I got a mate breaking an s3 and wonder what is worth getting other than upper and lower strut braces

upper strut brace

subframe with bushs and brace,

steering rack

roll bar

front wishbones

front hubs

oh and bam engine

Apy engine if its the 210!

There all the same unit so dont get hung up on the old bam thing

upper strut brace

subframe with bushs and brace,

steering rack

roll bar

front wishbones

front hubs

oh and bam engine

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Get interior out of it aswell as they have electric leather recaros in them i believe

upper strut brace

subframe with bushs and brace,

steering rack

roll bar

front wishbones

front hubs

oh and bam engine

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gearbox

front drive-shafts

Apy engine if its the 210!

There all the same unit so dont get hung up on the old bam thing

thats the thing there not all the same!!!! the bam has stronger internals and a different compression ratio !!!

Get interior out of it aswell as they have electric leather recaros in them i believe

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best part of an S3

thats the thing there not all the same!!!! the bam has stronger internals and a different compression ratio !!!

Not what i have read, on internals anyways.... But a lot of stuff on the intereweb is hear say, it definately is in my case, i read on ed38 they were all the same (engine block wise) the 210/225 varients

06a block is the same in all the 1.8t but the internals used are different from compression rations to wrist pin size to forged mahle pistons etc etc

I thought that all K04 turbo'd S3 and LCR's that had either 210 or 225 version had stromger internals.

Oh well could be wrong..

Does s3 wishbones got directly onto the Octavia vrs 1u ?? Mine have packed in and need replacing.

Looking at getting the upper strut brace too.

Thanks

Not what i have read, on internals anyways.... But a lot of stuff on the intereweb is hear say, it definately is in my case, i read on ed38 they were all the same (engine block wise) the 210/225 varients

i was going to use the bam bottom end and local vag tuner modifier runnibg a couple of 400bhp weapons told me they were same other than wrist pins on bam 

thats the thing there not all the same!!!! the bam has stronger internals and a different compression ratio !!!

 

The difference between the AUQ and BAM engine is the rods. BAM/AMK engines have 20mm wrist pin rods, the AUQ have 19mm. Both engines have Mahle forged pistons. The 150 1.8T engines only have cast pistons.

 

Fairly sure the recommended max limit for AUQ with standard internals is 300bhp/300lbs/ft of torque, around that figure or higher dramatically increases your chances of snapping a rod, which is why people alk about ~270bhp as the limit for these engines, as they're being safe. BAM internals should be fine up to or around 340, as the rods are stronger, but again thats not a figure you should really be hitting on standard internals.