Re: ECU/VAG stuff...

[Dr Bob <rmalinka@spec.net>]

At 02:50 PM 11/6/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Maybe Don can answer this question.
>
>I'm not afraid to admit I've red-lined my car before.  My
>car is still completely stock but I have driven my car against
>other vehicles to see what my car is capable of.  My last
>visit to the dealer (10k service) caught me by surprise when
>my dealer told me I red-lined my car and that it would have
>voided my warranty if I had engine problems at the time due
>to engine abuse.  I only red-lined it once by accident when
>accelerating but they caught it on the VAG (I guess that is
>the tool you use to read the ECU - right?).
>I was thinking to myself "There goes big-brother again,
>watching my every move".
>Anyways, I was driving 270 miles last weekend coming
>home from Virginia Tech when this Nissan 300ZXTT
>came up behind me on the highway and wanted to mess
>with me.  I thought in the back of my head that this car
>will eat me alive!!!, but I figured why not play when I get
>the opportunity.  We were driving about 70 MPH and I
>shifted to 3rd gear and stomped on the gas.  My car flew
>to 90 MPH in no-time and I shifted into 4th.  I kept my
>eye way ahead of me for state-police and finally shifted
>to 5th gear.  The 300ZXTT was right up my butt, when I
>realized I nailed the electronically limited maximum speed
>around 135MPH.  The feeling of going that fast was
>axhilarating and I was impressed with how fast I reached
>max speed so quickly.  My only worry is the next time
>I go to the dealer for 15k service, will they see that I
>reached max-speed on the computer?  Are they going
>to tag me as some wanna-be Schumacher?  I don't drive
>my car like that barely at all... just when the time comes
>that some rice-boy wants to challenge me... (I'm not
>saying the 300ZX was rice - it actually looked stock) and
>I happen to have a lot of respect for the 300ZX.
>Will getting a Garret (or other) chip solve my problems?
>
>Any other ideas?
>
>-Chuck Simpson
>'98 White Jetta GLX-VR6
>
>BTW:  The car was felt really smooth going really fast!!!  :)
>
>


A Garrett chip and a Jato bottle will help you catch the 300ZX!