so i have a giac chip now ... i ordered the k04 kit from avalonand that is it for now ... fueling kit to come wen i can afford it... my question is when i get the upgrade from giac i will b at 330hp bc of no fueling kit ... wen i buy the fueling kit will i have to upgrade my giac chip again?

 

You're all set, pretty much. I'm not sure which GIAC chip you got (the K03 program? the K04 program?). It'll run fine on either of those, and have similar power, since the GIAC K03 program is already pretty aggressive. When you buy the fueling kit in the future, it would be a good idea to upgrade your chip again, yes. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe I've heard that they sometimes won't charge you full price ($599) if you're just upgrading the programs, since you bought from GIAC originally, and all they are doing is reflashing, not giving you a whole new ECU. I'm really not sure, though.

I wish someone who has actually gone through the whole process of doing a non-Stage III K04 upgrade would chime in.

Anyone out there?

 

ok so i made some calls to awe and other turbo shops and what i know for sure is that the giac chip upgrade only costs 200$ instead of 799$ (thank god) full exhaust is required(manifold, downpipes, and catback) and:

stage three minus: 400hp
2-k04s with rs4 inlet pipes
mounting hardware
ecu programming

to go stage three +: 500+ hp
2-k04s with rs4 inlet pipes
mounting hardware
k04 ecu programming
fuel kit(fuel pump injectors spark plugs bigger MAF and new Y-pipe connector)
upgraded hoses
a few transmission upgrades depending upon manual or auto
rs4 intercoolers