VAP mapping vs TDI chip box.

Xuout1 said:

My 2014 v8 is the 495 hp engine and would like to just put it up to the R 550 hp and nothing more. The TDI is good for the 550 and only $350. I know the VAP has more potential but for $999 ! Dose anyone have the TDI chip box and if I'm only after 550hp would that be the way to go ?

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I’ve read that the 495 S engine was underrated and produced ~550Hp on a dyno with 500hp at the rear wheels. Also, if you search enough you can find marketing graphs comparing the V8 S to the R and the V8 S graph is literally flattened. Driving the V8 S you do not run into a wall where the curve flattens, it just keeps pulling.

Thanks for the information ! It is shocking how much power it has for a S model.