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Offline slot

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Chipping 8v digifants ?
« on: 02 June 2004, 11:59 »
Has anyone done this to the 1.8 8v gti ??

« Last Edit: 02 June 2004, 12:00 by slot »

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Re:Chipping 8v digifants ?
« Reply #1 on: 02 June 2004, 12:15 »
AFAIK davidhawkins_78 on here has done it

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Re:Chipping 8v digifants ?
« Reply #2 on: 02 June 2004, 12:35 »
Gambit's right, check with David Hawkins, his 8v is pretty nippy  ;)

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Re:Chipping 8v digifants ?
« Reply #3 on: 02 June 2004, 12:53 »
He he he - what's your question slot - more than happy to help !


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Re:Chipping 8v digifants ?
« Reply #4 on: 02 June 2004, 12:58 »
maybe that ebay chip works after all ;)

where can you find one? ebay dont seem to have them
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Re:Chipping 8v digifants ?
« Reply #5 on: 02 June 2004, 13:21 »
I got mine off eBay from a UK, not a German seller ... a week or so ago there were quite a few people selling 'copied' chips - but they seem to have vanished.

Either they were snapped up quick or someone has cottoned on!

http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/ sell a chip for ?150 and I think it originated from BBR.

That's the most I think anyone should every pay as people like Superchips rip you off! OK for a turbo application there's alot more to gain, so u can justify the money; but ?300 for a NA engine is a bit steep!


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Re:Chipping 8v digifants ?
« Reply #6 on: 02 June 2004, 15:03 »
check these guys out, I think they do a chip for about ?100-110

They are rebuilding my supercharger next week so will report back on them.

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Re:Chipping 8v digifants ?
« Reply #7 on: 03 June 2004, 08:38 »
Looks good Gav and that SNS chip is rather tastey - read about it elsewhere ... but anyone reading this thread PLEASE remember the software for a supercharged lump will be different to a standard GTi lump as they work in very different ways!

The fuel lean out they talk about is from people using NA based chips on supercharged engines. With the charged air at high revs the ammount of fuel needed is far more than a NA engine. (Hope that makes sense !)


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Re:Chipping 8v digifants ?
« Reply #8 on: 03 June 2004, 10:02 »
Yeh been talking to a guy who mentioned sns tuning chip's for the 8v gti ?52
Are these anygood ?Do you know any one ?
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Re:Chipping 8v digifants ?
« Reply #9 on: 03 June 2004, 10:39 »
Well providing they can give you some pucker info on what the chip does then go for that.

All it should be doing is removing the 'Digi' lag by pulsing it's 'variables' at much more frequent intervals, and then add a more aggressive fuel and timing map for high octance fuel.

You'll only see an increase of 5 -10 bhp, usually around 7 for a stock engine - more if it's modded as the new settings will have a bigger impact; and when I say modded I mean head work / cams etc not a Peco and K&N !

The biggest difference is in the drivabilty - much crisper throttle responce and a nice power / torque curve will see you grinning :)

Before you spend yor money don't be afraid to ask questions of the seller! See if they know what they're actually talking about first ... last thing you want is to end up with a dodgy transistor chip that really does feck all !

Hope this helps ....


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