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Old Mar 26, 2002 | 01:02 PM
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Default TAP chips?

What do you guys know about TAP stage 2 chips? Any good? How much better are the APR/GIAC/NEUSPEED?
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Old Mar 26, 2002 | 01:06 PM
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Default oh lord...not again

you should have used the search function.

BTW - I have a tap stage two and the jury is still out. It was there when I bought the car second hand - so I have nothing to compare it to.
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Old Mar 26, 2002 | 01:09 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2002 | 01:19 PM
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not as hot as mine =P
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Old Mar 26, 2002 | 01:27 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2002 | 01:34 PM
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Default I've got one

and despite the fact that most people have the opinion "tap is crap", I can vouch for my stage II rather well. I did have a solder come loose right before the warranty expired, but I even had a loaner ECU sent to me while mine was getting repaired. The retailer I bought the chip from is very concerned about customer satisfaction.
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Old Mar 26, 2002 | 01:39 PM
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Default what about power?

What kind of boost levels do you see? Have you driven another car with another chip and noticed a difference?
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Old Mar 26, 2002 | 01:57 PM
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Default I think there was someone with a tap chip at the last Coloraudi meet

there's another meet on the 6th of April, maybe he'll be there
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Default Re: what about power?

Don't know about boost levels, I don't have a boost gauge. As A4's are on the rare side in my area, I have not compared it to other chipped cars. From what I have read of other's posts on the matter, it doesn't seem to perform any differenty. Just the big rush from 2800-6000 RPM.
It does what I need it to do.
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mine keeps me smiling... been in for 15K trouble-free miles!
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