R8 V8 tunning

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R8 V8 tunning

Post by R8s » Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:55 am

Hi new to the forum and just looking for advise on tunning the V8 engine. Is there much to gain from exhaust, air filter,re map. I see some owners running 450bhp is it worth doing these mods? Turbos and supercharged are going to give you a fantastic result but very expensive.

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R8 V8 tunning

Post by FaisalJ » Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:08 am

Welcome and FON

To be honest - don’t expect a lot of extra power (short of forced induction)! Also, don’t expect many replies here - as most of the R8 owners will be on the R8 talk forum.

The two main reputable UK based tuners are MRC and Ricky Elder.

A remap might be worth it just for the change in throttle response though - assuming MRC can pull the same trick on the V8 RS4 that they’ve done to countless B7 RS4s. In sport mode - the throttle response of an MRC stage 2 car is electric.


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