audi A8 w12 dyno results
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audi A8 w12 dyno results
Went to innovative tuning yesterday to make sure the engine is healthy on my W12. It has 84K on it and had a misfire when I bought it. from the looks of the graph I would say it is running 100%. The bad thing now is I have the itch to start messing with it. If I had lift access for a weekend I would pop the engine out and pull all 8 cats out delete the resonator, and check the air boxes to see if they are restrictive and get a good tune on it to see what I can pull out of it.
factory ratings are 450hp/428tq unitronic has a tune that has a rated gain of 29hp/28tq. I bet a custom tune and the removal of 8 cats and a resonator would be substantial. With that said the car is a monster so I will probably not do anything to it for the sake of preserving resale value.
factory ratings are 450hp/428tq unitronic has a tune that has a rated gain of 29hp/28tq. I bet a custom tune and the removal of 8 cats and a resonator would be substantial. With that said the car is a monster so I will probably not do anything to it for the sake of preserving resale value.
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Hi,
In your original post, you said: "I will probably not do anything to it for the sake of preserving resale value."
What I MEANT to say was: "Nobody except Unitronic has to know". Sorry for the post from my dunbPhone. I love the way it moves words around etc.
I haven't had a drink since a few days before Christmas. Not even one for New Years nor Super Bowl Sunday. True story.
unitronic-chipped.com offers ECU programming. Two levels for your car. Good luck. I'm happy with mine.
In your original post, you said: "I will probably not do anything to it for the sake of preserving resale value."
What I MEANT to say was: "Nobody except Unitronic has to know". Sorry for the post from my dunbPhone. I love the way it moves words around etc.
I haven't had a drink since a few days before Christmas. Not even one for New Years nor Super Bowl Sunday. True story.
unitronic-chipped.com offers ECU programming. Two levels for your car. Good luck. I'm happy with mine.
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The website changed, they used to offer a Stage 1 and a Stage 2 option for the W12. I'd suggest contacting them or at least call one of their dealers to discuss. IIRC, the pricing was $200 more for the Stage 2 modification.
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More generally, make sure they have actual W12 experience here...
and that this isn't just web "slideware." The W12 ECU's are twinned (as in two of them). Both have to be updated simultaneously or the ECU's either reject the programming or more ominously then how errors (and who knows what else) if they don't see each other electronically as completely synched.
Besides the low volume, another of the things that makes the W12 less moddable. Would be interesting if the claims are legit and they have actual dyno runs before and after's to support it.
Besides the low volume, another of the things that makes the W12 less moddable. Would be interesting if the claims are legit and they have actual dyno runs before and after's to support it.