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SWB means (S)hort (W)heel (B)ase. In other words, the non-"L" version.
Chips usually void your warranty, but not always. Depends on who does the install, and how. Some chip installs are easily reversible, so when you hafta take it in for service, they don't bent you over and... give it to you up the BUTT!
Costs vary. A little research on the interwebs should put you in touch with a few tuners. Off the top of my head (and, I am sure others will ring in with more) I can say there is www.raimotorsport.com (a friend of mine, and "rayveedub," here on the fourms. Helluva mechanic, based outta Baltimore), or www.pes-tuning.com, or possibly www.oemplus.com (if you wanna DIY it, and I am not sure they have chips for the A8).
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Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Maybe he LIKES it up the butt!!!
SWB means (S)hort (W)heel (B)ase. In other words, the non-"L" version.
Chips usually void your warranty, but not always. Depends on who does the install, and how. Some chip installs are easily reversible, so when you hafta take it in for service, they don't bent you over and... give it to you up the BUTT!
Costs vary. A little research on the interwebs should put you in touch with a few tuners. Off the top of my head (and, I am sure others will ring in with more) I can say there is www.raimotorsport.com (a friend of mine, and "rayveedub," here on the fourms. Helluva mechanic, based outta Baltimore), or www.pes-tuning.com, or possibly www.oemplus.com (if you wanna DIY it, and I am not sure they have chips for the A8).
SWB means (S)hort (W)heel (B)ase. In other words, the non-"L" version.
Chips usually void your warranty, but not always. Depends on who does the install, and how. Some chip installs are easily reversible, so when you hafta take it in for service, they don't bent you over and... give it to you up the BUTT!
Costs vary. A little research on the interwebs should put you in touch with a few tuners. Off the top of my head (and, I am sure others will ring in with more) I can say there is www.raimotorsport.com (a friend of mine, and "rayveedub," here on the fourms. Helluva mechanic, based outta Baltimore), or www.pes-tuning.com, or possibly www.oemplus.com (if you wanna DIY it, and I am not sure they have chips for the A8).
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The L still handles much better than most cars, much better than an S500 would. I would personally buy a unitronics chip http://www.034motorsport.com/index.p...2670_2675_2702 which is probably the best quality chip on the market for the A8L. If you really need to have more power beyond that you can pony up about $5,000 to PES for a supercharger which should add another 50-60 horses on top of that bringing it to around 400 horses, but its not wise to push it too far past design specs.
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Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
The L still handles much better than most cars, much better than an S500 would. I would personally buy a unitronics chip http://www.034motorsport.com/index.p...2670_2675_2702 which is probably the best quality chip on the market for the A8L. If you really need to have more power beyond that you can pony up about $5,000 to PES for a supercharger which should add another 50-60 horses on top of that bringing it to around 400 horses, but its not wise to push it too far past design specs.
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
