Just sold the Ed35, RS3 incoming.......

[Itsagthing]

I love the whole I have gone stage 2+ and got no traction  get some good tyres sort the suspension out and all the other front end stuff like mounts fit an LSD and then your traction problems are sorted. Too many people just go power mad and are plain lazy and don't sort all the other bits out

What he said! Don't just get a tune and go fast, do your background and sort the whole set up properly and these issues wont happen.simples 

[berg]

I have to say i very rarely have any traction issues with all the bits fitted and over 350 bhp/torque, just dont red line it in first, then give it a bit more in second, and then by the time you are established in third you can be going at a fare old rate of knots..

[Hurdy]

I love the whole I have gone stage 2+ and got no traction  get some good tyres sort the suspension out and all the other front end stuff like mounts fit an LSD and then your traction problems are sorted. Too many people just go power mad and are plain lazy and don't sort all the other bits out

What he said! Don't just get a tune and go fast, do your background and sort the whole set up properly and these issues wont happen.simples 

I've already been down that road. Matt is right up to a point, but with our roads being wet, icy, greasy or a combination of these 50% of the year a FWD just cannot put the power down like a 4WD can. Same goes for torque steer, it isn't too bad in a GTI but there is none at all in the R. That isn't to say that some 4WD cars don't have problems - the RS3 understeer s quite a lot compared with the R, but again it can be tuned out.Get ACC with the R and all you need do to it is add some H&R lowering springs and H&R ARB's and you have a great road/track set up.

[CarrG]

New S3 is supposed to be a great car.

RS for me tho, grip in the wet is cracking 

[Poverty]

I have to say i very rarely have any traction issues with all the bits fitted and over 350 bhp/torque, just dont red line it in first, then give it a bit more in second, and then by the time you are established in third you can be going at a fare old rate of knots..

At which point the equivelant 4wd car is already 4 car lengths further down the road.

Saying that I never found traction that much of a issue when I had my Cupra in most scenarios. 4wd just allows you to be a hooligan in any gear at anytime come rain or shine.

[CarrG]

Launch control in the RS rain or shine is phenomenal..

Oli you can borrow mine.

S4 whilst fast esp after map is more of a tourer imo.

[Oli]

Oli you can borrow mine.

Can I borrow it for a couple of months?

[CarrG]

Oli you can borrow mine.

Can I borrow it for a couple of months?

Ha...no probs! I dont need a Cali so i'll take the Kombi 

[Oli]

Done

[simonp]

Lovely car, but the lack of grip, and approx 320BHP always annoyed me a little. 

You ruined it by tuning it, in other words...

We now know why VW don't sell 320 bhp FWD cars.

[RedRobin]

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250-270-ish bhp on my FWD K03 Mk5 GTI with lots of suspension mods and a Quaife diff, Goodyear Asymmetric 2 tyres, and I don't get traction issues.........




.....Unless, of course, I stamp on the accelerator too suddenly instead of feeding the throttle progressively.

[Oli]

Lovely car, but the lack of grip, and approx 320BHP always annoyed me a little.  

You ruined it by tuning it, in other words...

We now know why VW don't sell 320 bhp FWD cars.

Not at all, if you re-read what I have said in the thread, the car as very rewarding when driven correctly, just annoying on our greasy roads at times.  On a greasy road, I could get it to wheelspin when it was in standard spec.     And if you know me, youll see I change cars fairly frequently!

[rich83]

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250-270-ish bhp on my FWD K03 Mk5 GTI with lots of suspension mods and a Quaife diff, Goodyear Asymmetric 2 tyres, and I don't get traction issues.........




.....Unless, of course, I stamp on the accelerator too suddenly instead of feeding the throttle progressively.

Thats because you dont try hard enough...   

[Hedge]

 

A45 sounds ideal Oli. 

[Jussa]

RS3 FTW!!

It will deffo be my next upgrade!!

420bhp at stage 1 with no other bolt ons!!