A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion Discussion forum for the B5 Audi A4 produced from 1995-2001 B5 FAQ

APR chip question

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 08-26-2001, 12:54 PM
  #1  
AudiWorld Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
addifan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Posts: 759
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default APR chip question

On their website they state:

"All APR chip upgrades use encryption, which serve several purposes. First, it keeps prying eyes out of our software and prevents lesser companies from copying the chip and degrading the product. Secondly, the encryption prevents the dealer from flash programming the ECU. Also, all APR software is undetectable to a dealers VAG diagnostic tool. "

So why buy a second ECU is the dealership cannot detect a chip?
Old 08-26-2001, 12:59 PM
  #2  
AudiWorld Super User
 
coocoomike's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 14,171
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

they can, if they try and flash the ecu, it wont work. if they open up the ecu, they will see it
Old 08-26-2001, 01:00 PM
  #3  
AudiWorld Super User
 
Evan (Vogon)'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 16,101
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

they could detect it by trying to flash it, or by opening it up, or simply by driving it.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
kustomkoncepts
A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
6
06-09-2009 09:12 AM
Nogaro-2-Sprint
S4 / RS4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
2
02-02-2005 04:37 PM
quattro_silver
A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
4
02-10-2004 09:31 PM
DM-S4
S4 / RS4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
4
07-03-2003 03:09 PM
Cisco
TT (Mk1) Discussion
1
03-14-2001 01:39 PM



Quick Reply: APR chip question



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:17 PM.