[200q20v] chip question

[Neil Vonhof]

I must say that I don't think your questions have yet been clearly answered. The two upgrades being discussed here are IA Stage III and Stage III+.  I had the upgrade installed at Ned's place in Olympia WA, by Ned about a year and a half ago. He had me try both chips and the differences between each (stock, III &
III+) were all profound, no question. It's amazing that either of these two upgrades can be done without even opening the hood, it's a chip change and a transducer change, both done inside the ECU. After driving both and considering cost (the + is more of course), performance differences and comments by Ned, I
decided to go for the Stage III. Ned more or less indicated to me that choosing the Stage III+ meant probable turbo replacement within a year or two, depending, of course, how heavy your foot is. I was so impressed with the Stage III and so NOT interested in replacing a turbo - ever (hopefully) - that's what became
the deciding factor for me. I am still very happy with my decision.
The IA web site has lots of info:  http://www.intendedacceleration.com/
Hum, interestingly I see from looking at the site right now that there is no listing for the Stage III+ mod. Have to ask Ned about that, I guess.
Hope this helps clarify your understanding.
Neil Vonhof
Seattle
'91 200q20v Glacier Blue Sedan, 135,000 miles

Zoot531 at aol.com wrote:

> Hello again,
>
>     I have heard of people listing the IA stage III chip as an upgrade, but does this mean that they have also changed out the turbo and exhaust manifold?  The IA chip seems to suggest that the IA stage I chip is the only one that does not require either a turbo or manifold swap...is this a correct observation?
>
> Thanks much,
> Adam Chinchiolo
> '91 200 sedan, pearl white, no mods...yet.
> (still only getting 1.6 bar of boost)
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