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« Reply #15 on: February 12, 2013, 07:22:49 PM »

And it does not have the immo...
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« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2013, 07:25:14 PM »

Okay, I'm actually kinda baffled at what I'm finding out right now, cause I did replace the cluster not too long ago and am sure that it does not have an immo...weird.
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« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2013, 07:27:18 PM »

I think your car is a 2000 and you just haven't realized it yet Smiley
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« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2013, 07:36:41 PM »

Ok, got it, here you go.
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« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2013, 07:37:45 PM »

Possibly...but even by VIN it comes up as a 2001..
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« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2013, 07:42:18 PM »

check the MAF sensor. Is it hitachi (2001-up cars) or bosch (2000 cars)?
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« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2013, 07:48:36 PM »

Are you asking me to check it again?
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« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2013, 07:59:51 PM »

Wow, sorry man, had this car for years and it never even occurred to me to actually check the door jam.
I just checked the door jam and sure enough 05/00.
But then I just checked my title and it says 2001 Audi A6.

So, anyway, with this new information, is this car still tune-able?
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« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2013, 08:03:44 PM »

LOL-I missed it. The first time, My apologies. So you have a 6 speed a6 with a bit of an identity crisis. If it was a hitachi car you could flash any m-box file to it, but having a bosch maf means you must find files that have been altered to use the bosch maf. I'm not sure what your goals are here, but if you are looking for a tune to try make sure it says BOSCH MAF. Anything labeled stage 1 or stage 2 should be fine, but again, make sure it specifies it is for a bosch MAF.

If you are looking to create a tune (my recommendation), download the 8d0907551m bin, along with a matching XDF (for simplicity's sake I have attached them to this post). You're going to want to start by reading the s4 tuning wiki

http://s4wiki.com/wiki/Tuning

The file I have attached already has the proper MAF tables for bosch, so no worries there (you can thank Jared AKA snowtrooper for that one). Make sure to find CLACINS in the xdf and set it to 0 to eliminate the can-timeout error code (p1650) that you will get flashing a bosch car with a hitachi file.

Now I know you're going to have more questions, but please refrain from asking them until you do some reading. If after you've read the s4 tuning wiki you still have questions, start a new thread.

ANYTIME YOU MAKE ANY CHANGES TO A FILE YOU MUST CORRECT THE CHECKSUMS. FAILING TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN YOUR CAR STARTING ONE TIME, THEN NEVER AGAIN (until you reflash the ecu with a file with correct checksums).

You can flash the file included and will gain approximately 20 hp over the stock a6 file. It is safe to flash until you are capable of creating your own file.

Welcome to nefmoto.
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« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2013, 08:13:47 PM »

Okay, I will be doing my research now, thanks for setting me on the correct path...

So, just to clarify, I know the bin is the actual flash file...but, where is the xdf file used in the flashing?
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« Reply #25 on: February 12, 2013, 08:15:08 PM »

And I will always use the 29F800BB Memory Layout?
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« Reply #26 on: February 12, 2013, 08:22:10 PM »

The xdf file is basically a map. It tells you where all the parameters and maps in the bin (flash) are located. You load the bin, and the xdf into tunerpro (s4wiki FTW).

And yes, you will always use the 29f800bb layout (on your car that is-if you flash a different car, you have to verify the flash memory chip layout and select the correct option in nefmoto).
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« Reply #27 on: February 12, 2013, 08:39:38 PM »

Welcome!

A quick word of advice about correlating manufacturer year with ECU "box" -- don't expect it to always make sense. I've found "bone stock" cars that have had their "bone stock" ECUs flashed over by who knows who (INCLUDING the dealer!)
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« Reply #28 on: February 12, 2013, 10:38:12 PM »

Quick thoughts...

Looking into the thread that produced the file that you attached...

It mentioned having to re code the instrument cluster...is that something I should have to worry about?
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« Reply #29 on: February 12, 2013, 10:51:04 PM »

Set CLACINS to zero (it's located under project configuration) and no need to recode the cluster.
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