Cheers man, sorry we couldn’t sort the last lot of work but i know you were in safe hands, but see you for your next load yeah?

@@BWSTT No worries and yeah for sure!

@@BWSTT Ok so Bryn what you like with body work? Because my door won’t close without crumpling my wing?

Thanks for the kind words! Any plans for future modifications?

Gene- fellow Texan building a 225 at the moment

Good work!

@Mk1TTdude You obviously know nothing about sound quality and the fact these beasts have an M-DAC encoder built in..

Thanks 😊

It will look prefect with those additions

Thanks, thats my aim moving forward, I’m focusing on improving the content now so it’s nice to get positive feedback

The 52mm gauges can sit in an adaptor which still allows flow past it, which is fine for us over here, but i can imagine some hot states needing all the blow they can get!

I had this issue also went back to stock box. Annoying as I like the noise but lost alot of torque

Wait, you changed back to stock because you lost power on a open air filter?

@@woutervelner4298 nope. Had a Pro Ram and downgraded because I was selling the car. When I went back to the original air filter it felt a lot slower. Whether or not that’s a placebo because of the noise I don’t know

@@ScottPC aaaaah okay. Thanks for your explanation! I also heard that the torque may change when one installs an air filter. Did you notice that as well?

@@woutervelner4298 Honestly no but id still get another ProRam if I had another TT.

Nice one thanks for the tip

I swear I've filmed it, I need to dig through the archives to see if I've still got the footage to create a video for you

@@BWSTT 😍🥰🤩 you're the man! That would be INCREDIBLE for me!!

I know, I’m just seeing what mods are out there but it just seems perfect stock

3.2 benefits from smaller front wishbone bushes to improve the steering feel, if you’re bothered about going round corners at any kind of speed

@@BWSTT Well, I took the Audi driving course that taught you how to drive the TT at the very rim of its capabilities. When I had only had the car a few months I was driving it over a twisty turny mountain road thinking it would be fun, but I got stuck behind 7 cars bunched up behind a farm truck tooling along at 25 mph. Came to the only stretch that allowed passing, and thought I would pass a few of these cars, so I slung it into the oncoming lane pushed the stick to Sport mode and floored it. After about 3 seconds, I thought, “ I think I can pass all 8…” I passed the farm truck about 40 feet past the end of the passing lane marking and jerked the car back into the right lane just as the car crested a rise… only to reveal a 100 degree turn with yellow ‘35 mph’ sign. I literally had only one second to brake before I hit the curve… but I remembered the training and the half hour lecture on Traction and braking theory. So I let off the brake, and turned the wheel and like the instructor had said, “Trust the car to hold the road- do NOT touch the brake when turning at high speed”. The car held. But that was just the first of a series of 5 more switchbacks snaking 120- 160 degrees each down into a ravine. I estimate that I hit the first curve at around 120. I braked for 2 seconds and hit the 2nd at 112, then one at 100, one at 90 and by the bottom I was going a reasonable speed. It was the stupidest thing I have ever done in a car, but I have to hand it to Audi- that DSG SLine tuned TT hung on. It did not skid, did not go off track and the slight understeer Audi builds into the cars for safety was easily corrected for. Afterwards, I noticed my red screen in the center of the cluster was flashing 127. A few miles down the road I stopped the car and pulled out the manual and found out that the TTs sold in the states had a speed governor installed by law. And that when you engaged it, it would flash the top speed at which it limited further acceleration. So that’s how I know I was going 127 as I passed that truck. You have to turn the ignition off then back on to stop it flashing. You can get that chip removed… but it’s a pain to get to, and I don’t see myself ever needing to go faster than 127, anyway. The 3.2 DOES corner really well, and the SLine version of the 3.2 is even better still. I once drove it as fast as I could down Highway 1 in California thru Big Sur, and I averaged 61 mph between Carmel and Cambria. ( 146 miles in 2.4 hours. ) Fantastic car. It’s been my daily driver for 18 years, and has been the most trouble free car I’ve ever owned.

@@christopherpardell4418 cool story, doesn’t change that easy mods can be made to make it better

That specific one doesnt, but there are a few that do, alongside having aux input and usb etc but those require mounting differently of course

Thanks!

Yeah its plug and play, just remove the stereo to access the wiring. Suspension wise, id say its all down to preference- you can get some good coil and shock combinations at 40mm drop, but you dont get that fine adjustment that you donwith coilovers, but typically coilovers will cost more for nice handling ones, the cheap ones will get the lows, but they’re not that refined

@@BWSTT thx for the reply buddy yeah I'm in 2 minds about what to do lowering wise I heard bc are good or gaz

Its 3” downpipe and sports cat and toyosport backbox

Its 3” downpipe and sports cat and toyosport backbox

Theyre worth the wait, best brand ive used to date for spacers

@@BWSTT I am getting pretty excited not going to lie.. only doing rears first at 15mm.. then will buy the 20's and swap onto the rears and 15 for fronts another day 👌 the rears on mine are sat in the most for sure

I also want to know!!

It depends how low you go, and on what size tyres, but yes, I have known it to happen in certain situations, its usually the outer corner of the tyre catching the back of the arch

Thats weird, but yea the dension unit is great with additional functionality

You switch to the cd multi changer on the stereo

@@BWSTT just by pressing the mode button like you would if switching from radio to tape to CD player? 🤷 It won't change from radio with this plugged in.

I took mine to a garage and they can sand em…. Look great

@@arispoli1269 I'm more then capable of doing the work myself. Plus it would be much cheaper

The longer the intake pipe the more restriction. Flow is king. We wont settle this with comments, so just wait for the full video discussing this

@@BWSTT I'll be looking forward. My 1.8T is fitted with a cold air intake running down to the front left fog light. Open air K&N attached. I can't imagine sucking warm air from the bay would perform better.

It’s a toyo sport

Thanks dom

This will be a whole other video

Not a must have, no

@@BWSTT I was under the impression that it helps the engine to run more efficiently, is that not the case?

@@Piatek123456 IF the existing pcv system is faulty then yes, but thats why its kirenof a repair thsn an upgrade/modification

@@BWSTT Makes sense, thanks

Yeah im pretty sure thats the same one ive had before, there are a few similar ones though

Not noticably

Yes

Where are you located? Ive got a guide but also have my ear low to the ground regarding whats up for sale thats worth buying

@@BWSTT Not in the UK unfortunately, Croatia :) Might be a couple of months until the right car shows up here in our market..

www.musikimauto.de/BlueMusic-Bluetooth-Audio-Handsfree-Kit-Audi-8pin-20pin

@@BWSTT cheers for such a quick reply.

Put it this way- there is approximately 14mm of thread engagement on standard bolt into the hub, so if you space it even 5mm, youre down to only 9mm thread engagement, so yes, always get appropriate longer bolts to match the spacers

On the 3.2 i wouldn’t go any lower than a 40mm lowering spring- keep in mind that this is only 20mm lower on the v6 as its facelift height and spring suppliers are stupid. At that height with 20mm rear and 15mm front spacers you shouldn’t have any issues. I would avoid going any lower on the 3.2 due to the sump sitting lower than on the 1.8.

Many thanks, can you recomend a decent spring and shocker make/brand and type. @@BWSTT

You can, but its a tight fit and you’ll be using rubber band tyres

I see it as a budget dsm/evo

No, only the 225, qs, and v6 have twin, the 180 quattro is single

@@BWSTT okay thank u so much ...but the single one is also a powerful one, i mean isnt there so much difference?

It would be easy to tell if an open cone filter is better by simply measuring the density of the air and calculating the flow….. wait…. These cars have a mass air flow sensor, and back to back testing shows that the standard air box is restrictive. On forced induction, the priority for cold air is further down the chain- at the intercooler, after you’ve super heated the air in the turbo

I don’t think you realise that no matter what the temp of the air coming though the filter it will get really hot going through the turbo and then will be cooled via the intercooler before it heads into the throttle body.

For optimum geometry yes, probably

If not fitting the adjustable end links would it scrub the rear tyres.

@@baileymasih8166 its the toe that kills tyres not the camber

Can the toe be adjusted at the alignment tracking shop?

Also would you know how to remove the rear bumper grill/mesh on a votex bumper.

No, thats not a thing over here

So you want to do modifications that require mapping in before even monitoring if the boost is healthy?

I agree 100% always upgrade the intercooler and downpipe on turbos!

@@TheIraniandream pointless doing those without a remap though

@@BWSTT Even without a remap it makes more power and runs heaps better, especially if you live in a hot climate. But yes to get the most you should do a remap.

@@TheIraniandream in hot climates yes, i see the logic, but its still not on my first list of mods, its on my secondary list of mods for gaining power, which I will be discussing soon

Spacers don’t cause premature wear- but definitely have positive effects. Air Temps in slow traffic are irrelevant, with no sides effects to the way the car runs. But thanks for the contribution

Kinda….. its a legit ABT widebody

@@BWSTT Would be great to see some videos of it! I've just bought myself an Imola Yellow 225bhp project car, really wanted to replicate the ABT wide body kit but they are so rare and no one seems to produce anything similar. If you have any links as to where I would maybe find something similar I would be eternally grateful!

@@mileswright3107 i may have a way to speak to the guy who purchased the ABT moulds, ill see what i can do

Thats a good list Kevin. I honestly dont know for certain at this point- that was filmed within 24 hours of buying it and i haven’t had it up on the ramp yet, but its got 3” DP and sports cat, thats all i know at this stage, full video on the car coming soon.

Not a bad idea for a video, but whats perhaps more important is a buyers guide with preventive maintenance to look out for already being sorted. Without going into detail, the 3.2 is the more reliable.

@BWSTT How about the automatic to the manual for that engine? I have a beautiful one available for $5000 with 169k on it. A silver with black roof. Some kind of special addition.

Thats not a modification thats maintenance

Just goes to show, there’s plenty of opinions, some right, some wrong 🤷🏼

The Ram air filter kit on the car is Great ,not noisy at all you hear it boost and dump but irs also not noisy on the road a great pice of kit well worth the money,i have one on my 180TT Quattro

@@GarryAustin-xp8nl you hear it boost and dump so more noise😬

@hansbartenopavis2305 all depends on how it's driven. If you thrash it, you'll hear it normal driving it is quiet and there's no drone on the motorway

Indeed....if u stay under 2000 rpm u hear nothing from the open air/ram airfilter🤣 perhaps on a 180 ps u don't hear it but on all the 3.2 and 225 ps engines i have worked on and driven with u got more noise. Also when these engines are in other cars. The most silent is a k&n airfilter in an original airbox from an arl engine (150 ps diesel) with its original air intake between airbox and turbo. Gives u also the most power and best flow without messing with your vacuum values or air flow sensor

It is, there’s a feature video on the channel

Drilling it is a free mod, which i plan to do as a seperate video

It works the turbo harder, as it adds more restriction. Try breathing through a straw, then try breathing through a kitchen roll tube- not think of your lungs as the turbo. The impact on flow is worse than then benefit of the cold air that’s about to be super heated by the turbo anyway.

We arent talking about “some cars” though. We are talking about the audi tt mk1. My advice is for the audi tt mk1. I have data showing the benefits, but thats for another time

@@BWSTT then its all good. I know mk3 TT which I have apparently doesn’t need to adjust anything the ECU for the benefit.

True, my 996 actually lost power for some reason when I installed the induction kit. Untill we tweaked the ECU to accept more air. Then it was smooth sailing.

It adds hp as long as it stays COLD but when its starts to suck hot engine air it looses hp thats why they stock ar boxes with holes on the bottom and some type of holes for mask

No, ecu adapts to more or less air. Hence why your car doesn't just automatically throw check engine lights when it's hot out and the air/oxygen level is naturally thinner/less dense.

Maybe lift it and get snow chains then