Chipping your 10V car
06-07-2003, 10:02 AM
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Chipping your 10V car
Could you brag a little bit on how you chipped your car ?
Where you bought your stuffs ? Which codes do you use ? Do you use a resistor mod in conjunction ? Which Michelin man hose ? Any BPV, and special type of BPV ? Anything to watchout for when soldering ECU, when strapping IC, how about the hose ? Do you use pressure regulator in place of the frequency valve ? Which wastegate spring do you use and where you bought it from (can you make a homemade spring yourself or can you order this from a machine shop ?)
Where you bought your stuffs ? Which codes do you use ? Do you use a resistor mod in conjunction ? Which Michelin man hose ? Any BPV, and special type of BPV ? Anything to watchout for when soldering ECU, when strapping IC, how about the hose ? Do you use pressure regulator in place of the frequency valve ? Which wastegate spring do you use and where you bought it from (can you make a homemade spring yourself or can you order this from a machine shop ?)
06-07-2003, 09:24 PM
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Chris at force5auto.com has QLCC chips for the MAC-14. I already had a spring (1.8), but he has those, too. You can send in your ECU or just get the chip and install yourself(what I did). Only do your own soldering if you have some expirience since a new ECU would be more than you would save doing it yourself if there is a problem. I got a strap from HomeDepot IIRC. Right now I'm using a stock 20v BPV that I got from a friend. Works fine so I'll go with it 'till it dies and upgrade. I mounted mine just ABOVE the (stock) MM, but otherwise pretty much like it is here. http://mistertam.com/
Good luck and HTH
Good luck and HTH
06-08-2003, 05:53 AM
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Re: Chipping your 10V car
I bought a 200 three months ago with unknown history. I suspect it has been chipped. Checked engine light turns on everytime I go pass 3000RPM. And bad gas mileage. I thought the culprits are the o2 sensor and a knock sensor. Yesterday I decide to use one grade higher gas (89), and voila, maximum retard at 3000RPM is gone. Gas mileage improved, a bit less than my other regular Audi 200.
It explains how this car is so strong compared to the non-chipped car. All this time I was wondering why.
It must have been a mod which fool the computer into thinking it doesn't go above 1.3 bar, because that's all it's showing.
Anyway I know for sure it was chipped ? Should I open the ECU ?
It explains how this car is so strong compared to the non-chipped car. All this time I was wondering why.
It must have been a mod which fool the computer into thinking it doesn't go above 1.3 bar, because that's all it's showing.
Anyway I know for sure it was chipped ? Should I open the ECU ?
06-08-2003, 07:06 AM
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Re: Chipping your 10V car
I bought my chip from Scott M. (SJM-Autotechnik).
It came with the stiffer wastegate spring. MM hose is stock, no BPV and no strapped IC so far. I am planning to do the single IC upgrade anyway, so I did not bother.
It came with the stiffer wastegate spring. MM hose is stock, no BPV and no strapped IC so far. I am planning to do the single IC upgrade anyway, so I did not bother.
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06-08-2003, 08:56 AM
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Gas Mileage for chipped 10V
Hi guys,
If your chipped 10V gets worse gas mileage (plus you have to pay more for higher octane gas), to the point it makes more sense to drive a V8 with 240HP, would you drive a V8 instead ?
If your chipped 10V gets worse gas mileage (plus you have to pay more for higher octane gas), to the point it makes more sense to drive a V8 with 240HP, would you drive a V8 instead ?