Audi A3 - Community Collab

[Paulski]

At my work, (Unitronic Chipped) we teamed up with some of the best in the VAG community to build a car that not only represented our tuning software, but also those involved in the industry. We are currently modding our 2008 Audi A3 with the help of a handful of well known people in the community. Everybody is enthusiastic in taking part, because the car features quality products from quality companies. Most importantly, we want to share this build with you all and we want to keep you all updated with our progress. There will be a final video and maybe a short teaser included to showcase the build and the final result that is yet to come.

Bookmark this thread to follow the updates!

To start with, here`s all the details about who is participating in this adventure! Enjoy!


Exterior Parts, Lighting and accessories came from:
TM Tuning
011 49 30 41 72 37 66
TM Tuning Website

Katja from TM Tuning was the first person we had in mind to get what we needed for the aesthetic part of the project. We explained to her our project in mind and she loved the idea and wanted to be part of this adventure! We’re very excited and honored to be working with them!


Body Work, Detailing and Custom Air Tank will be done by:
LLARTS
514-838-5144
LLARTS Website

Toby is the man! We saw a couple local project cars he worked on and we were really impressed by their quality, but mostly by his dedication and integrity! He is the kind of guy who will work 80 hours in a week if needed in order to deliver the final product on time! We want to thank him for accepting this project considering the small time frame he has.


Suspension & Handling:
Airlift
800-248-0892
Airlift Website

Corey from Air Lift and Derick Szyda from Komet Motorsports are the ones who made having this kit possible. We arrived very late in requesting the air suspension since there is a long process involved. Luckily, Corey and Derick were very helpful in getting us the kit we needed on time! All we can say is that these guys really went the extra mile to help us and we can’t wait to install it!


Gauges:
Podi
800-861-7634
Podi Website

We met Greg at SOWO 2011 last May and it wasn't too long before he took us in as a part of the family and showed us what Podi is all about. We knew right away that Podi was to be the best gauge solution out there and that’s why we choosed them for our project car.


Wheels & Tires:
OEM Concept/Rotiform
888-899-9636
OEM Concept Website
Rotiform Website

OEM Concept is the best known wheel shop here locally and their reputation is going internationally very quickly. What made us choose them from the thousands of wheels distributors? Aside from being local, their wheel lines and mostly their customer service are awesome! Customer service is what really stands out from most of the wheel shops we dealt with and Andrew was very helpful in getting the Rotiforms we needed, on time!



Here’s a detailed mod list:

Body:
- S3 Font bumper
- S3 Side Skirts
- S3 Rear Bumper
- LED Smoked Day Time Running Lights
- Piano Black S3 Grill
- Piano Black Roof
- Piano Black Mirrors

Interior:
- Podi Electronic Stepper Motor Boost Gauge
- NS Column Pod
- S3 Door Sills
- Custom Air Tank
- More to be confirmed

Wheels:
- 19” Rotiform BLQ + White Color match

Braking:
- To be confirmed

Suspension:
- Airlift Performance Series
- Autopilot Management
- Koni Sport rear shocks

Engine:
- S3 K04 Turbo
- S3 Intercooler
- Unitronic Stage 2+ software
- Unitronic Motorsport Pre-release 3” Turbo Back System
- Neuspeed Intake
- More to be confirmed

Updates will be posted in the next following days! Make sure to follow the progress. You can also follow it from our website. Click Here!

[Paulski]

Even with mutiple projects going on at the office, we still managed to get far with the suspension install. The instructions manual is very clear for us and everything is going according to plan. Front struts, rear bags, and rear shock absorbers are installed. We started passing the wiring and are planning to put all the rest together pretty quickly! Will keep you posted tomorrow!

Here`s a couple pictures!

[motocaddy]

enjoyed meeting the unitronic guys as SoWo! nice fellas.

good luck on the build! should wash the underside a bit.

[FluffyBlunts]

drrm

[dspl1236]

Always gotta rep the best

[Paulski]

enjoyed meeting the unitronic guys as SoWo! nice fellas.

good luck on the build! should wash the underside a bit.

It'll be done once the build is complete!! It was driven daily in the winter, that's why it got all dirty.

Our painted tank just came in! Pictures coming soon!

[jdel]

Came in for static A3, leaving disappointed but still pleased because it's an A3. Also, do you have more info on the exhaust you are using? Maybe sound clips or something?

Looking forward to seeing more!

[Paulski]

Came in for static A3, leaving disappointed but still pleased because it's an A3. Also, do you have more info on the exhaust you are using? Maybe sound clips or something?

Looking forward to seeing more!

We are using a Prototype Unitronic Motorsport exhaust. It will released sometime this summer. No sound clips available yet.




Here's a video of the first test of the Air Lift Suspension we installed.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K2qDWbWgWI"]YouTube - Air Lift Suspension First Installation Test on Audi A3[/ame]

[Masonbarnard]

damn this is sick. cant wait to see finishing project. I dont know much about tuning for Audi's since im use to intensive tuning for Sti's and M3's... Whats the tuning like for these cars?

[Paulski]

We sent our air tank, to get a custom paint job, to the people at LLArts. We’ll save the pictures of the results for later.

Our boys here at the shop finalized the wiring of the air lift kit. We borrowed a spare tank from Strasse Motorwerks to test our setup while ours is still being painted. The controller is going to be hidden in the glove compartment to keep a clean look. The setup is not 100% complete, but it works!

[Paulski]

damn this is sick. cant wait to see finishing project. I dont know much about tuning for Audi's since im use to intensive tuning for Sti's and M3's... Whats the tuning like for these cars?

There a lot of tuning possibilities for the Audis.
Have a quick look on our software options for this specific car and all the other ones to.

http://www.unitronic-chipped.com/main/en/files/82_2009-2010_audi_a3_20tsi_200hp.html

A simple Stage 1+ flash gives the ride +60HP with +87LB-TQ. No hardware upgrades needed.

[Jedidiah]

Looking good.. excited to see updates as they come.

[Paulski]

The custom air tank is ready to finish the suspension setup. After few hours of prep, color matched Ibis white + some logos ( yes, their painted! ), here's LLArts' final creation! The rest of the pictures will be posted tomorrow!

[Paulski]

The team at the shop was very productive. We finished the trunk setup, so now we can say that the suspension is 100% installed. Everything works perfectly, but we can't tell how it drives since the car is not put back together yet. We'll provide you our thoughts on the Air Lift product once the car is completed.

We removed the stock k03 turbo and intercooler to replace it with the S3 K04 Turbo and S3 Intercooler. Everything was put back together today and we just need to fit the exhaust part. More to come!

[Paulski]

The Unitronic Motorsport pre-release exhaust system has just been installed! The quality and ease of installation makes this an interesting product that is soon to be released. We opted for a version with muffler and resonator making the sound real smooth. We will record some sound clips in a few weeks. The car just left for LLARTS to be painted!