Mapped s3....= miles quicker

[B7B7B7]

Hey all. Was just wundering if any 1 has had the same happen.

I bought my s3 'mapped' and have never driven a standard one so i dint realise how slow they were. Pulled up at a set of traffic lights at the weekend, and what pulls beside me.... a newer facelift s3 with a matureish driver behind the wheel (me been only 19) so the window goes down and i start chatting to the driver.....

1st question....... is it standard....driver replies yes....with a smile on his face coz he thinks his is faster as its the 225 facelift and mines not, not realising mines mapped but still looks standard ... a few other questions got asked when the lights went green and we both boot it. (Not speeding obviously as its illegal n all) the rate mine was pulling away was astounding (probably another 7-8ft a second quicker than his)

Any one no the 0-60 of a 260-270bhp s3??? same as a standard s4???

[DavidT]

Yes, good chipped S3 is the same as a standard B5 S4 in a straight line. I did a few trackdays with folks from here with them, surprised me a bit

[GardinerG]

Well, on paper the 2000 2.7T A6 Auto should do 7.1s (230Bhp), mine did 5.9s chipped to 308Bhp with a Milltek.

Massive difference in performance (and sound!).

[GardinerG]

0-100kph 2006 S3 5.7s 265Bhp (ish)
0-100kph 2002 S3 6.4s 225Bhp
0-100kph 2000 S3 6.9s 210Bhp (ish)
0-100kph 1997 S4 5.6s 265Bhp

Figures courtesy of some other site I've borrowed them from.

HTH

[shineydave]

and surprisingly enough it didn't seem any quicker after repairing a leak on the inlet manifold and replacing a knackered MAF

[B7B7B7]

Lol. true dave....... sooooo much smoother though. Thanx again for that. i owe you big time. Havin a trip to audi tomorrow to get an alarm siren, dip stick holder and posibly get a price on one of them pipes... Ps, fuel econemy seems 100% better, saying that i havent had it on full boost all week as it cost me a fortune last week (£70 in vpower in a week....whats that all about???) Thanx again dave

[shineydave]

lol, 70 quid, you're just an amature, i'm away in Geneva for a few days but i'll be back for saturday morning if you want a hand with anything, i still feel a bit guilty about the dipstick tube so feel free to get my number off steve and pop round

[graemep]

Mine got a remap almost two years ago at AmD, have owned it four and a half, and the difference was noticeable immediately - off the mark, through the gears and so on. What took longer to realise was the effect of 33% more torque - not having to drop from 6th on the motorway, and just more pull.

A friend was considering one recently, and my advice was to keep it standard for 2-3 months then get the remap done so he would appreciate the difference.

[B7B7B7]

Lol.. its alright dave. Been to audi today, 65 quid for the siren, 2.50 for the dipstick holder... the pipe was 17 quid so i dint bother (i trust your bodge) lol. Yeh if i have any problems with the siren ill give ya a buzz. thanx again.

[shineydave]

no problem, enjoyed the company