Originally posted by pomansouth
its nothing you have to believe. infact you dont have to believe but just dont put your money against one with a chip unless you are planning to lose. these cars are one car that get my respect in that way of being able to add one thing that might cost 600 dollars and gain that much power. I'm not an audi or vw freak so i dont know exactly what model all i know is that the guy i talked to said that it was a quatro. and his buddy in a 1.8t vw golf had a chip also and was turning consistent 13 sec et's
First of all, I *never* implied chipped or unchipped Audi/VWs are slow enough that I would win a race against on.
You were taken for a fool if you think a 1.8L Turbo A4, TT, MK4 GTI/Golf/Jetta is going to break that type of quarter mile time with just a chip. Not gonna happen my friend. And I happen to be a bit of a VW/Audi freak since I've owned quite a few. So you
could take my word for it. I have several friends with modded 1.8L Jetta/GTI that do not run 13 sec anything. In fact I have a friend that lives in Virginia that has a highly modified 2002 (180bhp version) VW GTI 1.8L Turbo with chip, dp, exhaust, racing clutch, dv and on coilovers he's able to hit anywhere from 14.5-15.1 in the quarter mile. He's a very experienced driver. And while his car isn't shocking at the drag strip, where it really shines (as well as other modified/chipped 1.8t's) is on the freeway. However, Upgrade to a bigger turbo/ Stage III and you'll see high 13's.
Another thing to consider with a chip upgrade is not only the warranty you void (big deal, right?) but the extreme increase in power/torque is murder on the Audi/VW transmission. I never doubt the speed of a chipped 1.8T, but I'm sure as hell not going to sit by and allow misinformation to trickle through a topic I have first hand experience with.