Is the 2.8 30v worth chipping? If so, what can I expect to pay and what chip to buy?
10-04-2000, 04:57 AM
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I think the general concensus is that it is not. There is supposedly a tiptronic chip that alters..
the shift points presumeably to stay out of the 30V dead zone (1500-2500 RPM) but I've never been able to find anyone who has it or would comment on it. I think it is a GIAC chip.
10-04-2000, 06:05 AM
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Sure, is it worth the money?....
Yes, I only paid $350 for the GIAC chip. Granted its only ~10HP but its one of the few performance upgrades you can do to a 30v. And the car seems to have a little better throttle response. Oh, no more speed limiter either.
10-04-2000, 06:14 AM
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Re: Is the 2.8 30v worth chipping? If so, what can I expect to pay and what chip to buy?
(long)Like others I have heard that the available chips offer minimal upgrades in HP and torque. I read a fellow A4 comment on MTM. That would be interesting. I looked at the PES site perticularly the new bolt on supercharger. That seems the way to go but is big $$$$
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10-04-2000, 06:48 AM
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Probably not......
Be carefull, alot of these vendors advertise gains on 2.8 chips - not much there, if you are using 92 octane fuel. The knock sensor is already on the limit from the factory, so there is not much a chip can do with that fuel. I put a chip on my GTI - VR6 - engine a little smoother, idle is smoothed out, but no real power gain. It was only $100 though. SO if it is cheap maybe ok.
10-04-2000, 07:01 AM
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actually....
one of the things that 30V chips do is increase the partial throttle advance (in addition to increasing WOT timing).
This tends to make the car 'feel' faster b/c it is more responsive. You WILL notice a difference with a chip. This is usually a good thing...unfortunately, the TAP chip I had in my 98.5 30V advanced it a bit too much and made my car ping under part-throttle (even in 45F weather with an entire bottle of 104+ octane booster in there).
It's for sale: Spare ECU with TAP chip for a 98.5 30V Frontrak with Tiptronic...BO over $400.
steve
This tends to make the car 'feel' faster b/c it is more responsive. You WILL notice a difference with a chip. This is usually a good thing...unfortunately, the TAP chip I had in my 98.5 30V advanced it a bit too much and made my car ping under part-throttle (even in 45F weather with an entire bottle of 104+ octane booster in there).
It's for sale: Spare ECU with TAP chip for a 98.5 30V Frontrak with Tiptronic...BO over $400.
steve