RS3 8V Sedan - A Natural Progression
 

I joined Scoobynet 16 years ago and in that time I had 2 classics, 1 bug and 3 blobs. Had a play with an Evo VI, Supra, Golf R, Focus ST and RS to where am I now with my RS3 that I've owned for the past year. Before the RS I had some time testing a 2017 GTR, but it wasn't for me. The RS3 ticked all the boxes and since I went stage 2 is pretty savage and without a doubt the best car I've owned to date in terms of being a total package. Currently Stage 2 running approx 500bhp / 460TQ. Plan to go stage 3 end of the year with a built bottom end and TTE700 hybrid turbo setup with water methanol injection. Should be around the 576bhp / 512TQ mark then.


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Lovely motor. A blue sportback is definitely in my future plans. As you say they tick all the boxes.

So why consider the sti in your other thread? It seems a bit of a step down?

Nice.

I'm wanting to get into AutoX here, I'll always have a soft spot for the scooby and getting back into a manual would be a lot of fun. I'll be stripping it out and making it a full blown weekend car. The RS3 is my fast family daily.

Cracking

Very nice. I'd love to give a car over to someone and get the kind of engine mods you're talking about - not so fussed on the polishing side of things, but looks mint.

Nice car...how does the Bevelbox (front transfer box) cope with that extra oomph?

I know the older VAGs (8P) had issues, casing cracking or bearing wear causing it to blow an oil seal which in turn seizes from lack of oil.

Welcome to the Team RS3! ;)