Recent content by John DNA

Gary, you cannot live map over OBD! 1. Serial programming mode will be corrupted if you try to run the engine. 2. While the engine is running checksum checks are being run all the time . If you try to change any content , before you finish a sum another check happens, ECU content fails the...

I'd hope anyone changing cams also replaces the belt while they're at it, common sense to do so really unless anyone is cutting cornewrs, but reason why they should. Book time on a cambelt change is 5 hrs and on a cam change is 7.5hrs at your main dealer apparently.

A pic from the pits at Le Mans a couple of years ago when I was lucky enough to be a guest of Audi Sport Japan...

During Veyron development Audi AG still owned Cosworth.... It's the same as all retailers, bs, bs, bs, just depends who bs's more! :-P

Fred I think you have some bad information there. All the F1 teams do not outsource any engine components anymore, things have changed in the last few years, so it's hardly a valid claim, lets keep all claims valid and non bs eh!

and performance figures, well actual and claimed will vary anyway, depends on the driver obviously but I'd say probably knock 0.8 ish off your 0-60

Yeah you need to be careful on those, we usually wind the torque down on htose, the gearboxes aren't cheap either, so be wary who you get to chip it, remember any chip is detectable despite some of the claims! There's is only one way that is undetectable and thats to reflash to standard on...

Could knock up a groupbuy of some sort I'm sure :) Actually I've been thinking of venturing into the reno's :)

Check out my site, we're the sole uk supplier for Abt tuning. With regards to power figures they're bound by the same strict measuring restrictions as the manufacturers so you'll see realistically the same power as those other companies who hike there figures right up!

Any rolling road regardless of whether it is new or old is only as accurate as it's last calibration, Maha are widely renowned as the best rolling roads, always good to note the cooling setup used by the facility and worth noting how they check/implement any ambient temperature and barometric...

The standard filters are fine if not better than alot of the aftermarket stuff, I'm sure the aftermarket filter manufacturers will tell you otherwise though, funny that.... :)

All the same Bosch OEM stuff...

It's a big problem in our industry as there is no regulation and to be honest alot think it's true still as their supplier tells them that, we work closely in the UK with Abt Sportsline in Germany who have a direct connection with Audi so not a problem if you take the Abt route, manufacturer...

No need to change the panel filter on the VAG stuff, they make superb airboxes that will flow enough to about 350bhp till you need to consider changing it :)

Whoever told you that wasn't being honest I'm afraid, the Bosch ME9 system can be updated via main dealers, if the software in it isn't original they can tell! Too many VAG tuners claim undetectability unfortunately.... Even ME7 OBD style tunes can be detected unless they're reflashed to...