400bhp on stage 2? I'm stage 2+ and would be surprised if car puts out more then 365hp, to achieve 400 u be looking at bigger turbo for sure
Wigit - why would a very reputable and highly regarded tuning company 'manufacture' their RR figures. Is it even possible? My Leon and R36 were remapped and RR'd at AMD, and RR'd elsewhere, and the figures were virtually identical. My brothers 335d was done at elsewhere (DMS from memory) and then RR'd at AMD as well and again the figures were within a few bhp and lb/ft of each other.
My initial figures were lower, running on lower grade fuel and not having the exhaust done, but still got 311.7bhp. Got the full print out, and can't see why they would make it up. The 400bhp one is framed on the wall at their office with an endorsement from the owner who I guess has checked elsewhere. It had upgraded fuel pump and air intake, not sure about turbo though. But, if they were 'quoting' or 'manufacturing' figures I think someone would have known it by now and said something. The car effectively has 270bhp anyway as it is the R engine detuned (am I correct in the terminology??) so to get an extra 41.7bhp on a Stage 1 these days seems pretty tame and easy to me.
I have only been stitched up once by a right To**er. It was Jason @ ChippedUK (with the help or perhaps ignorance of Paramount Performance who used to be in Slough but went bust). He claimed all sorts could be done to my only strange purchase - a Mazda 6 MPS!! Not sure why I bought it but it was a fun car. He claimed to be able to add 70bhp. Had it four hours and when I drove it I couldn't feel any difference. Went back to Paramount and put it on their rollers and it had lost 11bhp!! I also checked it at AMD and with their help got my money back.
I can only gauge it on how it drives. Figures (which aren't important anyway) aside it leaves a lot of cars for dead and people who have been in it or driven cannot believe what it does for a 2.0T. Hence my reservation about the Stage 2 as I am not sure it needs it. I am worried it would be tiresome to drive and too much of a handful.
This car is quicker than the R36 was and that wasn't slow. It is the only car I've owned that I get in everyday and still get that 'amazing' feeling of the performance. You normally get used to it after a while and are looing to the next modification, but this puts a smile on my face every time....
