fehong

Hello,
Can somebody who has installed a tip chip on a 4.2 explain to me how the car will behaive differently? Any difference in Acceleration times and does it feel faster? Are the shifts abrupt?
thanks

Hy Octane

Which year do you have? It makes a difference,,..

Kris Hansen

it also gets the torque converter to lock up much faster and earlier, giving the car a more direct transmission feel.

a62.7t4ceo

Tip chip vs. Tip mod: Don't they do the same?

Kris Hansen

in fact, on my A6, the 'tip mod' did absolutely nothing.

ChesterSLine

I've been hesitant to consider the Tip Chip. I know there are issues with the amount of torque that that tranny can handle, does the Tip Chip expose it to more wear & tear?

Also, is GIAC the only company that makes a Tip Chip?

Ming 2.7T

But the Tip chip will not make the the car hold 1st gear till redline like the software re coding.

TRed 2.7T

tranny failures due to the tip chip. GIAC is the only one, for now. Good Luck!

schwank

It is in a 99 2.8 though, and the 99's won't take the tip recoding, wonder if that makes the difference here

fehong

Thanks everyone for your comments.