New to list with a question (A4 chipping by TAP)

[Beatty, Robert]

I can answer that... TAP doesnt care about its customers... i know... i was
a former one...

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Martin Cote [SMTP:cote_m at look.ca]
> Sent:	Tuesday, November 21, 2000 8:44 PM
> To:	a4 at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject:	Re: New to list with a question (A4 chipping by TAP)
> 
> I sent TAP a similar request a couple months ago, for an A4'98V6. They did
> not
> reply with the requested information, which I found odd as well. The
> Wetterauer
> site (http://www.chip-tuning.com/usa/main/mainmenu.html) *does* provide
> that
> kind of info, although the S4 does not seem to be supported by that
> vendor.
> 
> To me, this is enough to drop one supplier and go for another. How can TAP
> not
> provide dyno results? isn't that basic stuff for an engine chip supplier?
> Would
> also be nice to get some 0-60mph results as well ('before and after').
> Nobody
> seems to provide these.
> 
> Martin Cote A4'98.5V6Quattro-Sport-Standard
> Montreal, Canada
> 
> > Message: 1
> > From: "Brooks, Ronald" <Ronald.Brooks at AIG.com>
> > To: "'a4 at audifans.com'" <a4 at audifans.com>
> > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:36:24 -0500
> > Subject: [A4] New to list with a question
> >
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> > Hi all:
> >
> > Just joined today in preparation for my first Audi purchase.  I know
> this is
> > the A4 list, but I have an S4 question.  Does anyone know what changes
> are
> > in store for the 2002 S4?  I test drove aS4 this past Saturday and WOW
> is
> > all I can say.  I had been in the market for a 95-96 993, but my wife
> and I
> > found out that we have number three on the way!  So, I needa car that
> will
> > seat 5 in a pinch in case her Spousemobile is in the shop.  So, bye bye
> 911,
> > hello S4.  After driving one, I don't think I'll be missing much, except
> > sliding all over Hell's half-acre in the snow or rain!  The S4 is an
> > incredible car.
> >
> > Anyway, in addition to the 2002 changes, does anyone know of someone who
> has
> > run a dyno on an S4 or A4 with Total Audi Performance chips?  I sent TAP
> an
> > e-mail for a dyno sheet or graph showing their increases in hp and
> torque.
> > I found it odd that they e-mailed me bacxk saying none was available.  I
> am
> > concerned with a chip upgrade giving me more performance but at the
> > sacrifice of low end response.  Has anyone installed these chips with
> dyno
> > results?  I'm looking at thier stage 2 setup that includes a Scorpion
> > exhaust and chip.  Anyone install a Scorpion exhaust?  I don't want my
> S4 to
> > sound like a rice burner.  I'm looking for someting louder than stock
> but
> > with an authorutative low tone, something a bit louder than my current
> 944.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ron Brooks