Not sure if this applies to other brands...

But I just took my car in for 3 days of service. They were trying to track down an ESP gremlin and were all over the car with diagnostics etc etc.

True to its word...the Superchip program remained stealth. They didn't detect it at all. When I went out with the mechanic for a test drive (he was driving) he commented on how the car seemed smoother and more responsive than other TDIs. Mum is the word! I would ask the neuspeed guys how easy it is for the dealership to spot it...if it is easy for them to spot it..and neuspeed is close...maybe you could work it out with them that they reset you to stock before you go in for service and hook you back up once your car is done.

 

Wow thats pretty cool, thanks for the info. Ill be sure to ask them on that thanks

 

I believe Neuspeed will do that and depending on your dealer, if your in the Ventura County area and Rusnak is your dealer they look the other way if you have Neuspeed mods. A little curtisy factor they have for each other. Good luck!

 

Just in case, both APR and Revo have the "stock mode" option, so that any dealership personnel driving your car would not be able to tell that you are "chipped" from the drive. With APR, one changes mode via the cruise control stalk; with Revo, it's a separate device which plugs into the OBDII port.* That's why I went with APR.

* Chef has one. Go bug him if you ever need to bring your Revo'ed car into the dealership!

 

does anybody know how GMG treats ppl in socal? I'm thinking about getting my APR chip there...

 

4RINGSROD - "Also in SOCAL depending on were you live Neuspeed is a great choice. They may not have the tunability of APR or REVO but there Customer service and R&D are tops and they have been Tunning Audi's and VW's for over 20yrs."


yes!

 

I recently got my A3 2.0t flashed with GIAC.
it makes a world of difference.

The downside is your dealer might erase the program or find out you have it chipped if something bad happens and void your warrenty.

The plus side is it make the car so fun to drive, and I thought it was fun to drive stock.

I went to Group5 motorsport in San Diego, they have always been nice to me and did a fine job with it.

Good luck
Dave

 

I will be coming up on my 5000 mile service. Should I wait to chip or it doesn't matter?? Thx. Found a local shop the will do the REVO Stage I for $499.00 I already have the Evoms CAI. Does that sound about right? Thx again.

 

What? Oh, yeah, I do have the controller and would help you turn it back to stock if you want, but you have to come to me.

BTW, I chipped my car just prior to the 5k mile mark and it has been better since. I'm now at 38k miles and the car is running very smooth.


Cheers!

 

thx Chef.