Fact not opinion; remaps invalidate the warranty. Audi will not cover repairs if a car has been remapped.I'm always amazed when people post opinions when the OP is after fact. DieselJake - that's just misleading.
Chipping you car makes no difference to the warranty BUT (and it's a big but) .... if you have an issue and Audi can point the finger at your mod then obviously that issue won't be resolved under warranty. This is covered under EU Law and seems fair to me.
Of course it does get a little grey when it comes to things like the drive train. If you have issues and the cars putting out more power than designed then they could claim (possibly correctly) that the increase in power has caused or accelerated the issue.
Fact not opinion; remaps invalidate the warranty. Audi will not cover repairs if a car has been remapped.
The rest being anything unrelated to the remap... which doesn't include much engine-wise, as scoTTy said if you have issues that Audi claim are related they won't cover them.
frankly can't believe a remap would give that much extra performance.
that sounds a bit more sensible, though why they'd want to choke off an engine to the tune of 50Hp in the first place, isn't!
A remap can make a massive difference. They're not always about peak numbers but can be just about the power delivery. e.g. I had my motorbike done recently. They found 7bhp (which is nice) but the main thing was the much improved power delivery.
This is where your confused, non approved items and items affected by it's fitment aka remap and all things related. Regardless of what Audi dealers will or won't cover after it's been mapped the fact is they should not cover items invalidating the warranty, Audi USA is hotter on this paying careful attention to the ECU each time the car is taken back to save paying for things they don't have to, it's understandable though as modified car culture is bigger over there."All power enhancements are excluded from the Audi warranty system. In fact any item not approved by Audi UK has the same warranty disclaimer; the official terminology is 'any non approved item will not be covered by audi warranty or any part affected by its fitment'
Under trading standards and retail legislation any centre supplying a non approved item should inform the customer in writing on the invoice that a) it has been requested by the customer and b) the implications on the factory warranty"
It does not say your warranty is invalid.
Revo Software has full adjust-ability built in, the dealer will road test and log your vehicle, customising the settings (Timing, Boost, Fueling) to get optimum performance for your needs and to suit your own car. Winter sale is on at the moment too, so why not take advantage.well, yeah, but we had this debate on the various Revo remap threads. as i said, 120HP would seem ludicrous to me from a map, but hearing the engine's already choked off and they're in effect negating that first makes the figures a lot more believeable to me. if i've got the dosh next year i'd love to get a map. the Revo sounded canny but i think it would be better to get one for my car rather than an off-the-shelf map.
This is where your confused, non approved items and items affected by it's fitment aka remap and all things related. Regardless of what Audi dealers will or won't cover after it's been mapped the fact is they should not cover items invalidating the warranty, Audi USA is hotter on this paying careful attention to the ECU each time the car is taken back to save paying for things they don't have to, it's understandable though as modified car culture is bigger over there.
Are you really trying to compare the SPS adjust-ability to a custom map done by somebody who know what they are doing ??Revo Software has full adjust-ability built in, the dealer will road test and log your vehicle, customising the settings (Timing, Boost, Fueling) to get optimum performance for your needs and to suit your own car. Winter sale is on at the moment too, so why not take advantage.
The 1.8 TFSI engine today is a totally different engine with direct injection. Not really to be compared to the old 1.8TAs far as I am made aware the 120bhp is the 170 de tuned therefor your are in fact tuning the 170 to 235The figures they quote for the remap of the 170 are identical to that of the 120 as I mentioned before this engine has been capable if 225bhp sine about 2002 in the Leon Cupra R.Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!