I LOVE it!!! .....ABY Baby!!

[re2500]

I took CQ-ABY for a spin yesterday. No to far really just to make sure no lights came on and all the gauges work properly.
I have a fairly long drive on about a 20-25% upwards grad so on the way back i decide to see how well the new boost gauge worked and see what boost im making (will give me a fair indication of any leaks)
Pulled off in 1st gently and promptly into second (fairly low revs) then gently squeezed the throttle to the floor. A small amount of lag (being low revs) Then the boost gauge flicked over to about 1bar.

Like a startled cat! I must have had the biggest grin.

I didnt expect it to be that much quicker than my old 180bhp re2500 engine. But i guess the extra kick comes from all that torque.

Gotta wait till 1st August till its on the road.

Got 1 or 2 jobs to do to it before then but i really cant wait.

Wont be long before im craving more and aquire some of pauls 'oven chips' or what ever you ABY guys on here call them

[Rusty]

Good work James, learn the extra power gradually and if you want to be fast then short shift at 6.5-7k as it really dies above there even with 7A FW and decent exhaust...

[re2500]

Fair play, makes sense my 6a mk2 is best between 4k and 6k. Get up to 7k-7.5k and it really tails off.

I cant wait to get used to it. Going to the 'ring 14th August so i will spend a fair bit of time in it before then getting used to the extra weight new suspension and power delivery.

It great as i can tell im really going to enjoy driving it already. All the hard work is beginning to pay off. Wouldn't have been possible without al's car as a donor and for reference.

Poor MK2 aint gonna get to much use i fear The misses loves the mk2 so i might get her to sell her nasty heavy mk3 and use the little mk2.

[Rusty]

You'll learn to appreciate both cars for what they are, the Audi will always be heavy and fast, the Golf light and involving. Be careful with the Audi about the lift-off oversteer, they're well mannered till you get them on the limit and then they act like a hot hatch, can be quite entertaining if you know what's coming, ask T2Andy about Donington Park