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Title: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: E30Dom on March 02, 2013, 04:11:25 pm

Just a trend I'm noticing... Any reason for this?

Discuss...

Dom

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: rich83 on March 02, 2013, 04:26:33 pm

Different intercooler and different cams are the first 2 things that spring to mind.

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: E30Dom on March 02, 2013, 04:48:51 pm

Quote from: richwig83 on March 02, 2013, 04:26:33 pm

Different intercooler and different cams are the first 2 things that spring to mind.

I have the same intercooler... I didn't know they had different cams?

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: dan930 on March 02, 2013, 04:50:29 pm

I thought the whole engine & internals are the same

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: garrardrj on March 02, 2013, 04:57:34 pm

Quote from: dan930 on March 02, 2013, 04:50:29 pm

I thought the whole engine & internals are the same

I believe you are correct  :innocent:

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on March 02, 2013, 05:04:06 pm

It's simple.

They're better.  :innocent:

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: danishmkvgti on March 02, 2013, 05:09:02 pm

Software makes the difference , nothing else

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: Bignod00 on March 02, 2013, 05:25:56 pm

Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on March 02, 2013, 05:04:06 pm

It's simple.

They're better.  :innocent:

:pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp:

 :signLOL:

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: gazbutS3 on March 02, 2013, 05:34:26 pm

Sure Alex mentioned one of the cams on the S3 is different, although I may have dreamt that :smiley:

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: gazon69 on March 02, 2013, 06:00:29 pm

Inlet cam is same outlet is different

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: GTI5 on March 02, 2013, 06:09:29 pm

Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on March 02, 2013, 05:04:06 pm

It's simple.

They're better.  :innocent:

Here you are: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/  :signLOL:

Title: Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on March 02, 2013, 06:30:23 pm

That's right I am over there  :congrats: