And chip/exhaust upgrade for the car in Europe.

I'm trying to find out if the upgrades will be available at the launch of the North American cars for our market.

- Stock car is ~ 200hp and 207 ft/lbs of torque between 1800 and 5000 rpm.

- <b>MTM chipped car</b> is up to <b>245 Hp and 258 ft/lbs</b> between 1850 and 5000 rpm.

- <b>MTM chip/exhaust</b> is up to <b>255 Hp and ~ 264 ft/lbs</b> between 1850 and 5000 rpm.

That's a pretty nice start for the B7. I will try to get more info and I will keep you posted.

Euro uses stratified charge, NorAm does not.

Machine to program the new chips and ECU. We will have to buy a new machine.

That is what FSI is right<ul><li><a href="http://www.fact-index.com/s/st/stratified_charge_engine.html">http://www.fact-index.com/s/st/stratified_charge_engine.html</a</li></ul>

During stratified-charge operation, the FSI engine's most economical mode, fuel is not injected until the compression phase, and is then transported to the spark plug by the air turbulence produced in the combustion chamber. This causes an ignitable mixture to form around the spark plug, with a substantial air surplus in the remainder of the combustion chamber.

I don't know where you get your info from. You've already made up your mind you fully understand this technology, and you think it's highly questionable. Yet, you think NorAm engines will be stratified charge. They will not be stratified charge (our fuel has too much sulfur). They will be direct injection only.

What the engine layout looks like, What do they do with NOx,