Wheeler dealers B3 coupe

Mellis46 · 15-05-23, 08:30 PM

Anyone watch this this-evening on Discovery?

They’ve just fitted an aftermarket ecu and efi to a KV

Entertaining, but £900 later made naff all difference to anything…

The re-manufactured Speedlines, which they had machined into 16 inch proper splitrims, were good though, thought they looked the part

BackintheFold · 15-05-23, 09:00 PM

It’s on discovery +1 now…

tractor Dave · 15-05-23, 09:01 PM

Yes. Very interesting. Is the new owner here?

Mellis46 · 15-05-23, 09:03 PM

Ooh good point…! Would be good if so

tractor Dave · 16-05-23, 06:32 AM

I don't know how they did the conversion for £800

Just the ecu is that, plus all those other parts. And is the fuel injector rail custom made? Second hand 3b ones sell for good money. And injectors are like £40 each times 5

John. · 16-05-23, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by tractor Dave

Yes. Very interesting. Is the new owner here?

Did it sell on the program ?? Didn't see wheeler dealers but did see what could only have been the above car on ebay a month or so ago? Wheels did look good

Mellis46 · 16-05-23, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by tractor Dave

I don't know how they did the conversion for £800

Just the ecu is that, plus all those other parts. And is the fuel injector rail custom made? Second hand 3b ones sell for good money. And injectors are like £40 each times 5

I did wonder, as these are pretty niche now. I doubt firms have these kits just on the shelf ready to go. When he said at the start he was going to unlock power i said to my brother, if this is a thing I’ve never seen it done to a KV before. Strokers, yes, Shrick cams, yes, 20vt swaps, 10 a penny. No surprise it unlocked 0bhp. And mine in totally stock form regularly returned 32-35 mpg on the commute.

I don't doubt losing all the vacuum pipes and MFI might make starting a bit easier, maybe less fettling required to keep things in tune but for the price

And fettling these things is allegedly part of the fun!

Mellis46 · 16-05-23, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by John.

Did it sell on the program ?? Didn't see wheeler dealers but did see what could only have been the above car on ebay a month or so ago? Wheels did look good

Yes £7K. It was clean and low mileage but the other mods bar the wheels took away from its originality imho

I Did like those wheels. That was a cracking idea to be fair.

BackintheFold · 16-05-23, 10:03 AM

Agreed. I don't doubt there may be a slight efficiency increase, but it need to pay back £800(?) cost.
lets say you save 10% in fuel. so you'd need to spend £8,000 on fuel to recover the 10% at £800.

That is 1135 gallons. Or 34,000 miles.

Plus you need to payback the cost of the "better rolling efficiency" tyres I heard him going on about at the start (haven't watched it all).

Yeah. No.

BackintheFold · 16-05-23, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mellis46

Yes £7K. It was clean and low mileage but the other mods bar the wheels took away from its originality imho

I Did like those wheels. That was a cracking idea to be fair.

£6k, not 7
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15-05-23, 09:00 PM	#2
BackintheFold Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Near an MB ur Quattro Posts: 1,171	It’s on discovery +1 now… __________________ 2006 A3 (daily drive) 1987 MB ur

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Mellis46 Aero Advocate Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,448	Ooh good point…! Would be good if so __________________ -1987 90 2.2E / Sapphire Blue (Rest in Pieces) -1989 90 quattro with Sport Equipment / Satin Black -1997 A4 Avant quattro TDI 110 / Tropical Green (Sold)

16-05-23, 10:03 AM	#9
BackintheFold Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Near an MB ur Quattro Posts: 1,171	Agreed. I don't doubt there may be a slight efficiency increase, but it need to pay back £800(?) cost. lets say you save 10% in fuel. so you'd need to spend £8,000 on fuel to recover the 10% at £800. That is 1135 gallons. Or 34,000 miles. Plus you need to payback the cost of the "better rolling efficiency" tyres I heard him going on about at the start (haven't watched it all). Yeah. No. __________________ 2006 A3 (daily drive) 1987 MB ur

15-05-23, 09:01 PM	#3
tractor Dave Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Wales Posts: 1,157	Yes. Very interesting. Is the new owner here?

16-05-23, 06:32 AM	#5
tractor Dave Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Wales Posts: 1,157	I don't know how they did the conversion for £800 Just the ecu is that, plus all those other parts. And is the fuel injector rail custom made? Second hand 3b ones sell for good money. And injectors are like £40 each times 5