[BiturboS4] New S4 owner

[mike kuriger]

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the X chip in my 01 has never thrown a code (yet)

Mike

Al Adler wrote:

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>As a current APR chip owner thinking of upgrading to a GIAC I have to
>ask - were you getting the CEL errors with the APR or the GIAC? If you
>were getting the CEL with the APR do you know the actual codes you were
>getting, ie, did you download them with a VAG-COM(or like) or get the
>dealer to get them  out?  I've been getting a 17547(Fuel Trim too Rich)
>code only at high RPM's only in chipped mode that  has me wondering if
>my MAF is getting flakey.
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>Thanks,
>Al
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>Alfred Coco wrote:
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>>I agree. I own a 2000. Put in APR at about 15K. Replaced with GIAC at
>>about 45K. Now at 70K. Turbos are fine. Upgraded bypass valves. Weird
>>very intermittent EPC and CE codes. Looking to sell / trade for a 2004.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: biturbos4-admin at audifans.com [mailto:biturbos4-admin at audifans.com]
>>On Behalf Of California Fields
>>Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 8:24 PM
>>To: biturbos4 at audifans.com
>>Subject: Re: [BiturboS4] New S4 owner
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>>Yep, and I put a GIAC-x in at 8k miles. I'm now at 35k miles and no
>>problems (yet). Turbos are getting a little louder but hard to tell. I
>>just swapped my GIAC for an Abt....so I'll now be running Abt.
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>>>From: "Robin Gibson" <robingibson at cowanlinn.co.uk>
>>>To: "Ti Kan" <ti at amb.org>, "John M. Harrison" <JohnMH at uwyo.edu>
>>>CC: <biturbos4 at audifans.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [BiturboS4] New S4 owner
>>>Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 08:37:15 +0100
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>>>Hi guys
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>>>I chipped my S4tt at 15k with the abt 310hp chip.  I am now at 44k
>>>miles without any problems.  Best purchase I ever made; I'd probably
>>>have sold my kids for an RS4 by now, but with the abt S4 there is
>>>little point.  I use the car for everyday driving and find that I very
>>>rarely have to use full power.  Driven with (some) restraint and
>>>respect, the rest of the mechanicals seem to be up to it.  In the UK at
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>>>least, the Audi warranty is unaffected if they install the abt chip.
>>>Worth checking up on - you're missing out otherwise
>>>
>>>RG
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Ti Kan" <ti at amb.org>
>>>To: "John M. Harrison" <JohnMH at uwyo.edu>
>>>Cc: <biturbos4 at audifans.com>
>>>Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 11:04 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [BiturboS4] New S4 owner
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>>>>My S4 is not chipped.  I am indeed reluctant to jeopardize my
>>>>warranty while it's still in effect.  Even after the warranty is
>>>>over, I'd think twice about doing it, because it seems that chipping
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>>>>often causes a bunch of expensive failures and I am not sure I want
>>>>to get caught up in that...  The temptation of power is great,
>>>>though :).
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>>>>-Ti
>>>>2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
>>>>2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
>>>>1984 5000S turbo
>>>>1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
>>>>--
>>>>   ///  Ti Kan                Vorsprung durch Technik
>>>>  ///   AMB Laboratories, Sunnyvale, CA. USA
>>>> ///    ti at amb.org
>>>>//////  http://www.amb.org/ti/
>>>>///
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>>>>John M. Harrison writes:
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>>>>>I'm curious - have you experimented with chipping, or are you
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>>>reluctant
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>>>>>to do this while your car is in warranty as I am?  I understand if
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>>>>>you don't want to answer to the whole list.  Cheers.
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