Goodbye Tdi Hello TSi

[whooshs]

Well it's goodbye trusty 65 plate Tdi and hello nearly new 17 plate Tsi with black pack, winter pack,and extreme alloys. Not doing 40 miles a day to and from work so I though I'd like a bit more bhp. Oddly new insurance starts next week and I've got a £25 refund due to the swap? Don't suppose I'll be getting 52 driving briskly like what I did. Not as harsh a ride as I expected. Lovin it so far

[Redboy]

Smoother, quicker and louder colour what's not to like? If you have bought a TSI then you probably aren't too bothered that your mpg will drop....I bet it won't be as bad as you thought, especially when the temperatures rise above 10 degrees or so. 

[Damo]

TSi FTW

Enjoy!

[SimonD316]

I’ll be doing the same thing once they open factory orders up again.

[ahenners]

Congrats! You could have gotten away with the TSI even with your previous mileage, they aren't terrible on fuel. I do 50 a day in my TSI! New one looks lovely, best colour too of course 

 

Before I bought my TSI I ran quotes on both the diesel and petrol. It was around £50 cheaper to insure the petrol. Car insurance is a funny old thing. 

[stepdavi]

FL tsi all the way!! Good choice (slightly biased)

[peterhardy]

38 minutes ago, ahenners said:

best colour too of course 

 

Oh yes!!  Also the fastest too. 

[stepdavi]

4 minutes ago, peterhardy said:

 

Oh yes!!  Also the fastest too. 

Strongly disagree! Red adds at least 10bhp 

[Tim1631]

7 hours ago, whooshs said:

Well it's goodbye trusty 65 plate Tdi and hello nearly new 17 plate Tsi with black pack, winter pack,and extreme alloys. Not doing 40 miles a day to and from work so I though I'd like a bit more bhp. Oddly new insurance starts next week and I've got a £25 refund due to the swap? Don't suppose I'll be getting 52 driving briskly like what I did. Not as harsh a ride as I expected. Lovin it so far

 

 

I did did the same. Much better isn’t it. My insurance has come down too not by a lot though. 

Ive gone for a stage 1 APR with downpipe and resonator delete on mine. God it is so quick!

[Damo]

@Tim1631Do you manage to get the extra power down ok? And what did it make on the rollers? 

Thinking of an APR or Revo but not convinced it’s a good idea without a LSD

TIA

[john999boy]

1 hour ago, Damo said:

@Tim1631Thinking of an APR or Revo but not convinced it’s a good idea without a LSD

 

@Damo AFAIK the LSD only really comes into it's own going around bends. Better rubber will help with the extra power in all other circumstances.

[Tim1631]

1 hour ago, Damo said:

@Tim1631Do you manage to get the extra power down ok? And what did it make on the rollers? 

Thinking of an APR or Revo but not convinced it’s a good idea without a LSD

TIA

 

It was 305 bhp and 365 lbs ft

 

With the weather like it’s been I’ve had to be careful as it’s been slippery. On the motorway it feels really rapid. 

Plans next are REVO big brake conversation. Coil overs and wider wheels and tyres. 

Then full exhaust, filter and APR stage 2