APR ECU Upgrade MK6 Golf - Customer perspective

[DracZ]

Is this possibility of a June sale for real? I pick my GTI up on the 3rd June and would rather not wait till December. Then again I'm guessing it's safer to run it in first before getting APR'd so I may have to hold out.

Getting all the programs for the same price would be too good an offer to pass up.

They have sales a lot more frequently over in the US...spoke to Guy via PM about this, should be accurate for most part. In addition most businesses have an EOFY sale, nothing unusual there. Flashing your ECU should have little impact on the run-in process of your new engine, if you really want to be cautious you can always get the fully loaded program in June, then just keep it at the stock tune till you hit >1000kms or whatever your chosen plateau is.

[iBoost]

Is this possibility of a June sale for real? I pick my GTI up on the 3rd June and would rather not wait till December. Then again I'm guessing it's safer to run it in first before getting APR'd so I may have to hold out.

Getting all the programs for the same price would be too good an offer to pass up.

[G-rig]

Re: APR ECU Upgrade MK6 Golf - Customer perspective

Lol - that won't be hard on a new GTI man

Yeah I put on about 1500 in a weekend (driving from ACT to BNE).

[elisiX]

Well i've done 200+ in 24 hours.

So by that measure I will be fine.

[Corey_R]

Crap.. I got 4 weeks to get 2000km on the car then

Lol - that won't be hard on a new GTI man

[elisiX]

Crap.. I got 4 weeks to get 2000km on the car then

[DracZ]

I don't think it's ever been "$2000" for the VW cars - only for some of the Audi models. I think people just have been in the habbit of saying "$2k" since it's a quick approximate. I mean, in this specific case for BBP of the 118TSI it's only $1550, which is nowhere near $2k... although if you decide to add the security lockout, which many will, that will bring the cost up to $1720 - but still far from $2k.

Also, Guy has informed me that APR usually have 2 sales in the year - June (EOFY) and Dec, you get the fully loaded setup for the same price as a normal base. Might be worth waiting a month

[Corey_R]

I don't think it's ever been "$2000" for the VW cars - only for some of the Audi models. I think people just have been in the habbit of saying "$2k" since it's a quick approximate. I mean, in this specific case for BBP of the 118TSI it's only $1550, which is nowhere near $2k... although if you decide to add the security lockout, which many will, that will bring the cost up to $1720 - but still far from $2k.

[elisiX]

Since dropping the price to about $1695 (iirc) for the GTI Stage I, it's become better value.

It was $2000 or a little more but I cannot recall. I had the Stage I on my 2006 Audi TTQ.

APR Stage I is only about $500 in the USA, and even with the recent drop in the AUD, still a big difference.

I remember a thread on OzAudi I believe where Guy gave some reason for this - still quite expensive.

In saying that, I will not hesitate to purchase again. I do feel a price sub $1500 would be much more reasonable.

[BBP]

Obliged.

So under $2000 and power up to 150Kw and nearly 320Nm.

More expensive than I expected, but it is probably still good value.

[Corey_R]

Apologies if this had been stated previously ...

How much is the APR Stage 1 and what will the power and torque figures be for a 118TSI ?

Thanks guys.

Information here: APR - High Performance Development for Audi, VW and Porsche Vehicles.

[BBP]

Apologies if this had been stated previously ...

How much is the APR Stage 1 and what will the power and torque figures be for a 118TSI ?

Thanks guys.

[G-rig]

Re: APR ECU Upgrade MK6 Golf - Customer perspective

Sounds awesome will have to get one soon.

[Christopher]

The way to fix that would be to get an RSC exhaust and listen to that instead , or turn the music up. Good to know the 'rattle' isn't anything to worry about.

and here's a nice video of that RSC exhaust..

YouTube - APR VW GTI MK6 GTI 2.0 TSI 3" RSC Exhaust Compared to Stock

[G-rig]

You will find that so called 'clonking sound' (bit of an over the top description in itself) is simply because the engine is Direct injection.... I myself agree it's not the most comforting sound but you will HAVE to get used to it... It's not the engine being damaged it's simply because these types of injector are much louder than port injection. Most noticable when LABOURING as well as when on idle an starting.

Stoney!

The way to fix that would be to get an RSC exhaust and listen to that instead , or turn the music up. Good to know the 'rattle' isn't anything to worry about.