Fuck.

"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 05/13/2014 at 17:25 • Filed to: THANKS OBAMA!

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Browsing through performance parts, there are ZERO chips, or exhaust systems for the 12V 2.8 B5 A4.

Fuckety Fuck Fuck Fuck FUCK.

Dammit, dammit, dammit.

It's something to do with a non-programmable Hitachi Ecu or something.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:28

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I know a guy good with computers maybe he could write some software.

ColoradoTaco > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:28

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Motodyne (I believe) used to make some stuff but they went out of biz over 10 years ago and it was stupid expensive. If you wanted to mod should have got the 1.8t because the 30v isn't much better in that dept, unless you wanna drop $5k+ on a properly fitted and tuned supercharger set up.

You can have an exhaust fabbed up pretty reasonable at any reputable exhaust shop though.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:29

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Solved

ColoradoTaco > ColoradoTaco 05/13/2014 at 17:29

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Best thing to do is make it handle better with suspension mods and look better.

Saracen > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:29

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You would get a tiny power increase out of it, anyway. Just sell and get a 1.8T.

ColoradoTaco > ColoradoTaco 05/13/2014 at 17:30

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Also maybe look for parts on the 80/90s. I'm 99% sure they had a similar if not the same 12v 2.8 V6

jkm7680 > ColoradoTaco 05/13/2014 at 17:31

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Yeah, I looked at the 1.8T for a bit, I had a 2.0T on my B7 and wanted some sort of change. I don't need more power, but more sound would be quite nice.

It does seem like the engine is completely not moddable though, I guess I could get some K&N goodies, but those are pricey.

jkm7680 > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 05/13/2014 at 17:31

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Haha, If only that was possible.

The Ecu is set in stone, nothing can happen to it. Which sucks, but I don't really need a racecar.

ColoradoTaco > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 05/13/2014 at 17:32

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if it were that easy it would be on sale already.

jkm7680 > Saracen 05/13/2014 at 17:33

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I bought it a couple of weeks ago. Coming from a slightly modified B7. More power would be nice, but I don't really need it.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:34

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How about one of these?

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:34

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Is there any way to swap or splice in one of the other 2.8 ECUs? I know the later ones, especially VW's, responded pretty well to tuning.

jkm7680 > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 05/13/2014 at 17:35

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Haha, I could use a Dogeocharger. Then again, there are no turbo kits. Only SC kits and those are expensive as fuck.

Expensive as fuck as in, nearly double what I payed for the car.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:36

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Make your own turbo kit.

jkm7680 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/13/2014 at 17:37

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Great point! I'll try looking into that.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:37

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Nobody makes performance parts for my car either :P

Thus why a sawzall and duct tape are my best friend.

ColoradoTaco > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:38

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And PES is trash anyway. You literally be better strapping a trash can to the intake manifold.

ColoradoTaco > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 05/13/2014 at 17:39

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But how do you tune it? The ECU is what holds the 12v back because it is untuneable. By the time you go wide band and add maestro you may as well have bought a car with a turbo already on it.

ColoradoTaco > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/13/2014 at 17:41

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This 2.8 isn't a VR6 though so not quite apple to apples. The later 2.8 V6s were 30v rather than 12 as well

jkm7680 > ColoradoTaco 05/13/2014 at 17:42

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Haha, They sound mean as hell. But several other Opponauts have told me that they don't really add much power.

You know what. For $4,000 less I think I will strap a trash can to the intake manifold.

ColoradoTaco > jkm7680 05/13/2014 at 17:44

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Yeah adding the SC would barely get you to where a chipped 2.0t would be, if that

Saracen > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/13/2014 at 17:49

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I give that a 0.000001% chance of being possible. Even if it was, chipping a 30V 2.8 yields no noticeable performance gain.