Hurdy, I'm suprised to hear you found the S3 that much slower than your mapped ED30. WHen i test drove one, it didn't feel much slower than mine. Mine had more torque and that push in the seat feeling, but glancing at the S3 speedo i was suprised to find i was going quite fast with minimal effort. This in part could be the fact that i could abuse 1st and 2nd gear throttle unlike the ED30. A reason why i want an S3. What did you think of the engine/exhaust noise compared to your stock (if u can remember) system?
I will try to get some pics up of my HU and Subbie for u NewGolf. System is not overly loud... not a chav 
Just wanted a system to address the lack of bass from the oem setup and got sick of the lack of track names from my ipod.
Kev
It is much slower although you can keep more momentum through the corners which almost makes up for it. I think that the DSG box makes progress soooo swift that dropping back into a manual seems like driving a traction engine technology-wise
The exhaust noise does sound a little "fruitier" on the S3, but is still quieter than the Milltek at full chat
Kev, I'd like to see pics of your install too
