Engine Soft Code for 200hp, 2.8l, Audi A6 with Manual

[Andrew Duane]

Hairy Green Toads from Mars made Stephen Kormilo write:
> At 02:39 PM 01/12/03 -0800, Ti Kan wrote:
> 
> >Stephen Kormilo writes:
> > >  >That engine (2.8l 30v) produced 193 HP exactly. If you give me your ECU
> > > number, I can try to find a chip that would work in your ECU.
> > >
> > > I was under the impression that the 2.8 in the A6 delivered ~200hp, or is
> > > the 193hp a DIN value?
> >
> >This is a Europe vs. North America difference.  In the North American
> >market, the V6 2.8 30v engine is rated SAE 200hp on the A6, but 10hp
> >less on the A4.
> >I don't know the reason for the difference, though.  While it's
> >possible that a ECU coding is the only difference, but then it might
> >be more involved than that.
> 
> I have been informed that it's possible to get the extra ponies by an ECU 
> recode and would like to try it.
> I would not be surprised if Audi put the A6 engine 'map' in the 2.8 ECU, 
> nor would I be surprised if it were not there and the extra HP is one of 
> those 'myths'.

The 10HP difference between the A4 and the A6 is due to the different
exhaust configurations. It is not an ECU change, and not possible to
retrofit to the A4...

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