Learned the hard way, APR Valet Mode top speed is 46 miles per hour!

Distinct · 10-17-2005, 06:00 PM

So a lot of you know that my turbos are dying and I thought I would be smart and put the car into Valet Mode to keep from generating any boost. I was at CH888's house and I pulled the ECU and we used his computer to flash new programs into the 2 available slots.

I put Valet in Slot 1 and 91 program in Slot 2. So after the programming was finished, put it back in the car, took it for a spin around the block. Damn slow, but actually not much different than my regular passive driving. I watched the boost gauge and it peaked a couple times at 1 psi. I'm thinking, my turbos will last forever.

Go back to his house and spend the afternoon playing NBA Live on his PS2. 5:00, time to go home after a hard day at the office. Things are fine driving home, sun is out, music is playing, turbos are relaxing...

Traffic starts to clear up on the highway and holy ****ing ****, the car is speed limited to 46 miles per hour. Exited right away and drove home locally refusing to use turbos.

omarr · 10-17-2005, 06:26 PM

Does the valet mode change anything besides requesting 0 boost? I've always wondered how the engine would dyno without any boost...

LI-S4 · 10-17-2005, 06:54 PM

I've always used slot one for stock mode... I think it was MarkP, or a local tuner who told me that if the battery dies and the ecu resets itself it will reset to slot one.

Now that I think about it, other then a trip to the dealer, I guess it doesn't matter much which slot it ends up in...

Milpitas2.7T · 10-17-2005, 07:16 PM

Hibiscus Red S4 · 10-17-2005, 09:10 PM

I'm not kidding - raised mine to 80 mph when I thought my turbos had it. Driving around in valet - took some logs and the car actually hits a max of 5 psi in valet mode.

Distinct · 10-17-2005, 09:26 PM

Mark P · 11-07-2005, 08:44 AM

The Valet program has a ~45mph speed limiter and an ~4000 Rev Limiter, along with no desired boost (wastegate spring will still make 3-4psi).

10-17-2005, 06:00 PM	#1
Distinct Member Account #: 54738 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,512	Learned the hard way, APR Valet Mode top speed is 46 miles per hour! So a lot of you know that my turbos are dying and I thought I would be smart and put the car into Valet Mode to keep from generating any boost. I was at CH888's house and I pulled the ECU and we used his computer to flash new programs into the 2 available slots. I put Valet in Slot 1 and 91 program in Slot 2. So after the programming was finished, put it back in the car, took it for a spin around the block. Damn slow, but actually not much different than my regular passive driving. I watched the boost gauge and it peaked a couple times at 1 psi. I'm thinking, my turbos will last forever. Go back to his house and spend the afternoon playing NBA Live on his PS2. 5:00, time to go home after a hard day at the office. Things are fine driving home, sun is out, music is playing, turbos are relaxing... Traffic starts to clear up on the highway and holy **ing **, the car is speed limited to 46 miles per hour. Exited right away and drove home locally refusing to use turbos. __________________

10-17-2005, 06:26 PM	#2
omarr Junior Member Account #: 89548 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 894	Re: Learned the hard way, APR Valet Mode top speed is 46 miles per hour! Does the valet mode change anything besides requesting 0 boost? I've always wondered how the engine would dyno without any boost... __________________

10-17-2005, 06:54 PM	#3
LI-S4 AudiWorld Super User Account #: 24785 Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 18,085	Slot one is a bad idea IMHO...but I could be wrong I've always used slot one for stock mode... I think it was MarkP, or a local tuner who told me that if the battery dies and the ecu resets itself it will reset to slot one. Now that I think about it, other then a trip to the dealer, I guess it doesn't matter much which slot it ends up in... __________________ "My wheel bolts require more torque than your Honda makes..." Valentine One Remote Display My Wheel Repair NASA Style The Unofficial AW Buyer / Seller Feedback Thread The nOOb FAQ ~ LI-S4 Style Everything I write is my opinion. You are free to adopt it or discard it. If I say it, it's because I believe it to be 100% true...That is all. ...THE FIRST MOD SHOULD BE DRIVING SCHOOL - O.W.K.

10-17-2005, 07:16 PM	#4
Milpitas2.7T Elder Member Account #: 6383 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 25,962	Been there done that, sux but is laughable later __________________

10-17-2005, 09:10 PM	#5
Hibiscus Red S4 Member Account #: 57154 Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,646	Haha - Use lemmiwinks to raise the speed limiter offset! I'm not kidding - raised mine to 80 mph when I thought my turbos had it. Driving around in valet - took some logs and the car actually hits a max of 5 psi in valet mode. __________________ Registry Logbook

10-17-2005, 09:26 PM	#6
Distinct Member Account #: 54738 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,512	That is genius! Thank you Sir. __________________

11-07-2005, 08:44 AM	#7
Mark P AudiWorld Expert Account #: 139 Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 27,942	We dyno'd NickS' car back in the day in Valet - quite humorous... The Valet program has a ~45mph speed limiter and an ~4000 Rev Limiter, along with no desired boost (wastegate spring will still make 3-4psi). __________________ Mark P Current: '04 Porsche 911 Turbo, Speed Yellow - website - 26k miles '02 Audi S4 Avant, Imola Yellow, APR Stg3 - website - 191k miles '01.5 VW Golf 4dr 1.8T, Satin Silver, GT28R - website - 203k miles '09 VW Tiguan 2.0T, Candy White - Hers Previous: '00 Audi A4 1.8T, Silver - Quattrobonium website

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