Comments on: MTM gets 431HP out of the B8 S4 with just a chip upgrade

By: Jdv

Jdv — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:24:34 +0000

what type of chip are you getting adrian?? Stasis or Apr?

By: Adrian Rubio

Adrian Rubio — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:59:49 +0000

Fo those that are concerned regarding Audi USA warranty vs. chip installation, my Audi S4 B8 is going in next week and having a chip upgrade installed at the Audi dealer which will take the claimed HP rating of 333 to 410 with full Audi warranty.

By: Between BMW 630i and Audi S5 - Page 4 - BMW.SG - The BMW Singapore Community

Between BMW 630i and Audi S5 - Page 4 - BMW.SG - The BMW Singapore Community — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:51:18 +0000

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By: B5er

B5er — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:40:22 +0000

The B8 should be able to put the B5 to shame: it’s had 10 years to improve on the B5 design!

Yes, you could get B5 chips at dealers when the B5s were new. Didn’t stop people having warranty issues with being chipped though. If you mod your car and a dealer suspects it contributed to a part failure, you’re likely to have warranty problems.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:37:41 +0000

MTM works quite closely with audi… the chip might not necessarily void the warranty.

in europe you were able to get a 1.8T B5 A4 with a dealer installed bigger turbo kit, and here in the states you can get a dealer installed Dinan chip in your BMW 335i… so we shouldnt jump to conclusions just yet.

By: Mystro

Mystro — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:37:55 +0000

The chip is great and all but the fact remains …It still has the same problems as chipping a new B5 S4 in 2001. Chip it and you $50K new Audi’s factory warranty goes bye, bye.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:46:15 +0000

My 2.7t is 8 years old, stage 1 Dahlback.
It’s getting old. Obsolete? NEVER! It is thrill to drive ever time I get in it and push the pedal to the floor in ANY gear.

Do I want a new 2010 with the MTM chip? Absolutely, and I’m going to keep both of them! (You have to have an airport car that can get you there FAST.)

I’m sure the new one will be faster and better, but any Audi bi-Turbo or Supercharged, old or new is 1000 times better than 95% of the cars on the road, especially for the money. Audi has spoiled me with it’s AWD, 6 speed manual and lots of power. I can never go back to anything less.

-Andy

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:14:44 +0000

Sooo very excited about this. I am a B5 driver over 21 haha. I am looking to get into a new S4 but I can’t let mine go. 500hp is too sweet.

@M power this! – great point. Look at the number for stage 1 vs stage 1. There is a ton of potential with this car, and they are just scratching the surface. The B8 will be the new B5, but the B5 will never go away. What were they thinking with B6 and B7?

By: M power this!

M power this! — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:22 +0000

The B5 is almost obsolete on its own. just do to attrition and age. yes most 21 year olds can’t afford the new B8, but they couldn’t when the B5 was new either. same can be said for tuning. the new motor is now received its first chip. that’s it. the B5 has almost a decade of tuning to get to its current level. we’ll see lots of room for growth in this 3.0. hell look at stg I vs stg I!!!

By: sakimano

sakimano — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:46:26 +0000

there’s no way the B8 will make the B5 obselete for two BIG reasons:

1. a typical stage III B5 can produce 431 WHEEL horsepower…or about 500 crank, and it’s abotu 200-300 lbs lighter than the B8.

2. according to a poll on Audizine.com, 80% of b5 owners are 21 and under, and thus are not likely able to afford a brand new $50,000 B8