My New Car Guys

[NutBucket]

Uhm, what difference does it make if an old car or a new car has plenty of after market support? Basically removes it from the question at hand if both cars have similar support.

[turbomaxx]

because i like tuning cars. so if im looking for a new car, why would i get a car with little or no aftermarket support when i can get an older car with tons?


it makes sense. trust me.

[Lil' Whitie]

each to his own.

but gawd daym that is one sexy audi!!

thinking of doing a S4 conversion?

let us know how the mods go man! but don't leave us we gotta have a "cool" guy around!

[93Akkord]

I would never leave this forum. It's probably one of the best on the net for cars. Even though I bought an Audi, I'm pretty sure some of you guys know some stuff about them heh. But yeah, the first mod I'm getting is programming the ECU. People at audiforums all claim the jump is from 170 to 215hp, which is alot. But I've seen Dyno's so it gets me excited! hehe. It's about $500 to reprogram. After that maybe HID's and new speakers. We'll see.

[alb_accord]

audi's are nice. that i what i am shooting to buy if indeed i buy a new car. but that price is very high. a 2004 with 51k miles in it might cost arund 14k or around that neighborhood.

and i never understood how can you get so much hp out of the car without doing any engine/turbo work but you can reach it just by reprograming the ecu.
guys that own vw gtr etc they claim the same thing.

[93Akkord]

well we researched the price alot. The retail price for the car with this amount of miles is 21,500 I believe. The trade in was 18,000 and the private sell was 19,000. Considering its a certified preowned car, which with audi is basically getting a brand new car with just the milage on it. It comes with brand new breaks and brand new tires. and a two year, 100,000 mile warranty that basically covers everything in the car unless it was user error. heh. I'm happy

I forgot to add.. I got it for 20,000 heh

[Lil' Whitie]

audi's are nice. that i what i am shooting to buy if indeed i buy a new car. but that price is very high. a 2004 with 51k miles in it might cost arund 14k or around that neighborhood.

and i never understood how can you get so much hp out of the car without doing any engine/turbo work but you can reach it just by reprograming the ecu.
guys that own vw gtr etc they claim the same thing.

maybe they are "detuned" so they can compete the "lesser" cars lol.

[NutBucket]

They're not tuned to the max to increase longevity and to not encroach on sales of other models with larger engines. Think of the H22. The factory tune is pretty rich up top to provide protection against crappy gas a such. Leaning it out yeilds more power. Turbo engines are typically tuned "safe" as well, regardless of the brand.

Think of it this way. Why pay thousands more for a A4 with a 250 horse V6 if the turbo 4 version has 230 hp? Its better marketing with a larger power increase.

And turbomaxx: Are you unable to read? I'm trying to say that if you have a new car with good after market support then your reasoning for keeping an older car because of after market support doesn't make sense. For the sake of argument assume both cars have EQUAL after market support.

[Gemini]

there is a couple cars that I've heard and just reprogramming the ecu can yield alot more HP but remember doing do reduces the longevity of the motor and its parts. All ecu on stock are not programmed to unleash the full beast(unless its some type of super sports car) to make sure the motor/parts last the full warranty period. I hope remap the ecu wont void your warranty because i personally know that whenever you take a audi to the dealer they hook it up to a computer 1st thing for system diagnostics.

[NutBucket]

I can always return my ECU to a stock map in about 15 minutes Then again, my warranty will be gone in a few months anyway.

[Gemini]

I can always return my ECU to a stock map in about 15 minutes Then again, my warranty will be gone in a few months anyway.

How much your hp/torque was increased on your sub iwth your current map?

[NAiL05]

If your baller enough I recommend looking into some parts by APR since they specialize in audi. They have a couple bad ass S4's might wanna give that a look see. I wouldnt mind an audi its a vw but its pretty nice for what it is. Id get an S4 though the older one not the new one with the v8. The one with teh biturbo v6 =D.

[deevergote]

Audis are nice, but as with many upscale European cars, they aren't cheap to fix. I came close to getting an A4, and that kept me away... that, and the 150hp

[AccordWarrior]

I can always return my ECU to a stock map in about 15 minutes Then again, my warranty will be gone in a few months anyway.

Assuming your dealer doesn't check the checksum on the ECU. Or do you have something other than the AP?

[jdm91cb]

looks good bro congrats enjoy it