2016 s3 Build

[techandtest]

Greetings people of audizine, Last month I got myself a black on black s3 and so far I'm loving it. This is my 10th car in last 4 years so I'm hoping I keep this one .

I was specifically looking for no mag ride and I found one out of nowhere.

I will try to post pics here and there and provide as much info as I can,however, please feel free to ask if I miss anything.
Sorry about crappy cellphone pictures. I'll use a better camera later.

Here goes...

[zcspec]

I little brother has a Sepang Blue and absolutely loves it. I've been lucky enough to car-sit for him while he's on deployment and with the Stage 1 flash, the car is an incredible joy to drive. You will not want anything else after you start modding it. Enjoy.

[techandtest]

Came across a wonderful deal on H & R sport springs.Bought it off of Klim89, If you are reading this mang...Thanks a lot!!!!!

[fhwang]

Your keys came in a box? They gave me mine in a sandwich bag with the manual lol.

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[techandtest]

Install was easier than I thought. Actually, I have never had such a straight forward suspension install in any previous car. All of you guys out there who are questioning yourselves, I say go for it, you'd be surprised.




Dont mind the mess, I am that one dude who rips open the xmas gift wrapping like an animal lol.




Few Tips :-

- Dont get frustrated at all,just take your time.

- Most of us doing this at home will not have the luxury of using a lift,hence no way of putting weight on the disc like the videos online, dont use your foot to wiggle the disk to free the lower part of strut. Use soap and water and spray it on the knuckle specially on the backside where you see the knuckle opening. Makes life much easier, once shock is released wipe it off and you are good to go.

- When connecting the endlink try to jack up the knuckle just enough to get the endlink to sit straight between link and sway bar otherwise you would get some noise when steering left or right. Make sure you test endlinks later when aligning the car.

- There are many ways to work around the strut nut on front shocks, many go with the infamous Visegrip or offset wrench. I couldnt find the offset wrench on a sunday so decided to pick a 3/4(I think) Sae Socket, slide an allen wrench right thru the middle and hold inner bolt with that and use a big wrench to turn the socket. Needless to say it was fairly easy with little to no effort.

- Avoid over torquing where bolt meets aluminum.

[techandtest]

Your keys came in a box? They gave me mine in a sandwich bag with the manual lol.

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Yeah It did, the box matched the texture and color with the file including my papers.
But then I never got s3 floor mats.. I got blanks -_-

[fhwang]

Yeah It did, the box matched the texture and color with the file including my papers.
But then I never got s3 floor mats.. I got blanks -_-

Nice. Ironically, I got the S3 floor mats didn't notice it until later on when I found out it wasn't standard and some cars either came with them or didn't. :)

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[techandtest]

Surprised by the outcome of install. Looks like a whole different car.

[techandtest]

Time for Alignment with body weight and I got to calibrate the steering wheel myself. One of the best shops in Socal / Orange county.

[techandtest]

Aligned and satisfied

[techandtest]

Saturday evening I'll be installing adjustable endlinks and also ordered turbo inlet hose.
Tonight the car will finally get a good wash and clay, tomorrow morning it will be buffed and polished.

For all you 18" wheel guys out there.. here is a little teaser.

[MerlinS3]

congrats on the car!
Where abouts in OC are you?

[techandtest]

Portola hills/ Irvine

[MerlinS3]

Portola hills/ Irvine

I'll probably see you around then from time to time, I;m in Irvine near the UCI campus

[techandtest]

I'll probably see you around then from time to time, I;m in Irvine near the UCI campus

Sweet. Let's hit edinger car wash one of these days. That's where I rinse mine usually

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[MerlinS3]

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Holy hell man, What wheels are those?!

Im down to hit the Edinger wash maybe next weekend? out of town tomrrow

[techandtest]

Holy hell man, What wheels are those?!

Im down to hit the Edinger wash maybe next weekend? out of town tomrrow

Sounds like a plan brother.
These are hd tuning ecs have em.

18x9 45 offset

Wait for the pics ;)

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[MerlinS3]

Sounds like a plan brother.
These are hd tuning ecs have em.

18x9 45 offset

Wait for the pics ;)

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Those will look amazing! We need to meet up after those get mounted!
I have been waiting on my wheels for over a month now

[techandtest]

Definitely brah...here's another tease before I buff my car today

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[Kookie]

Unique choice in wheels, I dig em

[techandtest]

Unique choice in wheels, I dig em

Thank you. If you guys like em let me know i have direct contact with this company. May get better price than retail.

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Installed endlinks before detailing.

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Detailed with menzurna 350 polishing compound and finished with color lock.
Will post better pics during day time

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[949]

nice dude. like to see those who actually work on their cars. I'm waiting on seeing how things go but I'm planning on going with ground control. they just came out with some adjustable springs. it will fit well with the mag ride.

[GramCracker]

What rubber are you running? Looks aggressive as hell

[MerlinS3]

Wheels look great on the car, How do you like the Spulen endlinks? I thinking of buying them..

[techandtest]

What rubber are you running? Looks aggressive as hell

Kumho Ecsta v720. Originally developed for Viper ACR-T to set lap records which it did. I will let them break in a little bit before I leave any comments about these because right now they are loud, Like race car Loud lol.

[techandtest]

Wheels look great on the car, How do you like the Spulen endlinks? I thinking of buying them..

Great quality. I like them. Must have after lowering your car.Best to adjust them on an alignment rack or something when the sway bars are loaded.

Also look into eurocode tuning front and rear links.

[techandtest]

@949

I find the car pretty firm on low speeds but on high speeds I dont feel as confident with the springs. Perhaps Ive always preferred linear springs over progressive. I'll be getting coilovers after my first couple track days

[949]

so these are progressive.

are they too firm for high speeds?
did you get an alignment?

[techandtest]

so these are progressive.

are they too firm for high speeds?
did you get an alignment?

Got alignment same day. Its hard to explain. On low speeds its firm so you think it would behave the same on high speeds but for some reasons high speed bumps feel soft. But I don't have the mag ride so Im thinking the stock shocks aren't that good for these springs. But the real test would bring after tracking it. So far all the track videos I've seen stock or lightly modded s3s are all on mag rides.

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[MerlinS3]

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looks intense,
Definitely unique my friend!

Those tires look like they will tear sh*t up!

[techandtest]

looks intense,
Definitely unique my friend!

Those tires look like they will tear sh*t up!

Thanks bro, I am glad you like them.
Right now tires are tearing up my ears lol.

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[MerlinS3]

Thanks bro, I am glad you like them.
Right now tires are tearing up my ears lol.

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Are those tires super loud?
I havnt heard much on those Kumhos, Im getting Bridgestone potenza RE71R for mine and was told beware of the house lol

[techandtest]

These are loud, but I was told to put a few miles before making a judgment. However these are heavy sound loud. When you are going at it, sounds fun.

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[techandtest]

Get ready for massive picture whoring lol.

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[Kookie]

I like your style