11-14-2007, 09:30 PM
Well I WAS going to start a thread about how my car acts when cold. Ever since I bought it, it would accelerate un--smooth...surging w/ power...for the first few accels. Especially when it is colder out and when accelerating up a hill or something. I figured it just needed to be caught up on maintenance so I replaced cap, rotor, plugs and wires. Then later replaced the fuel filter and cleaned the MAF. Nothing helped and I got used to it so I figured I'd eventually post about it and figure it out.
Well, recently I installed the RSBarn Stage 1 chip which completely solved the problem. I don't know how, but I assume the problem had something to do w/ fuel mix or timing.
On that note, I love the chip. It makes the car much more drivable. Mine is a DD and the chip really smoothed out the torque delivery below 4500rpms. It honestly feels like the car SHOULD have driven this well straight from the factory. I feel much more comfortable accelerating hard off the line since it doesn't get bogged down in the lower revs. It's also much easier to stay in 2nd from a slow roll.
I can't say...nor do I care...how many extra max HP it provided, etc, etc, but I would highly recommend it to anyone who drives their 968 daily.
-A
Well, recently I installed the RSBarn Stage 1 chip which completely solved the problem. I don't know how, but I assume the problem had something to do w/ fuel mix or timing.
On that note, I love the chip. It makes the car much more drivable. Mine is a DD and the chip really smoothed out the torque delivery below 4500rpms. It honestly feels like the car SHOULD have driven this well straight from the factory. I feel much more comfortable accelerating hard off the line since it doesn't get bogged down in the lower revs. It's also much easier to stay in 2nd from a slow roll.
I can't say...nor do I care...how many extra max HP it provided, etc, etc, but I would highly recommend it to anyone who drives their 968 daily.
-A
