Car back from MRC

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KWheeler
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Car back from MRC

Post by KWheeler » Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:20 pm

Hi All - hope you had a nice weekend!

After a slightly frustrating start to ownership due to EML on and my local Audi specialist in Essex not 100% sure on what needed addressing I dropped my car off at MRC for a dyno health check. Secondary air pump for the pre cats was the EML error (phew) but also fuel sensor not behaving correctly along with previous owner having a basic REVO map PLUS carbon build up it was only putting down 350ps.

Picked it up saturday after fuel sensor and filter changed, full carbon clean and deflap along with stage 2 map, I'm not at 425PS and 459NM. If it was running original air intake I'd expect another 3 or 4 PS but previous owner fitted the Pipercross/Revolution intake and with the Milltek the sound is awesome, so won't be swapping back to standard for the sake of a 1% gain!

As you can see from the graph aside from the PS gain is the torque is now building as it should and spiking at 5.5k. Now to enjoy the car and to keep the carbon at bay with some italian tuning when it's out of the garage at weekends!

P.S. Bit of advice around phone cradle, what are my options apart from living with it? New centre console? Cheers Kristian
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2010 RS6 Plus saloon number 433 in Mugello blue Stage 1 APR map and filter, Milltek Non Resonated, RR 655PS/949NM
Interior Audi exclusive leather package 2 in valcona, climate comfort seats, electric steering column, adaptive cruise, parking system advanced, garage door opener, UV glass.

Current:
10 RS6 Plus Stage 1
15 Golf R stage 1


Previous:
07 RS4 saloon Mugello blue
07 MKV R32
03 Impreza STI
99 RX7 Type R
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97 A4 2.8Q

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Re: Car back from MRC

Post by Jon_J » Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:22 pm

Good result. There are companies out there that will fill the holes, match the effect from the rest of the console and paint it for you. Otherwise yes, new console, can come from a standard A4 thoigh


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- Titanium Pack
- Black Optics
- B16's
- RNSE2 with AMI
- Reverse Camera
- Full Stereo install

S5 8T Cab White
S4 B7 Phantom Black (gone but not forgotten)
A4 B7 Avant 2.7 TDI Brilliant Red
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Re: Car back from MRC

Post by SimonS4MTM » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:04 pm

I changed the centre console. I think a new unit from Audi is about £100.


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Re: Car back from MRC

Post by Jon_J » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:38 pm

SimonS4MTM wrote:I changed the centre console. I think a new unit from Audi is about £100.


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Sounds like a bargain. The change is fairly straight forward.


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RS4 B7 Sprint Blue
- Titanium Pack
- Black Optics
- B16's
- RNSE2 with AMI
- Reverse Camera
- Full Stereo install

S5 8T Cab White
S4 B7 Phantom Black (gone but not forgotten)
A4 B7 Avant 2.7 TDI Brilliant Red
A5 Cab 3.0 TDI Phantom Black

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Re: Car back from MRC

Post by KWheeler » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:42 pm

Very reasonable, cheers chaps, might give it a go this weekend, the girlfriend finds it more offensive than I do!
Jon_J wrote:
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:38 pm
SimonS4MTM wrote:I changed the centre console. I think a new unit from Audi is about £100.


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Sounds like a bargain. The change is fairly straight forward.


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2010 RS6 Plus saloon number 433 in Mugello blue Stage 1 APR map and filter, Milltek Non Resonated, RR 655PS/949NM
Interior Audi exclusive leather package 2 in valcona, climate comfort seats, electric steering column, adaptive cruise, parking system advanced, garage door opener, UV glass.

Current:
10 RS6 Plus Stage 1
15 Golf R stage 1


Previous:
07 RS4 saloon Mugello blue
07 MKV R32
03 Impreza STI
99 RX7 Type R
01 TT 225Q
97 A4 2.8Q

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Re: Car back from MRC

Post by tommchowat » Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:18 pm

Jon_J wrote:
Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:22 pm
Good result. There are companies out there that will fill the holes, match the effect from the rest of the console and paint it for you. Otherwise yes, new console, can come from a standard A4 thoigh


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Can you remember the names of any of these companies?

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Re: Car back from MRC

Post by Jon_J » Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:13 pm

For £100 quid is can’t be worth getting it fixed, just buy a new one.


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RS4 B7 Sprint Blue
- Titanium Pack
- Black Optics
- B16's
- RNSE2 with AMI
- Reverse Camera
- Full Stereo install

S5 8T Cab White
S4 B7 Phantom Black (gone but not forgotten)
A4 B7 Avant 2.7 TDI Brilliant Red
A5 Cab 3.0 TDI Phantom Black

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Re: Car back from MRC

Post by Covkiller » Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:11 pm

The last one I bought was about £127. It really is a piece of cake to change. It just takes about 2 hours.
RS4 B7, Mugello Blue, K&W V3 & HR ARBs, set up by Centre Gravity, Milltek Valved Non Res & cat bypass pipes, BMC air filter, braided hoses, DOT 5.1, Terraclean, MRC Full Carbon Clean, MRC remap 448PS 477NM, 20" S7 alloys with 4mm spacers & Hawke spigots 66.6 > 57.1, AP Racing front discs. Sold Sept 2019. Now rocking an F80 M3

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