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Dreamwerks completed the Votex kit for the Achtuning A3 Project and we couldn’t be happier with the results!

The kit will go on the car within the next couple of weeks as they will likely be the last itmes to go on the car but we’re confident the look will be just right! Thanks Hans and Andy for your diligent and quality work!

Our very close friends at H&R sent us a set of their Premium Coil-Overs for our Audi A3 project.

H&R’s Premium line offers ultra-lightweight performance with these aluminum-bodied dampers with a reduced weight of up to 40% from factory suspension components, further assisting us in the reduction of unsprung weight. Each shock is “tuned with a progressive rate spring that is engineered from its inception to work with the shock’s valving, creating a finely tuned suspension system.” The coil-over kit has a drop range of 1.0 to 2.5 inches and are hard-anodized in black – perfectly matching our Achtuning theme.

As of this morning, this is how the Achtuning A3 Project sits.

The turbo-swap is almost complete but we have several other engine upgrades on the way so we can’t quite wrap-up the front end yet. Shown below is the stock A3′s turbo compared to the K04 off of the Audi S3.

Last Friday, we received the Audi Votex body kit for the Audi A3 which includes a front valence, side skirts, rear valence, and upper hatch spoiler. These will go out for paint later this week.

While the Oettinger kit was the first choice for body styling, the current cost of the factory Votex kit offered by Audi could not be passed up. We can always do Oettinger later anyway.

More updates to come as parts start to arrive!

8:30am – Loading APR software to ECU

9:30am – Taking out some parts from inventory

As of an hour ago…

We’ve started the S3-conversion on our Audi A3 project. S3 Engine Conversion Packages will upgrade your current 200hp and 207lb-ft Transverse 2.0T FSI Engine with all of the necessary OEM components from the European Audi S3 along with APR’s FSI High Pressure Fuel Pump and meticulously re-calibrated Engine Management to produce 355 horsepower and 368lb-ft of torque on 100 octane gas!!

Introducing this Brilliant Red 2006 Audi A3, Achtuning has a lot in store for this new project. This base-model A3 is the perfect blank canvas for us to begin with, equipped with the 2.0T FSI motor and a 6-speed manual transmission. The lack of an open-sky feature means this thing will be better equipped to handle the track with less weight and body flex.

The Audi A3 has graced North American roads since 2006, and you’d wonder why we would choose a 3-year old car to begin a project like this – especially when so many properly modified examples roam our highways already.  Many companies will opt to pick out the latest offerings by a manufacturer to be the first to mod it – after all, being the first to successfully modify a new vehicle puts you a step ahead of your competition.

The first Audi A3s to hit US roads are now running past their factory warranties, which makes deciding on a turbo upgrade much easier to swallow.  Pricing for an A3 is now very close to it’s step-brother (the VW GTI) especially since many of these are coming out of the very popular 3-year lease program Audi had offered.  With as many performance modifications that will cross-over between the GTI and A3, the decision to go A3 was a “no-brainer” as it gives a bit more bang-for-buck over it’s VW counterpart.

We’ll be selecting the S3 Conversion Package as our weapon-of-choice for our A3.  This should take our current 200hp and 207lb-ft Transverse 2.0T FSI Engine to 355 horsepower and 368lb-ft of torque (on 100 octane gas) with all of the necessary OEM components from the European Audi S3 and APR’s FSI High Pressure Fuel Pump with meticulously re-calibrated Engine Management!  Instead of building a high-horsepower, “balls to the wall” project car we felt that picking modifications that are easily within the reach of  our most common enthusiast would be best and show-case a car with every-day dependable upgrades.  This A3 is a great platform to show off those reliable, daily-driven modifications you can pick up at Achtuning.

A suspension upgrade will follow shortly after, so we can get rid of the nasty wheel gap these NA-spec cars come equipped with and improve over-all stance, but more importantly so we can reduce body roll by lowering the car’s center of gravity. We’ll have the car wrap some 19″ forged Hartmann Split-7s which are 19×8 and a 45mm offset – we’re still undecided on the final finish.

The interior is pretty basic, which is perfectly fine since much of it will be changed to better suit our Achtuning theme. We don’t wanna give away any details about that yet but expect some more black and red inside the car.

As we progress with our new project, we’ll keep you updated here so check back soon!!