What Would it Take.... ?
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Originally Posted by ramone
1) Does it void my warranty ?? Thats my biggest concern...
This is debateable...With many of the programs available today, you can get a switcher that will allow you to flash back to stock before you visit the dealer. Some dealers are mod friendly some are not...so it depends. If you want to play it safe do no mods of course....but that's no fun!
Originally Posted by ramone
2) Also does it change the nature of my car? My car is my Daily driver and what I like about my car is that when I want to drive regularly in traffic or around town it drives just like a regular car but when I want to drive aggressively I can switch into that kind of mode (if that makes any sense). I like the dual nature of how it is now. My fear is that if I start messing and tuning it, I will be left with a car in a permanently aggressive mode of driving all the time. I don't want to end up with a car that drives aggressively all the time because that is a real pain in stop and go boston traffic....
You will still be able to putz around like always...the ECU flash will just give you more when you want it.
Originally Posted by ramone
3) Also do any of these tuning programs cater to triptronic transmission Turbo's ? If so, who is the best in this field ?
Best is again debateable. There are many out there GIAC makes one with a flash programmer, Ultimatemotorwerks has one with a programmer (my choice)...
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[quote=ramone]1) Does it void my warranty ?? Thats my biggest concern...
If it changes the redline, your dealer can tell how much time the car spent at the old redline and beyond...So depending on the dealer...
If it changes the redline, your dealer can tell how much time the car spent at the old redline and beyond...So depending on the dealer...