sjw185 aby to rs2

[sjw185]

Update.....

Got the rear disks and pads finished, thought the old pads were ok but the Inner pads were worn down to the metal!
Bought a nice windback tool from ebay which worked a treat.
Bled all corners and just topped up fluid for the moment to get through the MOT.
The brakes are a great improvement over stock and your right they should be fitted before upgrading power
The S2 passed the MOT no problem with just a reg plate lamp not working which I had overlooked.

[sjw185]

Been working on the brakes today, got the front brakes fitted and bled.
I knew the old pipes would be tough to come off so got myself a nice 11mm snap on brake spanner well worth it
Not had a chance to try them out as I have the back ones apart awating discs.

Some shots

cheers

[S2central.net]

It should drop off a little - to about 1.3bar at 6000rpm - but I know its hard to spot that when the world is rushing past and you have other more important things to look at....

[sjw185]

Mid range is more aggressive and with tests so far boost just aint dropping off at high revs at all, really need to fit the porka brakes asap will start tomorrow

[S2central.net]

Is the butt dyno telling you the extra oomf feels like its in the mid range or the top end... I'm assuming its mostly the high revs as whilst the S2 turbo can do 1.4-1.5 bar in the midrange it doesn't have the headroom for the higher boost levels you can sustain on the RS2 in the high revs. You should be feeling more grunt though in the mid range as a result of your bigger intercooler too - which the N-Stream ABY chips you had before would not have been able to get best use out of.

The RS2 N-Stream does make the best of a big intercooler as thats the way the RS2 programming is from the factory.

[sjw185]

Just remembered that yours is the Hohenester hybrid and I was wondering how it would go at the top end - as it only has the S2 sized turbine, but RS2 sized compressor - right ?

Yea thats right, will be taking back to the same rollers that I got the homefry done for comparison.
Driving it today it feels such a big difference from the 280 just doesn't let up

cheers

[S2central.net]

Just remembered that yours is the Hohenester hybrid and I was wondering how it would go at the top end - as it only has the S2 sized turbine, but RS2 sized compressor - right ?

[S2central.net]

Got my wheels on today and the ecu arrived in the post cheers Paul
Removed the fuel rail and replaced injectors, was a bit of a job geting the old ones out but no major issues. fired up first time.
Went out for a wee run......F**k Me its quick, pins you in your seat its really flying cant stop grinning on boost

Cool - welcome to the RS2 N-Stream owners club... If you can get it dyno'd somewhere that would be great sometime.

Paul

[sjw185]

[sjw185]

Got my wheels on today and the ecu arrived in the post cheers Paul
Removed the fuel rail and replaced injectors, was a bit of a job geting the old ones out but no major issues. fired up first time.
Went out for a wee run......F**k Me its quick, pins you in your seat its really flying cant stop grinning on boost

[sjw185]

Im off for a couple of weeks will send you a pm

[madpugger]

Hey Steve, sorry we never met up last time.

I just got in the door an hour ago, four weeks off

We will need to arrange a meet sometime. I go off to Cayman Islands on Friday so will probably try and arrange a pub meet up this way when I get back, when are you off(shore) again?

[sjw185]

Nice... ECU should have posted today Steve, but it will land with you Wednesday.

Cheers Paul, Hopefully I will be flying for the end of the week:mischeif:

[S2central.net]

Nice... ECU should have posted today Steve, but it will land with you Wednesday.

[sjw185]

Finally got home to see my wheels
New bbs centre caps arrived today so I thought I would post a picture
Getting the tyres fitted tomorrow

cheers