Chipping a high mileage car??

[xoutofstepx]

I was wondering, is it a bad idea to chip a car that has high mileage? Kristen's GTI has around 90K miles and I was thinking about buying the GIAC program for her. She still has the extended warranty for 100K miles. Should we just wait until it hits 100K? Any input will be appreciated. :tup2:

[bugzy]

i would just do it ;)

but thats just me

if you got the car regularly maintained, then shouldnt be much of issue

but after all it is a VW

i would do a check of all the hoses too

[JETTAone420]

dan buy my coils!!!
kristen wants to GET LOW like lil john status!$@

[mike]

What? ^^^^^^^^ So she can buy an oil pan?????


Chip is no problem at that mileage, look at Mels POS!!!!!! its at 230K!!!!!!!

Let me know, I can get you hooked up.

[ncttrnl]

It depends on her driving style and how aggressive the chip is.

If she has a lead foot and a program meant for racing, she is gonna put a whole lot more stress on the engine than if she has a more run of the mill program and she keeps her gas pedal off the floorboard.

Performance chips enable more stress on the engine. Its usually the driver that makes or breaks it though. If the car has been a problem child, I might rethink chipping it. If its been well maintained and serviced, I'd say go for it.

[xoutofstepx]

i would just do it ;)

but thats just me

if you got the car regularly maintained, then shouldnt be much of issue

but after all it is a VW

i would do a check of all the hoses too

Thanks Lon. We will check that stuff out. :tup:

dan buy my coils!!!
kristen wants to GET LOW like lil john status!$@

Her car already hits stuff because of the kit haha. Who knows what would happen if it was lowww. I want her to buy them though. ;)

What? ^^^^^^^^ So she can buy an oil pan?????


Chip is no problem at that mileage, look at Mels POS!!!!!! its at 230K!!!!!!!

Let me know, I can get you hooked up.

haha Yeah no oil pans need to be ruined. Cool, thanks Mike! What place do you have hook ups at? :tup2:

It depends on her driving style and how aggressive the chip is.

If she has a lead foot and a program meant for racing, she is gonna put a whole lot more stress on the engine than if she has a more run of the mill program and she keeps her gas pedal off the floorboard.

Performance chips enable more stress on the engine. Its usually the driver that makes or breaks it though. If the car has been a problem child, I might rethink chipping it. If its been well maintained and serviced, I'd say go for it.

Yeah for sure. That totally makes sense. She would just be getting the 91 program and isn't an aggressive driver. The car has been maintained with all scheduled synthetic oil changes. We will check it out before we do anything though.

Thanks everyone for the input! :D

[jwill'sMK4]

y not she still has 10k to break stuff and get it fixed at the dealer

[jordan]

get your maintenance done, and you should be fine.

[T-Red]

I was wondering, is it a bad idea to chip a car that has high mileage? Kristen's GTI has around 90K miles and I was thinking about buying the GIAC program for her. She still has the extended warranty for 100K miles. Should we just wait until it hits 100K? Any input will be appreciated. :tup2:

Is 90k miles really "high mileage"? I put 292k miles on my previous car, a Saab 900T; but I've never owned a gas-engine VW. Shouldn't they last just as long?

My TDI was mostly stock until 200k miles. Now it's a lot better.

[John5788]

do it, GIAC ftw

[xoutofstepx]

do it, GIAC ftw

Hook it up! :D

[John5788]

Hook it up! :D


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[xoutofstepx]

haha But yeah, GIAC seems to be the way to go. ;)

[JETTAone420]

Cough: Unitronic Cough:

[daygoVR6]

GIAC chip with a good set of Cams will be fine on that type of mileage - my VR has 166k+ chipped...along with a few other changes ....;)

[jwill'sMK4]

Cough: Unitronic Cough:

*sneeze* Unitronic *sneeze*

[mike]

GIAC is better.