with an NA car 6+ HP is awesome for $125. Can't beat that deal with a stick.

 

You an accountant?

 

Yeah, probably one of those new mobile accountants.

 

Huh? Maybe, I guess they have those, right?

 

Haha, no I don't think so.

 

But ps. I'm glad you posted this...I've been pretty hesitant to spend lots of money on a chip for my 2.8, but reading your review makes $125 seem better and better.

 

Sineo, If it's any help, I sent mine out to Speed Tuning onTuesday morning and was hoping it would come today, but I didn't. I even watched the mail-woman bring the mail up to the house... no dice. So now I'm hoping my ecu will be back on Monday. I know it's a 1.8T, not a 2.8, but I did it. I'll let you know how mine works out. I just hope the new DV won't affect the car in a bad way if I drive the car before I put the chipped ECU in.
See if you can get the same ECU you have now cheap from a junk yard. That's what I did. Then you don't have to worry about being w/o your car...unless you are also replacing your CV boots...

 

Well, for price of this chip and an ECU, I'd be getting close enough to the price of a more widely tested chip and I don't want to spend that kind of money anyway...not for my NA engine. But I'll definitely be interested in how it turns out for you.

 

No, no - i was saying that GIAC says that their chip gives you 6hp/6tq for the 2.8, and that i'm almost certainthat the speedtuning chip is putting out more than that. The car really feels stronger. Again, without a dyno i can't be sure. Throttle response isbetter (should have mentioned that originally), and that POS flat-spot appears to have been resolved.

Nope - i work in the tradeshow/convention industry.


But again, for my 2.8 i really think this chip was worth the $125 bucks given the limited number of alternatives out there. For you 1.8 owners out there - your results may vary. Plus you have other alternatives (ie: numerous chips, turbos, fmic's, etc) to help increase performance. For 2.8r's, it's pretty much just a chip.....unless we dump $4500 into an S/C (but that's a down payment on an S4 if you ask me)

Granted, this chip isn't "tested" (here in the US), but this group-buy and this forum is the type of medium we need to spread the word to validate whether or not this chip is the real-deal. That is why your reviews are important if you decide to go this route. Just be honest in your assessment and then other's will decide.

From what Klum posted earlier in this thread, the chip is popular in Europe and has no doubt been tested there. We just need to spread the word here in the US.

 

Im in like i was saying to klum i am down in baltimore every weekend by loyola and i am trying to go down to his shop and do it next weekend ill get the resultsback to you guys.