Strange test drive

[Larry C Leung]

Dunno, if it runs pretty well, I'd have it checked out by some decent
Audi mechanic, if a lister can't be found to help you (hmmmm, where's
this car again!?!?)

LL - NY

On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 07:09:17 -0400 Noelle Beaudin <nobeau at tcnow.com>
writes:
>Hi,
>
>Ed wrote:
>> I went from a '87 5kcstq with with the IA chip to a stock 20v 
>Avant.
>> The 5kcstq was marginally faster than the stock Avant.  Then I 
>installed
>> the Stage 3 IA chip in the Avant and there was no comparison.
>> IA makes a Stage 1, 2, and 3 that don't require any hardware 
>changes.
>> Was the Stage 2 of IA persuasion or other?
>
>Well, I did some investigation and here is what I found out.  The guy 
>that
>owns the 200 20v said that "I paid $1000 for an IA chip and it's in 
>there".
>So, yesterday I called IA.  I told Ned that I was thinking of buying 
>this
>car and wanted to know if he had any record of a chip purchase and if 
>so,
>which one?  Sure enough, he has the record, remembers the guy and it 
>is a
>Stage III chip.
>
>So I am still back to my original problem/question.  If this chip is 
>in
>there why the hell did it not feel like it?
>
>I did find out one more thing too.  I spoke to the owner and told him 
>how I
>felt about the test drive.  He seemed shocked, to say the least.  I 
>then
>received an email from him yesterday where he stated "the car will be 
>all
>set on Monday".  Maybe implying that there was something wrong, but 
>did not
>give me the information.
>
>I now suspect vacuum leaks, maybe something else, but not sure.
>
>-- 
>nkb
>'86 5000cstq
>'02 WRX
>Soon maybe a 200 20v
>