how bad is the turbo lag on a stock 1.8t and how is it with a chip, say apr or giac?

 

stock feels like there is no turbo, but it starts to spul around 3 to 3500

 

i start to feel mine spool around 2600 and i am stock

 

Stock, you will reach full boost ~2600-2800rpms. Chipped, you will reach full boost ~3300-3600rpms. It also depends on what chip you have and air temps and if the car is cold or warm and what gear you are in. The best way to get rid of turbo lag is to get the exhaust gases out faster. A catback system will help, but a test pipe or HFC will dramaticlly reduce turbo lag.

 

chipping made such a huge difference. no matter which brand you go with, its like night and day

 

I made that sound like you can totally eliminate the lag, you can't, its impossable.

And yes a chip for the 1.8T totally changes the car. You won't even think of the lag because its like a new car. But i you bogg your car out on a start you will notice the lag. Its like your car stalls and then just goes wild at ~3500rpms.

 

how much power "HP" would i have it I chiped my 05' 1.8T?

 

with a chip do these cars have any low end torque, cuz i was so used to not even having to rev my engine in my camaro, so am i gona have to get up high in the rpm's to get power?

 

chip increases torque and hp. Much more get up and go with a chip. With an '05 B6 you are lookin at ~200hp give or take depending on the chip. No idea about the B7..don't think anyone has any performance mods for them yet.

-T

 

a chip would void my warrenty wouldnt it, and are chips just plug and play, or is it a big process?