Don't flash it then...You will shorten the life of your transmission and TC by increasing HP. By how much? Who knows...But you definitely won't help it live longer...
Don't flash it then...You will shorten the life of your transmission and TC by increasing HP. By how much? Who knows...But you definitely won't help it live longer...
2013 Audi S8
I know APR is great, however, why does the tune for our c5's cost $2k more than any other tune?
But if Audi and the warranty company find out about the tune, then I wont be covered.
2003 RS6//Fully Adjustable Suspension//VIPER ECU&TCU//Daytona Gray-Black
Fully straight piped from the turbos to tips!
Apikol Intake and D.O. Dual Nozzle Stage 2 Meth Kit
Audi doesn't give a rat's ass about their cars that are 10+ years old. Which sucks because it is really the ultimate indicator of brand pride (see Mercedes). You may have a warranty to consider - the fact that warranties are even available for these cars blows my mind. It would be like giving a $1M insurance policy to a 90+ year old with terminal whatever. These days will be soon coming to an end (although I am sure there will be underwriters that will insure a $15K car for a $10K premium......). The reason to tune a turbo charged Audi is because Audi leaves so much on the table. Enginewise anyway. In our cars, some teutonic eunuch blowing the CEO made sure we (The USofA) only got the stopomatic. Would I have bought a "tuned" RS6? Probably not. Unless I knew the history of the car. Most "tuned" RS6's (early ones anyway) got their "tunes" checked perhaps a little too regularly. I didn't want to buy an RS6 but I still wanted to. And this was to replace a bombproof 1994 fully RS2'd UrS4 - fabulous car. I drove several RS6's, and after several months, one finally came up with one owner immaculate records, and the options I was looking for. If I was going to do it - this was the one, and it has been a delightful car so far. Now, to the tune: there is tons left. Might as well have it. Maintenance issues are a right foot function. You don't need more than 450HP, but HP is the only mistress I have. And she always wants more. This is kind of like a home robbery. You have a gun. Do you want a toy cap pistol? Or a nice .45? Easypeasy stuff this is.
Last edited by NSU RS6; July 21st, 2013 at 23:54.
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Cheers, G2/Gary
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Avus Silver RS6 - Viper Stage 2 ECU/TCU - Water/Meth Injection - Frozen Rotors - Hbars - clear corners - Hella smoked tails - gutted precats
That's the caveat: if "they" can prove that the failure was directly caused by something that was changed, it provides grounds for them to deny a warranty. That can also happen based on not following service recommendations. Went thru that myself, when the warranty company stated bogus non OE service intervals on a failing component- a transmission. It was a known poor trans anyway (Honda please put a real trans in your toy trucks).
ZF spec for the RS6 trans is 415lb/ft, hence the factory rating. If the new 4.0TT makes 516lb/ft, I'd guess Audi could have matched that from our 4.2's
--better late than never...
Cheers, G2/Gary
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the 10secS4 tune is some potent stuff..... been three days and smiles for miles.
I'm thinking I should pull the trigger, I need more power!
Last edited by SensoRS6; September 22nd, 2013 at 02:28.
10secS4, i currently have a stock RS6 with a eurocharged tune, which I think is there stage 2 tune that gives me about 14-15psi when I was logging it. I run 92 octane gas here in Oregon, Would you tune give any improvement over what I currently have or would I only see benefits with your tune if I had other modifications on the car, such as exhaust, bigger turbos, etc.
It's tough to say since I'm not too familiar with the Eurocharged tune. That's one tune that I haven't data logged. On other tunes such as GIAC and MTM, there are huge gains with my tune even on a bone stock RS6.
If you can get me some data logs of ignition timing, O2 voltages, boost, and injector duty cycles, I can give you an idea of how much, if any, power may be left on the table.