INMotion B5 A4 chip, reputable???
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ORIGINAL: dallas4u
Hey... I think I'm the guy Bluesnapper said he spoke to that was getting their TT flashed by InMotion. James from InMotion met me at my house today to flash the ECU. It took around 30 - 45 minutes, but everything went well. James was extremely professional, and was wearing a VW tech jacket... he use to own his own VW/Audi shop and, before that, worked for A&P Specialties in Portland (Audi & Porsche shop) as their Porsche tech for a long time. Come to find out, this is the same shop that the dealer I bought the car from had replace some items on the TT to pass DEQ before I bought it!
Anyway, very nice guy, and he has all the hardware for flashing in a case he takes with him. I can tell you this... from doing some research a week or so ago on ECU flashing equipment, and companies franchising out ECU data files, that's possibly what this guy is doing. The HP and TQ numbers are pretty much on par with most all tuning companies out there... so I'm thinking some larger firm is tuning the cars, saving the data per ECU coding, and selling the flash files to other firms. To franchise out, you can purchase the equipment and either subscribe to download the files for the cars, or just purchase these files individually. You then turn around and sell the tuning for the ECU and make your profit. Oh, and the hardware ain't cheap from the prices I saw on the net for ByteShooter box it can be expensive! Check this out (and the other programming tools):
http://www.diga-tec.de/en/byteshooter.html
I know InMotion, in general, is based in Austria. Whether they make their own programs or not I have no idea... they are somewhat popular there, almost exclusively with the TDI crowd as that is more popular in Europe. I can tell you that, after pulling the info from my ECU, he was able to match it with 12 other tuning files he had on his laptop, so I guess he's been doing this for a bit.
So, from what I gather, he gives the same tuning as others like UpSolute, just cheaper. Plus, it works out for me as I'm in Portland and he is in Clackamas, OR... only like 5 miles from my house, so if there are any issues he's close by and can't get away from me! So far so good, though. I just had it done and took it for a quick spin while he hung out in my driveway... and there is a BIG difference right off the bat! It will take around 100 miles for the ECU to learn and synch the new readings in, but already I can feel more low endtorque and the turbo spools much quicker. For $175 (I got the $175 Ebay "flash" deal for my TT 225) I don't think I could do better.
Hey... I think I'm the guy Bluesnapper said he spoke to that was getting their TT flashed by InMotion. James from InMotion met me at my house today to flash the ECU. It took around 30 - 45 minutes, but everything went well. James was extremely professional, and was wearing a VW tech jacket... he use to own his own VW/Audi shop and, before that, worked for A&P Specialties in Portland (Audi & Porsche shop) as their Porsche tech for a long time. Come to find out, this is the same shop that the dealer I bought the car from had replace some items on the TT to pass DEQ before I bought it!
Anyway, very nice guy, and he has all the hardware for flashing in a case he takes with him. I can tell you this... from doing some research a week or so ago on ECU flashing equipment, and companies franchising out ECU data files, that's possibly what this guy is doing. The HP and TQ numbers are pretty much on par with most all tuning companies out there... so I'm thinking some larger firm is tuning the cars, saving the data per ECU coding, and selling the flash files to other firms. To franchise out, you can purchase the equipment and either subscribe to download the files for the cars, or just purchase these files individually. You then turn around and sell the tuning for the ECU and make your profit. Oh, and the hardware ain't cheap from the prices I saw on the net for ByteShooter box it can be expensive! Check this out (and the other programming tools):
http://www.diga-tec.de/en/byteshooter.html
I know InMotion, in general, is based in Austria. Whether they make their own programs or not I have no idea... they are somewhat popular there, almost exclusively with the TDI crowd as that is more popular in Europe. I can tell you that, after pulling the info from my ECU, he was able to match it with 12 other tuning files he had on his laptop, so I guess he's been doing this for a bit.
So, from what I gather, he gives the same tuning as others like UpSolute, just cheaper. Plus, it works out for me as I'm in Portland and he is in Clackamas, OR... only like 5 miles from my house, so if there are any issues he's close by and can't get away from me! So far so good, though. I just had it done and took it for a quick spin while he hung out in my driveway... and there is a BIG difference right off the bat! It will take around 100 miles for the ECU to learn and synch the new readings in, but already I can feel more low endtorque and the turbo spools much quicker. For $175 (I got the $175 Ebay "flash" deal for my TT 225) I don't think I could do better.
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ORIGINAL: rowingdude
Is it just me or does this read EXACTLY like one of those cheesy product praise (testimonial) stories that manufacturers make up to convince buyers?
Is it just me or does this read EXACTLY like one of those cheesy product praise (testimonial) stories that manufacturers make up to convince buyers?
Besides, not sure I ever really said the tuning gave me a hard-on or is the best thing since sliced bread. There are companies in Europe selling the equipment and subscription services to the flash files to become your own tuning "company"... and that's what InMotion USA looks like they are. InMotion Austria looks like the "parent" company. The dude probably works out of his house or car for all I know, but he seemed pretty experienced with VAG vehicles and knew exactly what he was doing.
Again, do whatever you want to do... but someone sooner or later was bound to use this place, and believe me, I don't work for them.
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next time in the states u'll make sure i take my ecu with me, it just takes waaay too long for reg mail in mexico (wher im at) and i wont trust mexican mail with an ecu ever. last time i had something shipped usps to mex city from ca it took 3-4 weeks, perhaps if i found a second ecu, but being without a car for 6 weeks to have it chipped is a bad deal for me. (BTW Giac Mexico is crazy markup, $850!!!!)
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ECU should be back by Thur 8th. Just to let everyone know I am not going to push it too hard too soon. I am going to play it safe and drive easy 50-100mi to make sure everything is functioning correctly. I will post 0-60mph if everything checks out OK. Is there an adjustment time after GIAC or APR?? I have heard talk of vehicles taking a little time to adjust after being chipped.
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ECU should be back by Thur 8th. Just to let everyone know I am not going to push it too hard too soon. I am going to play it safe and drive easy 50-100mi to make sure everything is functioning correctly. I will post 0-60mph if everything checks out OK. Is there an adjustment time after GIAC or APR?? I have heard talk of vehicles taking a little time to adjust after being chipped.
ECU should be back by Thur 8th. Just to let everyone know I am not going to push it too hard too soon. I am going to play it safe and drive easy 50-100mi to make sure everything is functioning correctly. I will post 0-60mph if everything checks out OK. Is there an adjustment time after GIAC or APR?? I have heard talk of vehicles taking a little time to adjust after being chipped.
One thing... after chipping, if any sensors are having trouble or will in the near future, chances are it's gonna happen soon. I think I'm already starting to have trouble with my MAF. I cleaned it this weekend, and it seemed to be ok most the day today... but I got a CEL on the way home from work.
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I shipped 8:00AM this morning. Should arrive at Inmotion "at or before" 3:00PM tomorrow. Thanks, I'll try the three minute ignition thing. Do you think the MAF issue is directly related to the chip?
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I was waiting to ship as early in the week as possible, so I would not be without a car over the weekend. I'm going to the Houston Supercross this weekend and wanted to be 100% sure I had it back.