tmoe

Over on Audizine GIAC indicated they have an ECU tune for the 2013 Q5 3.0T looks promising for anyone looking to increase HP.

Here's the link: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...content-inside

rkdiddy

Whoa! Must resist!

Anyone know how this effects a leased car? Are you screwed when you turn in your vehicle if it's been TD1 flagged?

Parsec

When you lease a car, you are signing a contract to keep it stock. The residual value is based on a stock car. If you chip it and get the TD1 flag, the dealer has the right to increase the depreciation on the car, which will lower the determined value at the end of the lease. I'd imagine they will make you fork over the extra bucks to cover the lower value of the car. So if you think chipping it will only cost $1200 think again. It's probably going to cost you 5x that amount.

tmoe

I wonder how dealers get around that when they sell the STaTIS tune for the S4,S5,Q7, you might ask them as the TD1 flag would still be there.

NABS4

The powertrain warranty is through Stasis, not Audi.

rkdiddy

Thanks for the response. My last leased Audi was a B7 and I had an APR tune, I just locked it out and turned it in. That was prior to the whole TD1 fiasco.

Yeah kind of curious on the STaSIS tune as well. I wouldn't consider doing the APR/GIAC tune for the very reason of running the potential of Audi denying service due to the tune. However, I've never had any issues with my STaSIS tuned S4.

I'm curious how AOA handles lease returns of STaSIS tuned vehicles. Anyone know?

drunkenup

So the Q5 3.0T does actually make 272/295... still oddly fast for the acceleration numbers it puts down

nice gains

dougnash

AWD & Gearing. You can't beat it for 0-60. But you can feel it run out of breath a little, once you're moving - past the spike from peak TQ. No where near as bad as the 2.0T, of course. It would have been just that much better, had Audi been able to tune the Q's 3.0T closer to a nice 300/300.

tomaszp72

Would you be concerned with transmition and the toruqe converter with that much power and tourqe?

MP4.2+6.0

Any of the Audis that moved from the prior six speeds (like earlier Q5 flavors) to the eight speed trannies picked up a noticeable acceleration improvement, even if motor didn't otherwise change. On the bigger Audi's I've found the eight speeds aren't as smooth as the sixes, but definitely give it some lower starting gears. Anything blown (like the 3.0T) is going to pick up more low end torque too to further improve things relative to an N.A. motor of similar size.