[s-cars] Tiptronic gearbox and others like it

[Andrew Beckert]

Awe-tuning still lists them on the website.  I guess these days the
manufacturers are doing away with all the "physical" chip installs now that
most cars can be programmed through obdII port.

Andrew

On 10/6/07, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> any idea where to get a GIAC tip chip?  i had heard they weren't making
> them for the B5 S4 or C5 A6 2.7T any more.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Andrew Beckert <abeckert at gmail.com>
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2007 4:34:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tiptronic gearbox and others like it
>
> I found tiptronic performance to be dependent on the ECU variant.  The DJ
> boxes for the C5 2.7t were superior to others at the time.  Adding a giac
> tipchip and a 1st gear recode and the cars were shifting extremely
> well.  I
> know of others who had random gear hunting issues and 1-2 clunk that were
> remedied by swapping to the DJ boxes.  The GIAC tipchip makes a world of
> difference in terms of shifting speed and performance for the tiptronics.
>
> Andrew
>
> On 10/4/07, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I know I'm going to get lambasted on the s-car list for this, but have
> any
> > of you driven other brands' slushbox cars lately?
> >
> > I cannot stand the tiptronic in any Audi or VW product that I've driven,
> > incl. A8 (both generations), S4tt, A4 (all three generations), A6 (C5
> and
> > C6), allroad, RS6.
> >
> > The Volvo slushbox is just as bad as tiptronic- slow to shift, just
> plain
> > sucks.
> >
> > The MBZ slushbox in the W204 C-Class and W211 E-Class is phenomenally
> > good-
> > very quick to shift, responsive and smooth. (Both the 5-speed and
> 7-speed
> > versions)
> >
> > I have not driven any BMW slushboxes other than the X5 (1st gen.), which
> I
> > did not like at all, as bad as Tiptronic.
> >
> > Infiniti slushbox is pretty lousy as well (G35, FX45).
> >
> > I'm still considering a W211 E500 wagon- I can't find anything like it
> at
> > the price that they go for used (under $30k).
> >
> > BMW E60 535xi Touring would be nice, with a 6-speed manual, but they're
> > well
> > north of $60k and only available as '08s.
> >
> > There is no comparable Audi (A6 is a slug, S4 Avant is too small
> although
> > manual transmissions are available, I don't like allroads).
> >
> > Volvo stopped making Rs after '07, so there will be no new generation
> > V70R,
> > which is a shame.
> >
> > Saabs are just too ugly interior-wise to consider and the only
> interesting
> > one would be a 9-3X Aero Sportkombi, which I doubt will be available in
> > manual and a bit too small.
> >
> > I'm also thinking G-Wagen, which is way out in left field.
> >
> > Porsche Cayenne S is a possibility as well, if you can find one without
> > the
> > problematic air suspension, which is a $6k+ repair if it goes.
> >
> >
> > Any thoughts from the collective?
> >
> > Taka
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