Hi, looking to buy and A3 Sport 140. Currently got a Golf PD150 which is remapped, not sure whether I'll regret the downgrade in power or not yet!!!

 Hi lister, welcome along. The pd150 is some unit alright! bullet proof (enough) too

Cheers. No doubt the A3 will get mapped at some point!

PS if there is a A3 buyers guide somewhere can someone point me to it. I haven't come across one yet.

Hi Lister welcome to the forum

davemk:

Welcome to the forum. There's no A3 buying guide (yet) I'm afraid...it was something I kept meaning to do but never got the time. What sort of year are you looking at? Early 140s (some of them anyway) suffered porous cylinder heads so check the oil filler cap.

Probably a facelift 2005 model. Main focus is low mileage/good condition. Going to look at my first one tomorrow morning. I'll make sure I check out the filler cap.

Cheers.

damianmkv:

The mapped 140 engine is great - you won't get a big "bang" of boost, they're just nice and smooth. Should see somewhere around 180-190bhp, and keep the torque below 300lbft if you value your clutch ( I ran mine at 191bhp/283lbft for 4 years and almost 80000 miles with no issues ).

What map was that? Did you map it from new?

On the golf I went for the highest power off the shelf one at the time (chipped UK) at 207bhp, can't remember the torque figure. I was expecting the clutch to go at some point but it slipped in the first week! Lesson learned.