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Old 11-13-2017, 07:14 PM
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no...its the same as the s8 plus with dynamic package...i have the s8 plus and it doesnt have the carbon fiber spoiler just the color matched one.
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no...its the same as the s8 plus with dynamic package...i have the s8 plus and it doesnt have the carbon fiber spoiler just the color matched one.
Exactly
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Love the aggressive fitment, great looking S!
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Love the aggressive fitment, great looking S!
Thanks!

New battery installed today. Looks exactly like the OEM Varta that came out. Both made by Johnson Controls
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Update to this thread. I'm now at an APR stage 2 tune with down pipes, which I love and added a CETE suspension controller.

This is full drop on 275/35R21 winter tires

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i have followed this thread, the car must be a beast with Stage two. Tell us, does it have a better exhaust note?
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i have followed this thread, the car must be a beast with Stage two. Tell us, does it have a better exhaust note?
Much better, but probably due to the removal of the mid resonator combined with adding down pipes. Down pipes alone would still be mild. Here's a clip
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Sounds great. I will do the mid resonator delete, but I'm still hesitant on the stage II. I did the Stage I after your comments, and love it, big difference. But it's hard to justify spending $2500 for a 20-28 hp gain. On a side note, I usually drive in D when my wife is in the car....she kept bitching about the jerkiness when its in S mode. Its difficult for any passenger to anticipate the driver's throttle input....and it can definitely make their head bounce off the head rest! I bought the Ross-tech module to drop it, VIM and a few other things, just haven't had time to do it.
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Originally Posted by larkinortho
Sounds great. I will do the mid resonator delete, but I'm still hesitant on the stage II. I did the Stage I after your comments, and love it, big difference. But it's hard to justify spending $2500 for a 20-28 hp gain. On a side note, I usually drive in D when my wife is in the car....she kept bitching about the jerkiness when its in S mode. Its difficult for any passenger to anticipate the driver's throttle input....and it can definitely make their head bounce off the head rest! I bought the Ross-tech module to drop it, VIM and a few other things, just haven't had time to do it.
I only did the stage 2 because I'm out of warranty and needed to fix the engine vibration at 1k/3k rpm. Dealer wanted $1500 so I just went with down pipes and the tune.

I wouldn't have done stage 2 if it weren't to fix the vibration.

S mode is nuts with the tune, I can understand your wife's discomfort. Stage 1 is more than enough.


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