F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO

[Jack3559]

gonna bump this up to the top again :-)

Car has been at Carbon and they have done a map that took near 2 weeks to complete.. The only way i can explain this is ballistic!!

over 300ibft and 252 bhp  (in shootout mode setting on the Dyno dynamics rollers, Craig thinks around the 280 bhp mark in normal readings)

anyhow.. the car feels like it has about twice this power. it really is brutal.. nick at carbon has told me the chassis is at its limits now and any more power will result in the car not been as fast to drive (getting the actual power down etc)

And today, just to confirm the brutality of this car we had a little test with some guys local to us that also do conversions

their car:

MK3 GTI with AMK engine, Emerald standalone ECU with K04 Hybrid.. 320 BHP

My car has same engine (AMK) and the K04 it came with (not hybrid)  but has the superb carbon map


the results :

a massive WIN for F17BAD.. the car is much better to drive, pulls much harder, spools faster and holds on to the boost a zillion times better.. it is like a contest between me and the car to who is gonna give up first..either me letting off the throttle or the car running out of puff.. the car wins every time!!!!!

the lads with the other Mk3 thought mine had a big turbo conversion and around 350 bhp!!   
This really does prove some bhp readings mean f**k all

F17BAD is a true lethal machine and i need to treat it with the respect it deserves or ill end up dead or banned...


Do i go big Turbo and risk spoiling this fantastic set up....

Next up is Gearbox work, LSD etc...

Massive shouts out to Nick and Craig at Carbon.. 

[stow1985]

If the set up is that fantastic why even think about changing it? 

[Wayne]

What would be the point of more power if it cannot already cope with what it is running 

[stow1985]

What would be the point of more power if it cannot already cope with what it is running 

That's what I was thinking! 

[The Doc]

LSD then we'll see 

[tshirt2k]

Torque makes a car a handful. And a k04 puts a big lump of it in low to midrange. Thats why a car with less max power can be a faster.

People get too hung up on pub hp numbers and less about torque and driveabily. Obviously carbon did a good job on this. And I'd prefer to have it done on a 'heartbreakes' DD dyno than one that can inflate my ego.  

[bobbarley]

[VW BUSH]

Sounds like a trip to the Pod is in order this summer

Best guess for 1/4 time wins a carrot

[The Doc]

Sounds like a trip to the Pod is in order this summer

Best guess for 1/4 time wins a carrot

Carbon would be proud to sponsor "the carrot of SFA" 

[VW BUSH]

Sounds like a trip to the Pod is in order this summer

Best guess for 1/4 time wins a carrot

Carbon would be proud to sponsor "the carrot of SFA" 

The Carbon Carrot Comp Cup Run