chips?
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From: Rutland, Vermont, USA
RE: chips?
Personally I like the APR chip, it seems to be undetectable by stealerships. After all the research I have done, I will be getting the APR chip. There is a newb thread on chipping somewhere... I'll go look.
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 444
From: Rutland, Vermont, USA
RE: chips?
Ah yes:
https://www.audiforums.com/m_402135/tm.htm
Thats the newb thread, and specifically contained within:
https://www.audiforums.com/m_307364/tm.htm
Chip thread...
And a detailed description:
What chip should I get?
This is probably one of the most commonly asked and flamed questions on AF. GIAC, APR, and REVO are each going to give you very similar hp/tq gains, so to say one company is better than the other is pointless. Each company usually has dyno results posted on their website, but you have no way of knowing what conditions the dyno was taken under and each company usually overestimates its gains for marketing purposes. So what are the differences between them? The only difference between the companies is where that added power is applied in the RPM range. GIAC tends to give the power more in the low RPM’s whereas APR, and REVO tend to have more power in the higher RPM. As a general rule, if you have a B5 go with GIAC, if you have a B6 go with REVO, and if you have a B7 go with either APR or REVO. Why I say this is because this is the general consensus of the people on AF. People who have a B5 say that GIAC is the most fun to drive and it feels like the power is more available when you stomp down on the gas. People who have B6’s and B7’s usually say the same thing for REVO or APR. But power alone should not be the deciding factor in your decision. You also have to look at where each dealer is located and what their service is like. A good chip is useless without after sales support. You might want to upgrade the chip in the future to a more aggressive file so if a certain company offers discounts when upgrading you would want to pick that one. GIAC is one company in particular that will give you a discount on the proper software needed if you upgrade from your k03 turbo to a k04 turbo. Or if your going BT in the future Unitronics and REVO both have solid BT software.
There are other chips out there, but they usually are crap. Most people who buy Neuspeed chips say they are weak, even though Neuspeed claims really high gains for less money than it's competitors. Here’s a link http://www.carbuffsweb.com/shop.asp?...temSubTypeID=1 but personally I wouldn’t get one. Your ECU is not where you want to be skimping money on. Also, chips off of ebay are usually scams if it isn't an actual ecu that is being sold with an afermarket chip flashed or soldered into it. You can't get a REAL and quality chip for your Audi for less than $500 typically. Try to find a used chipped ecu in our classifieds section if the price is too steep for you. The only exception to this rule might be SpeedTuning and Inmotion. Both of these companies offer their chips at like half the price of the "good" chips. The guys who have bought them, like them, but there have been some problems, and people seem to have different results. Also there is no dyno results yet, and you have to send them your ECU so they can chip it, so your gona have some down time. But if your cheap, its a good option.
There is another option to a chip if you have a MAP equipped car (2000+). You could do a diode mod and be able to boost 16-18 psi safely. More info courtesy of cincyTT can be found here- https://www.audiforums.com/m_535568/tm.htm
Taken from https://www.audiforums.com/m_700266/tm.htm graciously provided by chaos92287
Welcome to AudiForums, enjoy your stay...
https://www.audiforums.com/m_402135/tm.htm
Thats the newb thread, and specifically contained within:
https://www.audiforums.com/m_307364/tm.htm
Chip thread...
And a detailed description:
What chip should I get?
This is probably one of the most commonly asked and flamed questions on AF. GIAC, APR, and REVO are each going to give you very similar hp/tq gains, so to say one company is better than the other is pointless. Each company usually has dyno results posted on their website, but you have no way of knowing what conditions the dyno was taken under and each company usually overestimates its gains for marketing purposes. So what are the differences between them? The only difference between the companies is where that added power is applied in the RPM range. GIAC tends to give the power more in the low RPM’s whereas APR, and REVO tend to have more power in the higher RPM. As a general rule, if you have a B5 go with GIAC, if you have a B6 go with REVO, and if you have a B7 go with either APR or REVO. Why I say this is because this is the general consensus of the people on AF. People who have a B5 say that GIAC is the most fun to drive and it feels like the power is more available when you stomp down on the gas. People who have B6’s and B7’s usually say the same thing for REVO or APR. But power alone should not be the deciding factor in your decision. You also have to look at where each dealer is located and what their service is like. A good chip is useless without after sales support. You might want to upgrade the chip in the future to a more aggressive file so if a certain company offers discounts when upgrading you would want to pick that one. GIAC is one company in particular that will give you a discount on the proper software needed if you upgrade from your k03 turbo to a k04 turbo. Or if your going BT in the future Unitronics and REVO both have solid BT software.
There are other chips out there, but they usually are crap. Most people who buy Neuspeed chips say they are weak, even though Neuspeed claims really high gains for less money than it's competitors. Here’s a link http://www.carbuffsweb.com/shop.asp?...temSubTypeID=1 but personally I wouldn’t get one. Your ECU is not where you want to be skimping money on. Also, chips off of ebay are usually scams if it isn't an actual ecu that is being sold with an afermarket chip flashed or soldered into it. You can't get a REAL and quality chip for your Audi for less than $500 typically. Try to find a used chipped ecu in our classifieds section if the price is too steep for you. The only exception to this rule might be SpeedTuning and Inmotion. Both of these companies offer their chips at like half the price of the "good" chips. The guys who have bought them, like them, but there have been some problems, and people seem to have different results. Also there is no dyno results yet, and you have to send them your ECU so they can chip it, so your gona have some down time. But if your cheap, its a good option.
There is another option to a chip if you have a MAP equipped car (2000+). You could do a diode mod and be able to boost 16-18 psi safely. More info courtesy of cincyTT can be found here- https://www.audiforums.com/m_535568/tm.htm
Taken from https://www.audiforums.com/m_700266/tm.htm graciously provided by chaos92287
Welcome to AudiForums, enjoy your stay...
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 444
From: Rutland, Vermont, USA
RE: chips?
In the second link, that links straight to the manufacturer's site. The manufacturers site will tell you where to go. I know with APR you can mail in your ECU, or find a local tuner shop (they have a list and maps and such) to do it for you. There is one within 10 miles of me and I live in Rutland Vermont, where fun comes to die...
If you go APR, you can get bigger injectors (they can send you them for $500, but you can get stock Audi TT injectors, if you look around on the forums you can get model numbers and stuff) and the chip will add extra power that way too.
https://www.audiforums.com/search.asp
If you go APR, you can get bigger injectors (they can send you them for $500, but you can get stock Audi TT injectors, if you look around on the forums you can get model numbers and stuff) and the chip will add extra power that way too.
https://www.audiforums.com/search.asp
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