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2000.5 s4 changes ? does a .5 exist?

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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 09:03 AM
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2000.5 s4 changes ? does a .5 exist?
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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 09:06 AM
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nope.
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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 09:08 AM
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Default 2000.0 has an "A" box ecu and 2000.5 through 2001 has a "H" box ecu

so far as I've heard the H Boxes/harness's are not "backwards-compatable" to allow use of the A box

wonder why?

hmmmmmmm
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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 09:17 AM
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Default nope what - on clairparts there is a 2000 and 2000.5 ecu

what is the difference whats an A box ?

H boxes? are these differences that effect the cars reliablility? has anyone replaced the changed parts ?
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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 10:45 AM
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Default trunk nav antenna...

The very early cars had a round trunk mounted antenna for the nav system. The later cars don't have this.
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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 11:19 AM
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Default there are now THREE boxes for the TT's

part of the changes seem to be for the immobilzer feature on the TT the other seem to be emmisions and OBDII.


I Don't know anything for sure.

I would bet that the H box is less "Chip-friendly" and more likely to over-ride power requests in the search for cleaner exhaust

also each type of Ecu sub-versions on the box

like 0002 or 0003....
not sure what changes are taking place there
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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 11:36 AM
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Default I have never seen this

Not one S4 I have seen has a "round trunk mounted antenna" however the A6 with NAV does have it.

I have a fairly early (12/99) S4 and I have nav.
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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 11:45 AM
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Mine has B box. Tried replacing it with H box, but didn't work well.
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sorry B box is for TIPtronics, should have said A nd H for 6 speeds
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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 01:19 PM
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Default H box probably the immobilizer

As it is implemented in the ECU.
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