MRC Chip Feedback]

[DAK]

He might have just thrown them in the glove box! :-)

Patrick Yam wrote:
> whoa... Chuck,  how'd you add an extra 9 valves???
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Pierce" <cpcycle at earthlink.net>
> To: <pkyam at bitstream.net>; "200 list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:55 PM
> Subject: [Fwd: MRC Chip Feedback]
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>
>
>>  Patrick
>>Read this.
>>Mihnea is a regular lister that took the time to figure out how these
>>cars work and came up with his own chip.
>>
>>Chuck Pierce
>>91 200tq 29v Avant
>>
>>
>>
>>-------- Original Message --------
>>Subject: MRC Chip Feedback
>>Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 16:41:56 +0000
>>From: "Jobe Tichy" <bimmer_dude at hotmail.com>
>>To: 200q20v at audifans.com
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>>I have had the MRC chip set in my 200 20v for about a month now.  This is
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> the
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>>chip set developed by fellow lister Mihnea Cotet
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> (mik at backus.info.fundp.ac.be[1]) and
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>>my experience with the setup has been very, very positive.
>>
>>The car is now a freight train in the city.  I do mostly city driving so I
>
> am
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>>very pleased with how the boost develops in the lower gears.  After
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> dialing in
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>>the wastegate about 6 turns down, the boost comes on very strong and
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> really
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>>pulls the car around town.  First gear is very "cleaned up," if you will.
>>Driving the urS4 and the 200 20v, I always have thought that first petered
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> out
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>>way too early and really didn't have any staying power in accelleration.
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> Stock
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>>first gear just really "launched" the car forward and required a very
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> rapid
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>>shift to second.  With the MRC developed chip, first gear adds a lot more.
>>Also a benefit in city accelleration is that I can see 21+psi boost in
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> second
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>>gear, which is just awesome!  The car remains very refined in the city
>
> driving
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>>and this is my favorite part of the chip.
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>>As through the rest of the rev band, this chip set is very, very linear as
>>seen by the "seat of the pants" experience as well as my analog boost
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> gauge.
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>>The boost comes on all the way to full boost every shift very smoothly and
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> is
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>>not choppy.  As stated before, the wastegate dialed in has helped deliver
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> the
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>>boost even quicker (which is fun).
>>
>>Freeway driving is a new experience with these chips.  Cruising at highway
>>speeds (60mph-70mph) fifth gear is tall enough and the rev is low enough
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> that
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>>the car doesn't creep up in speed.  I have had the creep experience in
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> other
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>>turbo cars when the car is at freeway speeds and not in vacuum, but in
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> boost,
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>>and you have to watch your speedo.  Not the case here, nor was it an issue
>>stock.  I find now that fourth gear is my favorite gear for 60mph-70mph
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> for
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>>rapid boost delivery and one hell of a rapid accelleration to overtake any
>>car.  Having the car in fourth gear at these speeds won't rob much gas
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> because
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>>the MRC chips have been developed with fuel economy in mind (I don't know
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> what
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>>the fuel numbers are, and I really don't care so I haven't done any MPG
>>efficiency tests).  Also in the city, the car LOVES higher revs than I
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> used to
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>>make when stock.  All shifts are now well over 5,000 rpm because there's
>
> so
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>>much more power to be had.  Most of my shifts in stock form were around
>>3,000-4000rpm.
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>>As stated above, I have dialed in the wastegate spring to provide a
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> quicker
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>>boost delivery, and I think the chip set likes having it dialed in around
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> 6
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>>turns.  This is just my opinion and would suggest it to anyone else to
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> just
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>>try it out.  Another issue these chips bring along is a BRAKE requirement!
>
> I
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>>have really been using my brakes now to hunker that big car down with all
>
> the
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>>more accelleration.  (So, brakes sound like a next project to me:))
>>
>>Finally, the reason why I went with these chips is because the developer
>>drives a 3B engined quattro.  This was really important because the proper
>>research and development went into the chips from someone who has the very
>
> car
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>>that I do and who also has the same power/increase/effeciency goals that I
>
> do.
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>>Also, because the developer is a fellow lister, and an enthusiast,  he has
>>proven to provide very, very good customer service that I have suggested
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> to
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>>other non-200 turbo quattro owners.
>>
>>These are my thoughts and will provide any specific responses if anyone
>
> would
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>>like.  Other than that, Mihnea would be able to handle the rest.
>>
>>Happy turboing....
>>
>>JOBE
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>>===References:===
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