Very clean bro! You light a fire under me every time I watch! By the way cleanest tractor sound I’ve heard!

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! We appreciate the support and hahaha it is one clean tractor sound that’s for sure!

Well executed and comprehensive video. Appreciate the context, your experience and the sound samples. I’m on a similar path on my A3 Quattro but made some different decisions. I’d even argue the order of mods could be different. First, imo the intake is for sound and looks only in extreme power situations since the OEM air box has been shown to flow sufficiently at least for stock turbo- so unless turbo upgrade- which I see you’re considering, intake wasn’t worth it imo. In place of intake I would suggest Cobb tuner first. Next, the CTS TIP, not sure on your experience but mine fit way loose. It leaked oil and I think caused other issues. I switched to Mishimoto TIP and that fit like a glove and quality was better. 3rd, you forgot the intercooler. That is hugely important given the heat the turbo generates and how hot and humid Jersey can get. I got Mishimoto but there are other options and myMK7 website has all the flow rating and heat soak performance of most available intercoolers. For the exhaust I’m leaning towards your recommendations. Keep stock back box, delete resonator - in progress, and add down pipe. Not sure on CTS but there are better options like cast catted IE version. It’s important to keep resonance down and ensure good fitment. Of course cost is a consideration. Finally suspension, that’s been a bit of a headache at times but I chose OEM sport springs with koni yellow or bilstein b6/b8. Maybe I’ll later regret not just doing coilovers in the beginning but upgraded shocks plus springs is a viable option. Sway bar should also be part of this. Don’t know how you ride that low in Jersey, I avoided coils and too low tide height exactly because of poor roads. Anyways just my thoughts, no shade intended, car looks and sounds sick. Much respect. Maybe I’ll run into you one day…

Awesome car, I have enjoyed your videos. I have gone down a similar line myself, not got round to wheels or suspension yet as UK roads are bad and my stock setup seem to work well at the moment but not too harsh.

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you,We appreciate the support! And yeah when it comes to the suspension if you have rough roads definitely don’t cheap out! But yeah honestly stock suspension and wheels are great to begin with

Awesome and well picked mods

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice setup 🔥🔥🔥

@RatchetWrenches

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it 🙏🏼

Would look great with my old pre facelift euro spec tail light is semi dynamic module

Not really fair to say that these cars sounds bad when a downpipe gets paired with a stock resonator or resonator delete, I have a downpipe with a Billy Boat cat-back and it sounds similar to that switch-path, a resonator is what helps eliminate unwanted frequencies, mufflers will help to quiet the vehicle, unfortunately the AWD cars doesn’t have room for a bottle Vibrant, so a cat-back with a good resonator will be the way to go.

@iHadWaterForDinner

Жыл бұрын

yeah my car is stock and sounds nothing like this lol

@zukacs

5 ай бұрын

@@iHadWaterForDinner bro i installed catless 3inch downpipe and i feel i dont like the huge rattle over 3-4k rpm on high throttle. i was thinking the same... can I weld the stock resonator to the aftermarket downpipe to fix the issue?

@iHadWaterForDinner

5 ай бұрын

I wish I knew the answer man sorry lol.@@zukacs

@brucewayne2397

2 ай бұрын

I think they sound shit regardless and im an owner of both a golf R and s3 saloon. Great cars but sound is just not there strong point, every car has flaws.

@JayChesterman

11 күн бұрын

@@zukacsI’ve got a vibrant resonator welded in place of my stock res and paired with an IE downpipe it sounds solid, it cut the rattle and drone out

Im running an xforce valved exhaust with a catless downpipe and it sound’s pretty decent imo.

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

No way really?! Do you have any sound clips or anything ?

Does anyone have the a3 convertible if so is there a difference if i wanted to buy an exhaust that fits a regular a3

Thanks!

@RatchetWrenches

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

I have a 2017 Audi a3 premium what first thing to mod to give it more power

thanks mannn

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Any audi heads here ? I got an audi a3 sport back 2014 its a sport sport back one down from s line and can somw one tell me if the s3 sport back has wider arches or different rear bumper ? Or is it just the defisrer thats different? I see some slines and even some sports ans rhey seem to have sharper lines on the doors and arches than me dont know if its just because mine is black i cant see them as much

great video and these mods are good starter mods on any car, I'm just very sad that exhaust mods and open air filters are illegal in my country. Maybe get a highflow resonator and change out the stock catback. I'm not an expert but it would maybe take away some of the rasp or tractor sound as you call it :)

@96ej

Жыл бұрын

if you have an a3 or s3 could you upgrade to a used oem rs3 exhaust? Would be oem audi part number but still be an upgrade

@andreassrensen282

Жыл бұрын

@@96ej I don't think so, the exhaust on the A3 is routed differently to the RS 3. But a welder and a bit of pipe can fix anything

@96ej

Жыл бұрын

@@andreassrensen282 you must have front wheel drive A3, the all wheel drives both have the bend for the haldex. Yep, a little pipe can fix anything

@96ej

Жыл бұрын

I don't know if you watch the officer or not but in case you do that's not what she said

@andreassrensen282

Жыл бұрын

@@96ej yeah I got the 1.4 tfsi eco box.

Amazing car

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I have an 2006 a3 2.0t I would love to have it look AGGRESSIVE would the rs4 bumper fit or what do you think I should do?

put the sline badge on the front bumper and also put led audi front badge it will look amazinggg and put some interior and exterior lights add lights your car looks dark like rim lights n etc but your car is amazing 😻

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve been meaning to put the badge on the front and that would be cool to get some led lights for sure! But thank you!

Charge pipes and a tmd are not crucial lol. My os tuned s3 with rs3 lpfp/mpi/xl has stock charge pipes and I actually lost throttle response when I put charged pipes on my GTI

The roads here in New Jersey lol but so true

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha they’re rough!

That carbon fiber intake is pretty wicked

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 034 motorsports killed it!

Stock exhaust sounds the best on an S3. Its not loud but has the best tone short of an R8. I'm not messing with my S3 exhaust.

@RatchetWrenches

11 ай бұрын

I agree honestly if I didn’t need an aftermarket downpipe for stage 3 I would have it all stock

You need to black out your trim. I have a 2017 S3 (same color) and blacking out that trim really helps bring it together.

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I will be doing that very soon!

Where can I purchase the awe switchpath four inch tip catback exhaust that you had it sound amazing

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

They’re made to order, so you have to reach out to AWE on their website!

Are led headlights and led interior lighting, muffler delete and front grill change(to black honeycomb) good started mods?

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

Those aren’t bad yeah! It’s really personally preference on where you want to start but those are good!

I have a 2019 A3 and as we all know the power is lacking. I’d like to eventually do a stage 1 tune just for a little extra pep. For now I’m going to start with the exhaust. What do you think about just upgrading mufflers? Is a full cat back worth it? I’m mostly looking for a deeper purr when it comes to sound. I’m looking at Borla cat back but I don’t want it to sound too loud.

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

Upgrading you’re catback will give you that sound your looking for. And if you don’t want it to loud, If your car is equipped with valves make sure to get a catback that will utilize those still so you can have it quiet when you want it to be. But a tune also will give you a lot more pep so I highly recommend a tune

@RichsRantMMAofficialchannel

Жыл бұрын

@@RatchetWrenches is a cat back necessary for a stage one? Would upgrading mufflers be enough? I heard that adding a car back doesn’t really add gains with stage 1

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

@@RichsRantMMAofficialchannel cat back doesn’t add any gains, only ads sound. Not a requirement for any tune, but yes you can just delete the muffler and get a straight pipe

@RichsRantMMAofficialchannel

Жыл бұрын

@@RatchetWrenches thanks!

what tyre size do you use? because i lowered my 2017 S3 also, but its rubbing the tyres in fast corners.

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

I use 235/35/19

Here’s my question I got a plumber back blow off valve do you think the spacer with the stock diverted valve is better I never seen anyone run it

@RatchetWrenches

28 күн бұрын

I'm honestly not sure. Upon quick research this is what I found from Turbosmart's website - Great for enthusiasts who do not want to be noticed but want the performance and reliability benefits of a quality BOV.

Hi, What type of RS3 bumper will fit on S3 🤔

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Go onto Bk-Motorsport.com they have all the options and info you’ll need!

What size tires are you running and wheel specs? 9.5 or 8.5 width?

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

19x8.5 wheels with 235/35/19 continental tires

would be running stock exhaust with a downpipe sound better and would that also mess anything up?

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

It would sound better then it paired with a catback too. It’ll be a lot more turbo noise which is pretty cool. But if you want some more sound the resonator delete will add that. And no it wouldn’t mess anything up!

Yoo! I have a 2016 Audi S 3 with leaking front struts . Might be a dumb question bare with me lol still new to cars but would the coil overs be something I can use to replace the leaking struts?

@JoseSlangin22

3 ай бұрын

Basically what I’m wondering is would it be better to just replace with oem or would I be possible to do the coil over now since I do plan to do more work on the car in the future

@RatchetWrenches

3 ай бұрын

All depends on your budget for now I'd say. Replacing 2 struts now would be the cheaper and easier route. If you did coil overs now I'd recommend doing them on both front and rear and you'd need to get an alignment done too. If you're looking to do coil overs in the near future now would be a good time since you already would be replacing the front struts

@JoseSlangin22

3 ай бұрын

@@RatchetWrenches the strut replacement is going to cost me 3.5k so I was thinking might aswell do the coil overs if it was something to replace so I’m not just replacing it to stay stock

@JoseSlangin22

3 ай бұрын

@@RatchetWrenches so In that case I would be looking to order a coil over kit and the front struts ?

@RatchetWrenches

3 ай бұрын

@JoseSlangin22 the coilover kits will come with everything you need! There are lots of options out there and it sounds like it'll be cheaper to do the coilovers over stock replacement!

Where did you get the quattro front bumper and grill?

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Actually in the description of this video is the direct link! kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJeGqcyrZpyXZKQ.html

Where' you get the front lip from?

@RatchetWrenches

5 ай бұрын

BK Motorsports

So I have the same set up on everything. Stg 2, burbles, downpipe, res delete stock muffler. How do you get burbles or pops and bangs while parked? Do you have burbles set in both D and S? Mine is only sport and I can't get that in neutral or park..

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you’ll need the burble in both modes. I originally only had it in sport and was hesitant to have it in regular mode in case it would ruin the comfortability aspect of daily Ing it but honestly the burbles aren’t as distinct or common in regular mode they’re more subtle. But I’m order to get them in neutral or park is with the burbles in normal mode unfortunately

@BickfordsRs3

Жыл бұрын

I see, thank you for the quick response! Keep up the great content!

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

@@BickfordsRs3 glad to be able to help, and thank you! Stay tuned we have the bigger turbo install coming up in a few weeks for the s3!

I just noticed your in New Jersey. I could use some help with tuning installing. First real time with VW/AUDI. I always had JDM. Hit me up please

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

Yeah we’re in jersey but what exactly would you need help with? All the tuning is downloaded from a tuner onto the accessport then uploaded to your car

@moereefer

Жыл бұрын

@@RatchetWrenches install tools. They love hex and star wrenches. I got basically none

I got cts full turbo back exhaust and it doesn’t sound like that. You might want to hear the sounds of the exhaust.

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

Interesting I’ll have to see how it sounds!

@awesomesoos2317

Жыл бұрын

If you want I can pm you some videos.

Hey bro sick car , where can I find the rs3 type bumper?

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! And here in this video we have the info in the description kzread.info/dash/bejne/q3Z8qKp_ecavntI.html

Qual nome dessas rodas ? Linda demais

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

Rohana!

I copped my 2022 a3 brand new still under warranty any mods that won’t void it 😭😭😭 I’m trying to do something dope any recommendations are helpful fr

Wish to have one.. but prices of saloon are sick! a3 in manual i found one!... for 20k.. s3 18k+ while HB a3 starts from 10k and s3 from 12.. :( Much easier to find automatic but dont wanna this shit dsg. (UK prices and a3 - i mean only 1.8/2.0 - 1.4 is not a proper engine)

what's that front lip? got a link?

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

The front lip came with the rs3 style bumper, they might sell it separately at bk-Motorsport.com

@Nickperso23

2 жыл бұрын

@@RatchetWrenches thank you for answering so quickly!

What year is this ?

@RatchetWrenches

4 ай бұрын

2016!

W R of you ever with to sell your wheels I buy it

Where’s your front plate jersey boi?

@RatchetWrenches

6 ай бұрын

Lol

Hey, what brad is your burble tune??

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

EQT

@user-oz7mz7dv3e

Жыл бұрын

@@RatchetWrenches this is the same tune as pops and bangs? I have stage 2 by STM tuning ecu and transmission too withe pops and bangs so if they are same I wold like to know

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

@@user-oz7mz7dv3e yeah it’s the same

@user-oz7mz7dv3e

Жыл бұрын

@@RatchetWrenches ok thanks a lot you are the best

I own a 2015 A3 2.0 Q in Scuba Blue and a John Deer tractor. The tractor sounds better.

@RatchetWrenches

Жыл бұрын

Agreed man, unfortunately these cars don’t have the best tone which is disappointing

Worst mods, waste money on useless carbon fiber shit and stupid stick on lips you can scrape off and make it harder and more annoying to drive the car over bumps, speedbumps and driveways.

@RatchetWrenches

2 жыл бұрын

Oh okay

@LOUCABRASI

Жыл бұрын

@@RatchetWrenches pay no mind to that idiot