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Early S3's were 210bhp, later ones 225. Have a look on the S3 forum on http://www.audi-sport.net as there is loads of info on remaps. Early S3's are indeed 210 bhp but remap easily to 260/265 just as the later 225 models do. I had an early facelift model (there's a difference there too but only cosmetic) with a Revo map. Revo often don't get such a good press as the power is all made with sudden boost etc, I loved it, brilliant motor although a bit short on top end to be classed as a real sports car! Nowhere near as much fun as the VR6 Corrado on the twisties though, unless you spend lots more on suspension as they roll all over the place if thrown about. They are however a quality car, easy to live with and happy to sit on the motorway all day at big speeds, and you don't get out with a broken back as you do from a Corrado either. Think I'll try another Audi S myself but maybe more along the RS4 lines, fancy a bigger engine this time :D

OBD2 conversion. Re-bush all suspension. Pull arches to get ride height back to what I had with Speedies fitted. Full re-spray. Buy R32 as daily driver while Corrado spends next 12 months in pieces :shock:

Just type them into here: http://www.igorweb.org/equidec/ it gives a reasonable decoding.

Do it at the same time you're doing the chains, you'll have more room in the bay then :norty:

Well done that there dinkus man, that's loads of the stuff I've posted in the past, recognised me abs pump first! Knew you'd been bitten by the bug, when you ripping the car to bits then? :norty:

From my personal experience with fitting climatronic I would say that if you buy a Corrado air con system as a base you'll end up selling it on again as it bears no relation to what you're looking for, or scrapping it because most bits are already past their prime. I'm not being negative here regarding your choice of parts, believe me that along with TT wipers I think it's the best thing I've done to the Corrado, I'm just trying to save you the grief of locating a decent Diavia install (if that's possible) to find it's no use: The airbox for cc has the majority of the motorised valves already built in to it, along with lots of cabling etc. It runs a different fan i.e. not the standard four speed set up from the Corrado or Diavia set up. The intake is different as it has a re-circulate valve built in. Refrigerant pipes would be no good as they would be too long and most likely have the wrong fittings to mate with the airbox you need. I used the original Passat VR6 pipes and with a little creativity they went into the engine bay, also the long runs are in ally tubing rather than rubber so IMO look tidier. Wiring loom for a/c again is designed to run only a/c, you're going to need a lot more signalling to run cc and therefore best start with a cc loom. Relays, take a look on here how many people have had trouble with diavia a/c relays and ask yourself if you wanna buy into that? I you have the late VR6 fan controller installed already then some of the relays such as compressor clutch are already there in your car, you just have to connect in to the spare pins. My install came from a 96 Passat VR6, I'd say it's possibly best to use something later as mine is pretty basic with most flap valves controlled by vacuum from the inlet manifold. Later versions had more electric valves so a later nineties Golf/Seat one might be a better bet. As I said before I'd also look out for a condensor from a later model, the one in my Corrado must be almost double the size in every direction to the one I had in my S3! For wiring diagrams I borrowed a genuine Passat folder of VW diagrams from my local dealer, they had long since lost the Corrado one but they are basically the same loom and so give you a good base to work from, Bentley drawings are basic at best. When I get home from Saudi in a couple of weeks I can scan copies of what drawings I have and send them on if you're interested, IIRC I've got the Passat ones I used plus a set of Golf drawings from around 98 somewhere in the garage. Try Carl bigpants as he has something of a knack for locating this type of stuff, plus he knows what and how to strip from a donor car so you've got all the bits you need :notworthy: I've still got my second wiring loom from him (the OBD2 one) sitting in my garage waiting for me to get enough time in UK to install it!

There's maybe a little more to it than that :norty: I'm not, it's pretty major surgery and unless you've already got half the engine out, the front end off and all the dash out it's a bit daunting knowing where to start. Well worth it in the long run though, stick at it, you'll be fine. Myself, I'd skip buying a Corrado air con system, they only replace the fan box anyway, and the climatronic uses a whole different animal. Start with a climatronic install from a Golf/Passat/Seat, chances are you'll get something that's not already almost 15 years old. If I ever do another one I'd also look at a much later condensor (rad) as the one I used from a Passat VR6 is huge

I'd go for the ECU Reset, sounds like the best bet if the battery's been flat for a while, consider it a good reason to go out for a blast! Oh, and welcome to the forum :wave:

They were given to the UK dealers who had sold the most Karmann models in the run up to the launch of the VR6 rado IIRC. There was no price set and a wise dealer may have put them into their collections of VW memorabilia for posterity, of course they saw the chance to make some cash and sold them on. If that is Jeremy's old one, and it's most likely as it's the only one to have changed hands recently, I was seriously thinking about buying it at the time he sold it on but decided one old VW was enough for me and there's no way my wife would have parted with the green one. :D

Wot he said. Motorways have one 70mph lane, an overtaking lane and a second overtaking lane. If people cannot be bothered to get out of either overtaking lane after completing their manouver I will pass them in any of the other lanes, no flashing headlights, no right indicator, nothing. The "outside lane train" generally moves along at less than the max speed limit anyway, left lanes are often faster. And don't even get me started on the ignorant a***holes that move into my way purposely when I'm "filtering" on the bike :censored: :bad-words:

Methinks you might have to look for the bits and answer your own question :norty:

Climatronic :D

Why ship something out if you have the capacity to build it in house? But then was the VR6 not £25K 13 years ago? Bit like the Corrado then? Don't get me wrong, I love the Corrado, it's a great classic and I've owned one since 1995, the current one I will never sell. Times and cars change however, you only have to look at evolutions of the Golf to see that. I think it's pretty brave of VW to try their hand again at a coupe(ish) design as they're always niche market no matter which manufacturer builds them, how many adverts do you see selling two door cars (coupe or hatchback) due to impending arrival of new child, need to transport work/sports equipment etc? No wonder they're a parts bin special really is there if you consider in the price of designing and producing a new car that goes on to sell around 95,000 units in seven years?

Well I for one like it, it's a two door, semi practical, no slouch by the sounds of it and thirteen years younger than any Corrado you will find. I might even buy one at some stage, we need a daily driver since my wife decided she wanted to keep the Corrado over the S3. Everyone seems to slate it because it's not a new Corrado or even a direct replacement, but if you consider VW's experience with the Corrado i.e. complete sales disaster, they could hardly be expected to produce another one could they?

They weren't cheap, I'll admit to that much! Mine are genuine Corrado ones, they both have the original stickers on the base stating the fact, also that they are from a 91 car. The seat backs do not have recaro embossed in then though so I'm thinking they were cloth ones that got retrimmed some time. Worth every penny though, at least I don't climb out with a broken back after a three hour drive now :clap:

They look the same as mine ( except the colour of course :wink: ) and mine aren't heated, only electrically adjustable.

You can try http://www.igorweb.org/equidec/ but don't expect 100% accuracy :)

Maybe :norty:

I just walked out of this office this morning and this was really happening?

That's what had happened with the camel. OK the camel was pur

Saw the aftermath of car v camel about a month ago, does that count? :norty:

You can order all the spares from Stealth, don't tend to keep it on stock but get bits for you within a couple of weeks.

I've got a spare reservoir at home if you want it, I already have a vac reservoir for the climatronic inside the passenger side arch liner so just tapped into that system for mine. Can't say it'll cure anything but puts your mind at rest.

Well they're certainly Recaros, and Corrado ones at that as the labels on the bottom verified everything. I could never figure out why I had leather seats that didn't look like anyone else's leather seats! Of course looking for them in grey was difficult enough in itself, being picky about the design was never going to happen.

So you're saying that these are the later style Yan? I have this style in grey leather with less panels on seat base and back but the stickers on the base are 91 or 92 so I figured they were the earlier ones with the later ones having more panels in the leather. Maybe mine were originally fabric but got recovered at some time? They certainly don't have Recaro embossed on the seat back.