Chips??

RJS5689 · Mar 27, 2006

This is something i have always wondered, my good friend chiped a car, and then the tranny blew a few months later. Why is it that if an afetrmarket company can make a simple chip to reprogram a comuter and squeeze out mroe power WITHOUT damaging anything, why doesnt the manufacture do it right form the factory, after all arent they looking for the best performance?

Teknophreak · Mar 27, 2006

The manufacturer has to worry about fuel economy, emissions, longevity, and drivability. They balance all of this against performance until they get the right mix. Chip companies only need to worry about getting the highest possible HP/torque numbers out of an engine. Chipping will reduce the lifespan of a drivetrain. The gamble is by how much... Long story short, chipping companies want your money and aren't all that concerned about what happens to your engine 2 years down the road.

GTI2007 · Mar 27, 2006

This is the warranty of Revo. Looking pretty good to me

Teknophreak · Mar 27, 2006

They cover the software, but not any non-Revo Technik products. Your engine, for example, is not a Revo product and would not be covered by this warranty.

GTI2007 · Mar 27, 2006

The warranty would cover it if the engine would die if they flashed the wrong program on the ECU

Teknophreak · Mar 27, 2006

The point is, if chipping reduced the lifespan of a powertrain - as was possibly the case in the original post - they don't cover it. Sure, if they hosed it by using the wrong program, they'd be liable. (depending on local law)

RJS5689 · Mar 28, 2006

SO chiping is a no go? dont risk it, or an its ok thing?

AxMan · Mar 28, 2006

if you beat on your car it wont last long, a chip is good for WOT situations and you probobly will not be driving like that. so its good to say its ok to chip your car

RJS5689 · Mar 28, 2006

hhmm because i would really love one, but i am planning on keeping this car for a while, therefore im not looking to kill it lol.

Wild Hare · Mar 28, 2006

I currently have a Audi A4 1.8t Quattro, 5-speed .

I started with a .08 bar chip, then a 1.0 bar and finally did the K04 upgrade all GIAC. Never once have I had trouble/ failure. I took my K03 out at 90K (friends commented on how clean the turbo was and their was no shaft play) and the car has 129K now and I'm pushing out about 240-250 with all my mods. The car pulls like a freight train and still gets 34 MPG HWY. Running the Amsoil 0w30 helps greatly (saves me 8% in gas mileage)!

If you take care of the car let it cool down after sustained high speed runs and run synthetic in it you should be in very good shape.

RJS5689 · Mar 28, 2006

awesome, who wants to lend me $700??

tydale3 · Mar 28, 2006

you dont need to do anything to your car to beat 85% of the cars you will see on the streets. If you do chip it you must run high ocatane premium only , not doing so will cause major internal damage! If you wait a couple years you can get the most out of your warranty, then have a new feel and performance level. Also the chipping will be cheaper by then or you will be able to buy your own programmer cheaper then it cost to have it done.

RJS5689 · Mar 28, 2006

i only run premium fuel as it is :-D

Wild Hare · Mar 28, 2006

RJS5689 said:
i only run premium fuel as it is :-D

You took the words right out of my mouth!

LivEToDrivE · Mar 28, 2006

Question though, should I be conserned about passing emissions or anything with a chip?

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