Does the Neuspeed chip void the warranty? To chip or not to chip?
03-12-2002, 02:49 PM
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Boost control ... once again.
Raising the boost is a small part of increasing the performance of our cars. More boost, same fuel, same timing etc etc etc. A chip does more than just increase the boost!
03-12-2002, 03:06 PM
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Re: Boost control ... once again.
I understand ur point, but for the coverage period of warranty and the fact that it would be next to impossible to detect if removed it may be an alternative for 50,000 miles at $250.. If it makes near 40 ponies and 50 ft lbs it may make my new baby carrier bareable.. I do appreciate all feedback thanks...(new)
03-12-2002, 05:08 PM
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Doesn't work well even with the older simpler A4 w/o changing a bunch of stuff.
And in the end, it drives like an early '80s K car on steroids. You get - no power-no power-BAM!-all power-no power - as you pass through the rev range.
Drove a Renault R5 turbo once ( the B5 rally monster ). You had this bitty ( under 1500cc ) engine with a huge snail hung off it. The boost gauge was to be consulted constantly. You had no power or massive power - and usually just when you needed it or didn't want it. Not fun to drive to the grocery store.
The A4 doesn't get that bad, but all that clever engineering gets thown away to make the boost controller live up to it's full potential - and the car gets far more crude in doing so. You need not only a boost controller, but a fuel ratio controller as well. When you visit higher altitiudes, you need to work out a whole new formula as there is no compensator. How about controlling advance ? This is normally done electronically . You have a whole new map when you introduce more boost - but not too much as it will ping. All the little sensors and fail safe devices that keep you from frying the motor, get ignored.
I'm sure I'm missing many things. The boost controller CAN work, but is it what you want in a car every day ? And do you have somebody expert enough to set it up so you don't fry the motor ?
A good chip is the way to go:-)
Drove a Renault R5 turbo once ( the B5 rally monster ). You had this bitty ( under 1500cc ) engine with a huge snail hung off it. The boost gauge was to be consulted constantly. You had no power or massive power - and usually just when you needed it or didn't want it. Not fun to drive to the grocery store.
The A4 doesn't get that bad, but all that clever engineering gets thown away to make the boost controller live up to it's full potential - and the car gets far more crude in doing so. You need not only a boost controller, but a fuel ratio controller as well. When you visit higher altitiudes, you need to work out a whole new formula as there is no compensator. How about controlling advance ? This is normally done electronically . You have a whole new map when you introduce more boost - but not too much as it will ping. All the little sensors and fail safe devices that keep you from frying the motor, get ignored.
I'm sure I'm missing many things. The boost controller CAN work, but is it what you want in a car every day ? And do you have somebody expert enough to set it up so you don't fry the motor ?
A good chip is the way to go:-)
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