Glad you mentioned fuel system is the #1 thing. People want turbos and intakes etc but don’t want to spend money on fuel mods which is too important. Without the fuel you have nothing

@DArias

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Whenever anyone asks my setup first thing I mention is my fuel system. You can buy any turbo the into world and if you’re running a stock fuel system you’re screwed. Yes you’re gonna spend more than $2k on a fuel system and possibly another $1k on installs if you can’t do the labor yourself but it needs to be done. I always say. Rs3 brushless pump and mpi kit of your choice and send it

Love how you tell the people what you run but then give the other options to see what fits their needs best. That’s the way it should be give everyone options and choices

@DArias

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Giving people options is the smartest thing to do. Maybe my setup isn’t someone else’s cup of tea so I rather mention the top companies and have the person purchasing do their own research to run the proper setup for themselves

Loving my IE bolt-ons and IE Stage 2 tuned 17 S3! If I could go back in time - I'd probably would have gone with EQT for my tune. Great content as always Diego!

@DArias

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Glad to hear it! IE is a great company very reputable. I like a lot of their products. I don’t have any on my s3 but def considered it. Thanks for watching!

Loving the content, Ive got a 17’ S3, next steps are turbo and fuel, my tuner has said they want to hi-flo the stock turbo, what are your thoughts on that over the vortex XL?

@DArias

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What do they mean by they want to high flow the turbo? Like they wanna port out the exhaust side? I LOVE the XL on 93 it’s brutally fast. Also thanks for the kind words!

@itzjustCJ_

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@@DArias fitting a larger compressor wheel, a larger turbine wheel and new ball bearing core, so they can utilise the stock housing and the internals will allow for more air flow. I’m not 100% on that or just go the same route you have with the vortex XL.

@DArias

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If they’re a reputable company and the work to convert your stock turbo into a hybrid is cheaper than just going and buying one from another company then it’s not a bad idea! EQT is one of the best on the market so you know the xl will be reliable and put in work!

@itzjustCJ_

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@@DArias yeah they are, they have done my stage 2 and Intercooler and have done a great job, (little bit different for parts here in Australia!) I spoke to them about a water meth kit and turbo and fuel system and that’s when they said they would high flow the turbo as they do it on a lot of AMGs! But I’ll speak to them again, keep the S3 content coming man I’m loving all the vids! Can’t wait to see it down the strip.

What about the clutch pack for the Dsg? Do you have to upgrade it? Or just tune it?

@DArias

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The clutch packs are super strong in these cars just a good dsg tune and proper maintenance and you’ll be good

I have 120k on my a3 stage 3 tune dsg stage 1 tune is38 turbo cts downpipe aftermarket intercooler s7 plugs dogbone couple other things but I feel like I should be making more power I make around 350 but tuner says he wants to keep it low power for high mileage what u think

@DArias

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Who is your tuner? Mileage and maintenance history is key with these as well. Now if you’re tuning 93 on your is38 350 is pretty normal power so no issue there. With e85 you should be around the 400whp mark. Now if you’re at 350whp on e85 that does seem a bit conservative. You could tell your tuner to turn it up but you’ll be liable if something happens. As long as they keep torque safe you shouldn’t have problems

Going mpi is always the smartest Choice it gives so much head room for fuel

@DArias

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That’s the best option to me. Mpi gives the best options in the most fuel system you can have plus the benefit of clean valves

Buy once cry once is always the motto

@DArias

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You’re not wrong lol better to do it right the first time and not spend money twice

hey diego, how do you feel about the garret gt2260s offered by IE

@DArias

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Not a bad choice if you want a small power bump from the is38. Depends on your ultimate power goal. If I’m not mistaken you’ll make about 30-40 more hp than an is38 not bad If you want that extra sauce!

With the xl are u running the eqt charge pipes

@DArias

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So I’m actually not lol I’m on stock charge pipes. I spent a lot of $$ at once so I’m hoping the stock ones hold up. If not I will be doing the EQT pipes

Hey Diego I just bought a 2017 s3 I think it’s the same as yours maybe a year older and my budget isn’t really too much of an issue I plan on owning this car for a very long time but because I think we have the same car would it be too much for you to give me like a full list of the mods you’ve done on yours? I would be very thankful if you could do so, I know you said what options you went with in the video but a full list would be absolutely amazing thank you!

@coltenbradley3118

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Plus no one else really has in depth videos on the s3 from what I can find so your vids so far have been SOOO helpful

@DArias

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I appreciate the kind words man. Yes I can give you a breakdown. Performance wise: Vortex XL Turbo CTS mpi kit EQT brushless LPFP Apr intercooler Apr carbon fiber open intake CTS downpipe Res delete 5750 denso colder plugs 034 lowering springs Neuspeed rse11r wheels 18x8.5 et45 all around Carbon fiber lip, trunk lid and mirror caps Racingline aluminum paddles BFI dsg knob I’m def missing stuff lol trying to think of more haha

@coltenbradley3118

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And for you getting the car tuned exactly what was the process? Also thank you man!

You think catless down pipe is good mod for GTI?

@DArias

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Absolutely !

@GTIclubdport9462

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@@DArias catless or catted? My concern is the check engine light.?

The issue is that you’ll eventually want more power. I had the chance to own a S3; from stock to stage 2, moved to a RS3, and drove a buddies hybrid turbo RS3 (car on my channel). Trust me I got bored of my car already after driving buddies 709hp RS3.

@DArias

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You’re absolutely right about that. It gets to a point where you’re never content with the power and high horsepower cars feel slow lol. I mean for me now it was the best option for me. I feel eventually hopefully sooner rather than later I’ll end up in a ttrs

@Chocobohunter

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Best way is to have a daily thats super slow lol, i had a mirage that i daily 70hp and everytime i get into my s3 i just smileee

Why not just get rs3 at that point

@DArias

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Rs3 is a 60k plus car after taxes fees etc. I’m into my s3 rn after purchasing and every mod and tune (which I’ve bought many different things and switched set ups etc) maybe around $42k all in big price difference. Plus a payment on the rs3 would be close to double a month. So I view it is all in on e85 I’ll make similar power to a tuned rs3 anyways and save money a month. Plus if I blow up my s3 an engine is max $4k-$5k with low miles. Rs3 engine I’m looking at $15k-$20k so there’s a few reasons on my thought process

@Marco-eg6ls

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Fair enough! awesome car and vids man

First

@DArias

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😁

@jairorodriguezjr

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@@DArias I’m also from jersey area. (Bayonne) 🤟🏼 I’m stuck after my stage 2 built on what to go next.

Getting my Vortex installed Thursday , Matt gave me Base Map without HPFP but I bought one and want to have it installed Thursday as well but by any chance if it’s not on my base file would that be bad for my car

@DArias

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Your fuel pressure will be off. I would email immediately or call and let them know that the base file doesn’t include the HPFP. Car will run but won’t be running correctly when you go to log

@TheMojoRiku

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@@DArias thank you for replying bro , yeah sent 2 to Matt and also support but no response yet . I’ll just hold off on the HPFP until he gets back to me .

@DArias

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Absolutely! Give them a call. Since they’re in cali it’s only 2:47 there I believe they’re open till 6pm west coast time so maybe he can send you over the right base file quickly

@TheMojoRiku

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@@DArias oh I didn’t know you could call , definitely will when I’m off work thanks again !