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can chips reduce the life of your car?

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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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Default can chips reduce the life of your car?

i heard that if u chip your car that it can wear out your car sooner, that whenever u mess with the cars ecu it makes the engine work harder. is this true?
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 10:59 PM
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Default RE: can chips reduce the life of your car?

I doubt it. The chip isn't really taxing the engine very much at all. The basic engine is the same as that in the TT and that's running a K04 turbo,bigger injectors and pushing more hp than a chip. From all I've read, the 1.8t is a strong little engine.
 
Old Oct 4, 2005 | 12:27 AM
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Default RE: can chips reduce the life of your car?

Not really, reliabilty will be the same till you go bigger turbo.Ever since i upgraded, it hasnt been great. You have to pay to play.
 
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