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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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I'm looking to get a giac chip, but I saw on awe tuning that I can get the K04 turbo upgrade with the giac chip for $1800.

http://www.awe-tuning.com/pages/shar...rain&IL=AWEK04

Would I be happy with the stock K03 and a chip at about 200 horse 245 ft/lbs of torque ($500), or should I get the whole package? Also I have an extra K03 turbo so if I push the one I have in right now too far I got another one. I am not racing the car or anything I still need it to be a daily driver.
 

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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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just get the chip. there are a bunch of ecu's on vortex already giac tuned for sale for ~$300 by the way
 
Old Apr 11, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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Giac is a great chip, btw. Doing a k04 will hold you down for a while, but you are gonna want more eventually...atleast thats what happened to me lol
 
Old Apr 11, 2010 | 04:24 PM
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If I get just the chip would be easy to just upgrade to a K04 or a gt28rs later, or would I have to get it reprogrammed?
 
Old Apr 11, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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what year is your a4?

you have PM
 
Old Apr 11, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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its a 98
 
Old Apr 11, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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you will need it to get reflashed...they can adjust the chip based on what you have done...
 


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