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How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« on: March 02, 2013, 04:11:25 pm »
Just a trend I'm noticing... Any reason for this?

Discuss...

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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2013, 04:26:33 pm »
Different intercooler and different cams are the first 2 things that spring to mind.
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2013, 04:48:51 pm »
Quote from: richwig83 on March 02, 2013, 04:26:33 pm
Different intercooler and different cams are the first 2 things that spring to mind.

I have the same intercooler... I didn't know they had different cams?
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2013, 04:50:29 pm »
I thought the whole engine & internals are the same
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2013, 04:57:34 pm »
Quote from: dan930 on March 02, 2013, 04:50:29 pm
I thought the whole engine & internals are the same

I believe you are correct  :innocent:
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2013, 05:04:06 pm »

It's simple.

They're better.  :innocent:
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2013, 05:09:02 pm »
Software makes the difference , nothing else
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2013, 05:34:26 pm »
Sure Alex mentioned one of the cams on the S3 is different, although I may have dreamt that :smiley:
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2013, 06:00:29 pm »
Inlet cam is same outlet is different
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2013, 06:09:29 pm »
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Re: How come Cupras/S3's make more power than Edition 30's?
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2013, 06:30:23 pm »


That's right I am over there  :congrats:
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