Just wondering whether anybody knows of anyone that has already started to come up with some performance upgrades for the R36? I haven't even picked mine up yet but l know l would love to get a bit more out of this thing!!!
Macka :biggrin:
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Just wondering whether anybody knows of anyone that has already started to come up with some performance upgrades for the R36? I haven't even picked mine up yet but l know l would love to get a bit more out of this thing!!!
Macka :biggrin:
I am pretty close ot ordering one and would also love ot know what is out there in the way of performance mods
I would be surprised if all the usual suspects aren't working on a flash upgrade for the R36 already. There might even be a flash available now.
Gavin
I have checked a few in the past month and it appears that there are no upgrades at present.
I have emailed C-C to ask the question....... Watch this space.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macka
Gavin
TAKE THE ENGINE OUT AND PUT IT IN A MK2
:biggrin:
Thats how you increase performance you rich bastards lol.
I was thinking th eguys at goapr would have something....mods like that to the R32....however they dont at this stage.
It certainly has been run on a dyno in both Germany & the UK.
There has so far been little to no worthwhile gains to be had. And I think this is why there is pretty much no products on the market!
You must remember on these things that they are now FSI, and they really struggle for available fuel from the cam driven 130 bar fuel pumps (at certain RPM ranges). Hopefully APR will in the future work on their High Pressure fuel pumps & apply them to the normally aspirated engines! (RS4, R8 all use the same technology).
You can see what we have had to do on the same pump on the turbo cars here: http://www.goapr.com.au/products/fsi_fuel_pump.html
I knew you couldn't get that much out of the NA cars but I didn't realise it's that difficult with the FSI engines. So there's still nothing really available either for the R8 or RS4s either?
At the end of the day though, they're all pretty awesome engines/cars anyway so whilst minor gains are always nice, it's not the end of the world if you can't get that much.
Cheers,
Trent
Guy H,
What about the exhaust? Are there any gains to be had there?
On the 3.2V6, i've been told there is a fairly poorly designed 'bottleneck' at the T-junction where the exhaust splits into 2 for the twin rear pipes. Any truth to that?
And there's the old gem of taking out the factory cats and replacing them with the proverbial empty paint tin with a piece of steel wool floating around in it!
Is there anyone out there with an aftermarket exhaust (3inch all the way and barely legal cats)?
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.
even if an exhaust mod doesnt deliever any sizeable gains - just think of the improvement in noise and the pleasure of driving through tunnels!!:biggrin:
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by 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).
It was the wagon at the Barloworld on Springvale Rd in Mt. Waverly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Audemars
I've seen a BMC replacement filter for the 3.6litre on the BMC website.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3Putt
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.
Just found a K&N panel filter for the 3.6 as well.
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?
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
Below is the response I received from TCCA Motorsport about 10 minutes ago. Not good news but helpful. Now I can stop looking.
Hi Sean
Sorry not want you want to hear again, I dont know of any company in Europe (and I deal with at least 4 who specialise in exhaust systems) that have anything available for the R36 range. It just doesn't make sense to manufacture an aftermarket exhaust which is better suited than the standard exhaust to this car, as no other modifications are being made and no real gain is obtained by changing the exhaust.
If somewhere down the track a complete turbo kit was developed for these engines, (as in the MTM R32 turbo kit) then maybe then they will do exhaust as well, but there is none in development at this stage.
Best spending money on suspension or wheels or considering from the Audi Quattro range ? A3/S3/ A4wagon/etc.
Rgds Michelle.
www.hpamotorsports.com .... they are the company that produced the twinturbo R36, and i am of the belief that they fit turbos to all R36's...
Prices are frightening