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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:31 AM
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I believe mine is special though as I have a 1.8T with a little red flag on it... can someone confirm?
it means you got a sport edition. if you wana check out what you have in the car you'll find this link quite helpful: https://www.audiforums.com/m_81271/tm.htm

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hi all,

just purchased a '04 1.8t with the 6spd. manual, i'm looking into purchasing the GIAC or APR chips..moreso the GIAC flashloader. Does it matter if it's the 5spd. or 6spd. tranny? I don't want to purchase it and find out that they only work on 5spds.

thanks in advance.
not sure but when you go to the place to get it flashed they will tell you exactly which programs they have for your car
 
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 01:05 AM
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I have a sport and no red t... I want one damnit!

Anyway, I think the red T means something else (hp related). Read this:
http://www.audiworld.com/news/02/102402/content.shtml
 
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 08:08 AM
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the red t has nothing to do with sport. it just mean u have a the 170 hp 1.8 instead of the 150 hp one. its on 01 and newer. heres a thread talking bout it https://www.audiforums.com/m_138811/tm.htm
 
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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okay so i talked to a helpful guy in colorado about chipping, they use giac and claim 187hp from a b5 a4 1.8t, does anyone know why an APR chip will be better?? differences?? and where can i buy a better/aftermarket DV
 
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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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Would anybody happen to know if the GIAC chips extend the redline or remove any speed limitations?

I thought I read something saying that they did, but I looked all over their site and didn't find anything about it...
 
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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i think they raise the rev lim to 7100 and remove the governor

 
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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i think they raise the rev limit to 7100 and remove the governor
On a 1.8t, right?

What about on a 2.8 30v?
 
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Old May 28, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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What exactly does a chip do?
 
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Old May 28, 2007 | 10:01 PM
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a chip will remap your fueling and timing to match the increase in boost that it offers.
 
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Old May 29, 2007 | 05:49 AM
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i think they raise the rev lim to 7100 and remove the governor
You can raise the speed limiter to virtually remove it through Lemmiwinks.
 
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