A friend of mine just got a 04 B5.5 and was considering chipping it. On APR's website I noticed that they say you get 214 hp with the 93 octane chip...what are your opinions on which is a better chip?
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Oh this is too funny. Typical salesman BS. No doctor I know of would have the time to do this "on the side".SpearHeadX said:Some of the guys at my dealer strongly recommended the APR over GIAC. They say GIAC gives you a little more off the line but doesn't sustain as well at the top end. Also, from what I hear, the GIAC programmer does it for fun on the side and is really a doctor or something, where APR is company dedicated to performance auto, period.
I am planning on APR. Good luck.
According to APRs website:quality_sound said:In any case, both make great chips. I'm going to use GIAC so I can swap my OEM chip out for any dealer visits.
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From everything i have read thoose are the top 2 like every above said, i would go with whichever one has a dealer close to you. :thumbup:Won't my dealer know that my car is chipped?
Not unless he is specifically looking for it. All APR chips are undetectable to a dealers VAG diagnostic scan tool. The only way they will know that the car is chipped is if the physically open up the ECU itself (which they have no reason to), or drive the car (it makes that big a difference). Likewise, the dealer cannot "flash" reprogram an APR chip, so you need not be worried about losing your precious investment.
don't think APR or GIAC has a TDI program. Try European tuners like Wett.vodosoul said:I just bought an 04 tdi wagon, could someone give me a web site for apr and giac?
Sorry, funniest post of the night. Granted, Garrett is a certified medical physician, but your post is full of BS.SpearHeadX said:Some of the guys at my dealer strongly recommended the APR over GIAC. They say GIAC gives you a little more off the line but doesn't sustain as well at the top end. Also, from what I hear, the GIAC programmer does it for fun on the side and is really a doctor or something, where APR is company dedicated to performance auto, period.
I am planning on APR. Good luck.
Indeed, Garrett actually quit the medical field sometime back and has been 100% chip tuning since. Everyone has a start.julianfang said:Sorry, funniest post of the night. Granted, Garrett is a certified medical physician, but your post is full of BS.SpearHeadX said:Some of the guys at my dealer strongly recommended the APR over GIAC. They say GIAC gives you a little more off the line but doesn't sustain as well at the top end. Also, from what I hear, the GIAC programmer does it for fun on the side and is really a doctor or something, where APR is company dedicated to performance auto, period.
I am planning on APR. Good luck.
GIAC is a fly by night software programming company. RIGHT.
Glad to hear he is now dedicated, when I first started looking into this, the INSTALLER near me is the one that told me that. He thought it was funny! If he misreprented his product, his bad, not mine. GIAC certainly isn't doing a great job at marketing if their installers don't know the story. Granted, this was 3 years ago...julianfang said:Sorry, funniest post of the night. Granted, Garrett is a certified medical physician, but your post is full of BS.SpearHeadX said:Some of the guys at my dealer strongly recommended the APR over GIAC. They say GIAC gives you a little more off the line but doesn't sustain as well at the top end. Also, from what I hear, the GIAC programmer does it for fun on the side and is really a doctor or something, where APR is company dedicated to performance auto, period.
I am planning on APR. Good luck.
GIAC is a fly by night software programming company. RIGHT.
Although I'm not sure if you're referring to the tip chip or the GIAC ECU reflash but from everything I've heard the tip chip is not going to amount to much if you are going big turbo. Granted, it does help a little. But all it does is raise the line pressure a little bit and shorten the timing cut between shifts and only under full throttle tip shifting. The "superbike like shifting" that they advertise is pretty ambitious if not misleading. If you're going big turbo don't waste your money on it if you think that's all you need. What needs to be replaced is the torque converter as the stock units are not up to the job in the case of a BT or even a strong K04 setup.Also Garrett offers the Tip Chip and is a better choice if you're planning to go to a big turbo later down the road.