Scooby Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Does anyone know anything about S4's??? My friend is looking at buying one and was going to get it "CHIPPED" untill I gave him a slap and told him to do it properly and fit a boost controller. Does anyone know anything about tuning them??? Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 chipping an S4 can give stupid power figures. not sure on the exact numbers but don't underestimate, they are a very quick car. And most VAG cars benefit more from a "chip" or remap than just a boost controller IMHO i.e. a remap of the Golf R32 I drive will give me 270bhp, up from circa 240bhp for £500! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Chips are ok in VAG engines. http://www.rs246.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 i seem to recall there being a problem with the manifold cracking on pre-99 cars and a replacement is an engine out job! could be wrong though mind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 have a scratch around on 200+ club for a guy called Brett - he very much knows his stuff with S4's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loks Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I know a little about my S4 As I want to keep the Supra as my money pit, I'm not going to chipping it in the near future. It goes well enough for me in standard form anyway. Damn fine bit of engineering. Besides I've looked many times and I've never found any turbo's in the engine bay - not much need for a boost contrtoller then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 i guess this would depend on which S4 you had then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 You don't fit boost controllers to the S4 - the boost control is done via the ECU like scoobies unlike the Supra and other cars. A £500 chip will take it from 265bhp and 300lb/ft standard to about 320-330bhp and nigh on 400lb/ft - nippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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