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MRC -v- QST

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:42 pm
by quattrokid1
Often wondered why NO ONE has ever mentioned QST for tuning their cars? surely not everyone lives in Banbury down there!!

Has anyone got a QST modded car on here?

My pal has one up here but is thinking of taking it to MRC soon so I was wondering is it a good idea or not to take the MTM chip out of his and put it in ours?

Just wondered but when I get the time and chance I'll be to MRC as well.

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:51 pm
by cossymad
Mine is MTM / QST 509bhp.....

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:52 pm
by SnowTrooper
MRC FTW!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:17 pm
by S4TAN
surely not everyone lives in Banbury down there!!
No - just me, and Varsity does too ... Live about 1 mile from MRC - handy ...

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:35 pm
by Contigo
Live in Newbury, only about 45 mins away, well worth the drive imo. Glad I don't line in Banbury lol

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:47 pm
by quattrokid1
pity Mihnea and Doug doesnt do a roadshow and come up here with their expertise!!

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:51 pm
by S4TAN
Glad I don't line in Banbury lol
Yep - it's a shithole alright ... :lol:

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:19 pm
by Contigo
You say that Quattro but there are people who have driven down from Scotland to see Doug just for a health check!!!!

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:58 pm
by JDB
MRC all the way

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:04 pm
by CliveH
MRC :thumbs:

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:11 pm
by Jarv
I live 1 1/2 hours from Banbury, just long enough to fully test their work on the way home. :D

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:16 pm
by pomy
We really need someone like MRC up in Scotland, the closest thing i can think of is Star Perfomance in Fife.
From what i've heard though people don't really rate them for some reason when it comes to tuning RS4's beyond a simple remap and exhaust, though i do remember one member on here from Scotland with a misano red RS4 running big turbos and over 500bhp done by Star Performance!
I think it was Redrocket, not sure though.
I reckon that Star Performance are capable when it comes to turbo conversions judging by some of the other VAG cars that i've seen them tune, i'm just unsure if they are as experienced as MRC when it comes to getting the best from an S4 or RS4 motor.

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:27 pm
by quattrokid1
Contigo.. I to have been down to MRC for a health check, only because I was going with Norrs2 in convoy with a few other Scottish quattro owners heading south for the weekend to Stoneleigh then to Donington for the forum track day, i was introduced to Doug so I took my girlfriends car down for them to have a look at it for me as it was spluttering under acceleration, found a knackered D.V so both were replaced, but the point is its still a long drive to get there and back and the only feasable time to get to MRC would be a Saturday morning...so time is of the essence and if there is a big job to do. ie a cam belt change or pre cat gutting etc then we need to plan a mile in advance if theyre open that is!! otherwise we're stuffed until I get the Ur up and running again so we can afford to have the RS o.o.a

Re: MRC -v- QST

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:38 pm
by simon_golf_tt
quattrokid1 wrote: My pal has one up here but is thinking of taking it to MRC soon so I was wondering is it a good idea or not to take the MTM chip out of his and put it in ours?
Afraid that aint going to work as the memory is reprogrammed with the remap, there is no physical swapping of chips involved for the RS4.

So looks like you will need to pay a visit to MRC quattrokid1 :D

Re: MRC -v- QST

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:45 pm
by Jarv
simon_golf_tt wrote:
quattrokid1 wrote: My pal has one up here but is thinking of taking it to MRC soon so I was wondering is it a good idea or not to take the MTM chip out of his and put it in ours?
Afraid that aint going to work as the memory is reprogrammed with the remap, there is no physical swapping of chips involved for the RS4.
I'd assumed he was talking about just swapping the ECU's around, would that not work?