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by J
Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:47 pm
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: MTM S3
Replies: 10
Views: 4082

Hello, i have had MTM 345 setup on my car for few years now. And it certainly does not do 0-60 in 4 secs! 5 secs is more like it... I have no equipment to measure this, but MTM says, that S3 with 345 setup will do 0-60 in 5.2 secs which is very close to truth i think. I did go to dyno earlier with m...
by J
Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:04 pm
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: Alloy wheels - How wide?
Replies: 7
Views: 2688

width, ehm no... height (of tyre) yes!
by J
Tue Jun 27, 2006 7:25 am
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: Alloy wheels - How wide?
Replies: 7
Views: 2688

I have 18x8.5" front and 18x9.5" rear alloys on my S. Rims are light so there is not that much difference between original S3 alloys since they are heavy as elephant. Ofcos wider wheel makes the difference, but thats just something one can live with (well, i can!). Also the use (lots of track drivin...
by J
Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:51 pm
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: best oil for 52 reg s3????
Replies: 17
Views: 6844

yea, thats why i was wondering if 505 will do cause my car has mtm 345 setup and only oil spec that i can use (as i know) is 503.01...

i think ill have to visit local mtm dealer and confirm this...

thanx anyway!
by J
Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:12 pm
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: best oil for 52 reg s3????
Replies: 17
Views: 6844

hmm... usually i have used Castrol SLX which meets the 503.01 spec, but now i cannot found that from any local dealer. This new Castrol has only 505.00 spec but not 503.01 Is this still comparable oli for S3? There is also Mobil 1 which i have also used and it meets both 503.01 and 505.00 specs but ...
by J
Thu May 19, 2005 10:54 pm
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: Superleggera's
Replies: 11
Views: 2115

Nige: as we all know superleggeras are more than half lighter than original S3 rims... but you can hardly notice the diff. Thats what i ment.
by J
Thu May 19, 2005 4:44 pm
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: Superleggera's
Replies: 11
Views: 2115

I have 17" superleggeras on S3:

http://galleria.on.zapto.org/displayima ... fullsize=1

Fitted them on car with performance in my mind, however improvement wasnt as good as i expected.
by J
Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:35 pm
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: My S3 with my new RS4 reps
Replies: 6
Views: 1818

RE: My S3 with my new RS4 reps

Nice, this car has rarely seen color. Well i have not seen even one S3 with this color.
by J
Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:13 am
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: Pics of my S
Replies: 14
Views: 2563

Oh, okay thanx. Thats just why i was asking cause i did not found 330mm rotors with 4 piston calipers from their website. Oh well gotta start hunting the rotors now...
by J
Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:07 pm
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: Pics of my S
Replies: 14
Views: 2563

S3rdias wrote:330mm disk rotors and 4 pistons forged billet superlite calipers.. It works pretty well :)
S3rdias, what kit of these do you have exactly ?
http://www.wilwood.com/BrakeKits/index.asp
or is it somekind of custon setup ? i am lookin something simillar ...
by J
Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:37 am
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: Pics of my S
Replies: 14
Views: 2563

Which wilwood brake kit do you have on your car ?
by J
Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:21 pm
Forum: S3 (Typ 8L) 1999-2003
Topic: 345ps MTM S3
Replies: 67
Views: 13319

Could you post some pictures of your car? I have simillar set on my S3 and i am planning brake update on my car and would like to see what does it look like with 345mm disks.

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