My S2 Coupe
07-07-2004, 05:06 AM
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Ummmm
I'm sorry but I'm not as other so-called tuners that will sell you software for any power levels. If you want 400 HP, the car will have to be tuned real-time on a road or on a dyno, I won't take any chances to have you blow up anything in your engine on generic software.
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07-07-2004, 08:14 AM
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Mihnea.
I emailed you a few days ago - I'm going to be leaving Indiana for Dallas in a few weeks and have someone up here who can install the chipsets - any chance I can get them from you with you still in the states? Are you in the midwest still?
07-07-2004, 11:09 AM
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Re: Is that a custom turbo? Much lag?
It is basically a K26 hotside, with a machined K27 coldside that takes a K29 compressor. Mihnea can explain it in more detail.
It is a popular turbo in europe - I know of a few cars that have it anyway. It does have lag and if you are used to an RS2 turbo at 370bhp this is not going to be a good upgrade. I was in an RS2d S2 that has 395bhp and that feels like a different car - that is fast but very low down torquey fast, mine feels like it has more power but it is more peaky and it pulls hard upto the redline - the RS2d runs out of puff high up.
In order to get the power you are using high revs since it isn't at peak until 4500rpm(ish) but it stays in the power(boost) band through the gears.
I like it as it returns very sensible mpg sitting on motorways at 80mph but has got the power when you drop a gear. And I don't mind using the gears.
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It is a popular turbo in europe - I know of a few cars that have it anyway. It does have lag and if you are used to an RS2 turbo at 370bhp this is not going to be a good upgrade. I was in an RS2d S2 that has 395bhp and that feels like a different car - that is fast but very low down torquey fast, mine feels like it has more power but it is more peaky and it pulls hard upto the redline - the RS2d runs out of puff high up.
In order to get the power you are using high revs since it isn't at peak until 4500rpm(ish) but it stays in the power(boost) band through the gears.
I like it as it returns very sensible mpg sitting on motorways at 80mph but has got the power when you drop a gear. And I don't mind using the gears.
HTH
07-07-2004, 11:45 AM
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Re: My S2 Coupe
That's a beautiful car. I saw a silver one just like it coming in from Montreal this past weekend. I was just over the border into Vermont, he was chasing a BMW 323 b6 Alpina but I don't know if he caught him. They were out of site quickly and I don't think my wifes Grand Cherokee can go that fast!
