Re: Poll #1: chips

["George Turner, Jr." <george@dxnet.com>]

i differ a tad bit on the chips...i have had a neuspeed chip now i am using an autotech chip.  the autotech chips power band is alot larger than the neuspeed.  with the neuspeed( if i remember correctly) chip, the power band starts at @4500....with the autotech chip the band starts at @3000.  the autotech chip also gets better gas milage.  it is approx 1.5 more miles to the gallon.. NOW i have been hearing a lot about the garrett chips....according to everyone that has them..they are the BOMB!!!!!  they would not trade them i for anything..
i would deff stay away from the neuspeed chip.... autotech has a 30 day return on their chips...they also give you something like a $50 credit when turning in the competitors chips....when i turned the neuspeed on in, i ended up paying something like $55 for the autotech chip....i personally do not like the guys at autotech, but they make a good chip, and they have good prices over there..soo..go autotech or garrett...garrett is just a tad bit more expensive..something like $125.. if you put in a chip it will void your ecu. thats it..
george
97 glx
- -----Original Message-----
From: cyng <cyng@lamere.net>
To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
Date: Sunday, May 03, 1998 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: Poll #1: chips


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>>     Although I haven't installed a chip on my '94 Jetta GLX yet, I would just
>>like to point out that Autotech also makes a chip called the Q-Chip.  The
>>results should be comparable to Neuspeed's P-Chip.  
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>   I've read about their chip a few times. Neuspeed's reputation beats 
>there's
>in my neck of the woods. Also, my brother had a Neuspeed in his G60 and 
>put
>one in his CorradoSLC and liked thge results.
>   No offense intended towards Autotech, which is a highly-reputable 
>company.
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>>     I really don't know too much about these chips.  First of all, I'm not
>>too technically astute; I don't even know where my ECU is.  If anyone could
>>tell me how to locate it, I would be very grateful.  Since I have one of the
>>1500 GLX's built in Germany, I understand that there's a possibility that my
>>chip is not soldiered on to the ECU.  If anyone knows anything about this,
>>please tell me.  
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>   Your ECU is most likely right in front of your dashboard, under the 
>windshield.
>To get at it, open the hood, remove some moulding right under the 
>windshield
>(it's like a thin sort of covering held in by those silly plastic screws
>which most often are seen lurking in the depths of one's trunk, holding 
>the
>carpetting down). The ECU ought to be kind of wedged in there, right 
>behind
>the lip of the engine bay and the windshield's bottom edge, near to the 
>centre
>of the car. I hope that that's at all clear!
>   I truly envy the German origin of your GLX. Mine's one of the Mexican
>breed. Your ECU very likely has the simple bracket for your chip, instead 
>of the
>thing being soldered in like mine. Lucky guy.
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>>     I'm also wondering if a performance chip will invalidate the 10-year
>>100,000 mile powertrain warranty.  Does anyone know anything about this?
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>   I seriously doubt it. I'm sure that the manufacturer of any chip can 
>answer
>this question for you. If there's any doubt, simply neglect to tell the 
>folks
>at VW that you replaced the chip. Act stupid.
>-T
>