Increasing R36 Performance

[rays5150]

l have been looking around for upgrades as well. l found that someone is working on an exhaust system in conjunction with jetex. i believe you can put in the BMC Carbon Dynamic Airbox and gain about 5kw and i am aware of a company who will be doing a tune on the R36 around the end of the year, i will let you know the outcome.

[gareth_oau]

even if an exhaust mod doesnt deliever any sizeable gains - just think of the improvement in noise and the pleasure of driving through tunnels!!

[Autopia]

Hi all,
New to this forum and considering an R36 wagon. Took one for a quick spin this morning at Barlowworld and was mightily impressed. Build quality and general fit and finish are impeccable.
There doesn't appear to be any "power up" mods available any where for this car so I'm curious if there's been any further news on the exhaust front.
Has anyone modded their exhaust yet?

Cheers
Sean

[Audemars]

Hi all,
New to this forum and considering an R36 wagon. Took one for a quick spin this morning at Barlowworld and was mightily impressed. Build quality and general fit and finish are impeccable.
There doesn't appear to be any "power up" mods available any where for this car so I'm curious if there's been any further news on the exhaust front.
Has anyone modded their exhaust yet?

Cheers
Sean

Welcome to the forum. Was it the wagon or the sedan you took for a testdrive? Which Barloworld was this?

[3Putt]

Would that BMC airbox help a 3.2V6?

I am desperate to up the ante with my car, but have not come accross any solutions in my price range ($2000-$3000).

[Autopia]

Welcome to the forum. Was it the wagon or the sedan you took for a testdrive? Which Barloworld was this?

It was the wagon at the Barloworld on Springvale Rd in Mt. Waverly.

[Autopia]

Would that BMC airbox help a 3.2V6?

I am desperate to up the ante with my car, but have not come accross any solutions in my price range ($2000-$3000).

I've seen a BMC replacement filter for the 3.6litre on the BMC website.

I went to Motoline this morning in FTG to ask about a Remus exhaust and the rep told me that they have nothing on the system for the R36. He sent an email to Remus in Austria this afternoon and said he'll get back to me tomorrow.

He also said that if Remus didn't have anything they'd be able to look at a custom system.
I searched for a good 2 hours last night on the interweb and found only 1 thing in the way of performance upgrades for the R36. I wonder if it's a case of "no demand, no supply". Damn shame.
Powerchip Australia have a tuning chip for the R36. Raises the power to 231kW and the torque to 367Nm but the damn thing costs $1700. No where near good enough for $1700.

I hope Remus have something as a custom exhaust will prove both costly and risky. I've had several Remus systems in the past and they sound great.

[Autopia]

Just found a K&N panel filter for the 3.6 as well.

[rays5150]

I know of a tuner in Australia currently testing the R36. l supect an upgrade to be available soon. Can a carbonio intake be fitted from the R32?

[gead]

i was under the impression that the dsg will limit torque to 350nm as part of its (software) design thereby negating some of the gains....

the link below discusses reflashing the dsg to allow for increased torque...sure looks interesting...almost a performance mod in its own right...

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?&id=4158902