nm
Bilstein B16 PSS10
H&R Sway bars 28frt/sft 24rr/hrd
Power Grip Morego
VF Engineering Engine Mounts
OZ Ultraleggera 8x18 ET45
Brembo 328x28 2 pieces Four piston ''A'' caliper
Braille Battery

And more to come...

I'll write a review of my mods in english when I'll find the time.

I go some time to time on the NÃ¼rburgring.

Some pics (without the brembo)

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Cheers
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: vRStu on January 13, 2010, 09:05:10 pm: Welcome.

Looks like some nice pictures of your car there.
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: Top Cat on January 13, 2010, 09:33:50 pm: Welcome to the forum Laurent. :happy2:

Some worthy mods you got going on. Car looks great at the ring. :pomppomp:
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: MAT ED30 on January 13, 2010, 09:36:15 pm: Looks great on the ring :smiley: and welcome to the site
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: laurent.d on January 13, 2010, 09:44:37 pm: Thanks guys :happy2:
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: gazbutS3 on January 13, 2010, 11:15:41 pm: welcome, love the look of your car :happy2:
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: T88OMM on January 14, 2010, 11:01:14 am: Welcome along matey, car looks lovely :happy2: :wink:
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: Hurdy on January 14, 2010, 11:33:06 am: Welcome :happy2:

How you finding the Bilsteins?
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: Greeners on January 14, 2010, 11:58:59 am: Bonjour Laurent! :happy2:

Welcome to the Forum, your car looks cool! :drinking:
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: NEWEY on January 14, 2010, 12:03:49 pm: welcome your car looks really smart
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: laurent.d on January 14, 2010, 10:45:54 pm: Thanks guys again for the compliments.

@Hurdy

I really like Bilsteins.
I had some B8 on a Peugeot 205 Dturbo for 80 000km/50k miles, years ago.
Previously, I had some B8 fitted on my A3 for 20 000km/12k miles.
And then I changed them for B16 PSS10.

Bilstein are taut and firm and gives very good ride feeling.
They have 45mm shaft while most of the other brand have 22mm.
They can feel a little bit â€˜â€™nervousâ€™â€™ compare to others, as they are High pressure chocks.

B16 are not adjustable B8.
Damping is more subtle and ride more supple while still very taut and firm set on hard and little bit more comfortable set on soft.
B8 can feel â€˜â€™bouncyâ€™â€™ (I donâ€™t know if itâ€™s the good word) some time to time.

Both are fantastic around the NÃ¼rburgring.

I tested drive the VWR Golf GTI 300R demo car.
It is fitted, I think with the VWR fast road kit which is KW V2 if Iâ€™m right and stock sway bars.
The cars felt a little bit softer and more comfortable than mine. But how would it be with the same sway bars?

Thatâ€™s all I can say.

Oh no!!!

I have just find out today that Ã–hlins is going to launch that http://www.roadandtrackbyohlins.com/ (http://www.roadandtrackbyohlins.com/), within a few month, for MKV platform.
And it drives me crazy!!!! :jumping: :rolleye:
Full kit will be incl VAT 2300â‚¬ about 2100Â£
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Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: Moschops on January 15, 2010, 06:34:43 pm: Hi and Welcome.... :driver:
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: davej_anderson on January 19, 2010, 02:19:05 pm: Nice car, almost the same as mine but you've done all the mods I can't afford to at the moment :-(
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: JPC on January 19, 2010, 10:48:40 pm: Welcome along. Your car looks great on the ring!!
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: MAT ED30 on January 20, 2010, 09:50:13 am: had a look at the ohlins kit the other day and i must say its a very nice piece of kit and very well made and even spoke to one of the head guys for ohlins very nice guy
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: JPC on January 20, 2010, 10:05:00 am: ohlins are sh*t hot from what ive seen of there products on other applications in the last few years. (Bikes)
Title: Re: laurent_d Newbye in A3 8P TFSI
Post by: laurent.d on January 20, 2010, 09:32:37 pm: Ã–hlins are best in class in Motorbikes.

I had Ã–hlins shocks on my Yamaha R1 when I used to ride on tracks and never had to fault them.

It seems that many WRC Rally cars are fitted with Ã–hlins too.

This kit is pretty good value compare to what Ã¶hlins use to charge.

It isn't what Jonnyc plan to fit on its crazy ED30?