Sorry, not that one. I’m interested in wasting time looking at the thread where Ben installed the SC with shitfest injectors.
Arin calling him out
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/590100-Supercharging/page2?p=9640226#post9640226
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/590100-Supercharging?p=9640501#post9640501
SC Threads
http://forums.quattroworld.com/rs4b7/msgs/102182.phtml
Thanks, I do remember that thread and also remember not being able to get half-way through the first page and never checking it out again.
Another poster with the APR 1320 kit posted about failing emissions for readiness not being set.
That’s me. I just ordered the Ross Tech VCDS to check the readiness. My APR s/c (TVS1320) was installed about a month ago. That’s the last time the battery was disconnected. I have put a couple hundred miles on it. I purchased the s/c used and the 1st owner said he was driving the car for about 6 months before he had to smog and it passed.
Bummer.
Who was the first owner (forum person?)
What is the approximate market value of a second hand Apr tvsr1320 rs4 kit?
Ive seen them listed for 10K.
Listed and market value are never the same lol
I think 8 is realistic as I know one or two used kits sold for that price a year or so ago , but I was just wondering
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$8k for a used 1320 kit…or $8k for a New JHM kit that can be upgraded. Do people really ponder on that choice?
Plus you still have to pay what 1K to get the ecu retuned?
APR mentioned they would waive the ECU retune cost for owners of the 2nd hand hardware.
Wasn’t that a promotion of sorts? I can’t see them offering that forever. I thought it had something to do with people upgrading to the bigger charger could sell their kit with a free software change.
Well, I guess APR admitted there tune can’t pass readiness on the 1320.
true say! jhm will knock 300 off the price of tunes when changing so aprox 450 bucks. id be pretty upset if I paid that kind of money for that kit not knowing that it won’t pass readiness. what do u do at that point? take it off every 2 years go pass and put it back on?
Yup, so like I said before no real solution for the owners besides a hassle of finding a shop with a “$100 handshake” or finding a county where smog is not required. I’m glad he posted this for the current APR s/c kit owners who might be going through the same ordeal and for the ones who might be considering purchasing their kit.
Here’s his post for the lazy ones from the above link:
[QUOTE=2QK4U]I held off posting until my readiness/smog/supercharger issues were resolved.
I took the RS4 back to the shop a couple of weeks ago. Numerous things were checked with emissions: O2’s, etc. Nothing mechanical turned up during inspection. APR was contacted, a reflash of the s/c file was performed. Eventually APR admitted the kit was not meant to pass emissions.
I decided to just register the car in an adjoining county that doesn’t require smog. Since I work out of town more than half the year, I was able to do this legally. On the plus side, the registration & insurance is cheaper!
It’s too bad no real fix could be found for this. I know this doesn’t help anybody else with this problem (especially if your in CA). I consider myself lucky to have found this solution.
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No, you contact a tuner who knows what they’re doing to write you a custom file. Which is what Danny Y, and a few others are doing.
will that void any kind or guarantee or warrantee from apr?
There is no guarantee at this point. This is the 1320 kit launched 4 years ago
gotcha.