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Nov 18, 2006 | 11:28 PM

#11

quincy175

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RE: Car Problem

so the $30 Vag-Com cable on ebay doesnt work? Would it tell me if the car was chipped?

Nov 19, 2006 | 08:43 PM

#12

achTTung

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RE: Car Problem

the $30 cable isn't guaranteed to work, it may, it may not.

If the chip software is encrypted, you probably couldn't tell who did it, or what was done, as far as I know.

Nov 19, 2006 | 09:12 PM

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XCLR8TT

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RE: Car Problem

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ORIGINAL: quincy175

so the $30 Vag-Com cable on ebay doesnt work? Would it tell me if the car was chipped?

Nope, VAG-COM can't see if you are chipped. And as for the knock off cable. YMMV, and unless you pay Ross Tech for an unlock code you are limited to a two year old release of the software and no support.

Nov 22, 2006 | 07:39 PM

#14

quincy175

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RE: Car Problem

well if anyone was wondering i got my car back today, they replaced the boostvalve. The car is much slower now but atleast im not killing the turbo

Nov 22, 2006 | 07:45 PM

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techbod

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RE: Car Problem

feed back is very important then we can see the problem ( we are not magicians and only use your input to solve the problem ) your input is valuable

Nov 22, 2006 | 11:07 PM

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quincy175

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RE: Car Problem

yea...im thinking a $150 boost machine is def. worth it if i can get that power back

Nov 23, 2006 | 08:16 PM

#17

XCLR8TT

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RE: Car Problem

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ORIGINAL: quincy175

yea...im thinking a $150 boost machine is def. worth it if i can get that power back

Make sure you install a boost gauge before you do.

Nov 25, 2006 | 03:52 PM

#18

quincy175

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RE: Car Problem

how much boost is safe to run without a chip?

Nov 25, 2006 | 04:24 PM

#19

achTTung

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RE: Car Problem

you wont get much.

the stock programming is pretty conservative, it'll put you in limp mode fairly easily if it reads boost higher than what it expects. To do much at all, you really need to be chipped.