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Originally Posted by RS6
Goran thats good results, i've heard MRC are the guys to use for mapping etc, did my stage 2 rs6 c5 before i bought it and went very well, do you think they could do much with an S8 D2? I suppose it would confirm if the car is healthy was it stock your car?
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I would definitely use MRC if I was to get mine mapped. I was planning to originally but I am not so sure any more. The power increase would be tiny I think, its not easy to get much out of a NA engine especially from a German one thats already been upgraded by the factory with a different cam, low friction ancilliaries, etc, to get the power increase compared to a A8.
Also having test driven RS4s, an RS6 and a Tesla made me realise if I want a huge power jump I can feel I have to get a different car. Currently I am very happy with the D2, I have accepted it for what it is.
The other, perhaps easier way to get a bit more noticable oomph is to lose weight, for example lightweight battery could save 20kg, custom exhaust could lose around 15kg, lightweight front discs around 7kg, rears around 3kg.
Lighter alloy wheels could lose up to 25kg if you count the spare too, depending how much you are prepared to spend.
Switching to manual seats for example Audi TT seats could lose another 20kg.
However I have partially given up on this too and I even bought a pair of TT seats, now gathering dust in the shed.
To make the D2 a much faster car would take something radical like swapping in an RS6 4.2 engine, manual trans, etc. Or going all out reducing weight and maxing the power of the stock engine. I am guessing either route would easily cost over £10k