APR ECU Upgrade MK6 Golf - Customer perspective

[Guy_H]

1: reflash!
2: visit your local APR dealer, once connected to the server it will tell if the car has ever had APR software on board.

Let us know if there is anything else you need - the rest seems to have been answered above

[RosscoMK3]

Thanks Guy ( and Dan_3MPS).
I'll be dropping past an APR dealer soon to have a chat.
In the meantime maybe you could explain something in relation to the APR graph on the website? The HP figures are pretty normal to my inexperienced eye, but it's the torque figures that have me intersted.
I really found the car to behave just like the stock(TQ) graph readout, and if you asked me to draw how it felt during acceleration, the stock(TQ) graph pretty much sums it up. Still very agile if played right but lacking in my opinion.
My question is what does the APR do differently in the lower half of the rev range? Is the SC run for longer or is it just fuel etc?

Thanks
Ross.

[Guy_H]

Fuel & timing is adjustable as well as SC boost bleed, so a fair bit that can happen down low in the rev range.

Glad you like how it drives!

[RosscoMK3]

Thanks Guy.
These engines have so many different systems in place, it's hard to keep up sometimes.
It's all just a matter of warranty now. I'll drive the car for a bit to shake out any bugs and then book in to a local APR installer.

Thanks for your time.

[Brendan_A]

Thanks Guy.
These engines have so many different systems in place, it's hard to keep up sometimes.
It's all just a matter of warranty now. I'll drive the car for a bit to shake out any bugs and then book in to a local APR installer.

Thanks for your time.

Your car is a 2010 right? It has had plenty of time to shake out any bugs. Just do it! You won't regret it. Had my tuned at 4k

[RosscoMK3]

Thanks for the encouragment Brendan_A. I'd love to jump, but I need more than a few weeks to put the car through it's paces.
It's a 2010 model that is only just newly mine. 25k compared to the 36k the dealer quoted new and never chased up.
Silly dealer thought the scabby tradie didn't have any money, or maybe he knew I didn't want to finance. I'm sure the later was the reason.

At the end of the day, I'll be the first person to sing praises when I get it done, but I'll be taking my time to protect the warranty on my investment while it lasts.

My friends who have had APR ECU mods done to their GTI's are all very happy, so I have no doubt in the abilities of the flash.

[Ryan_R]

Stumbled onto this video (dial is mph)

Wonder how quick it would go with better grip.

[Guy_H]

Imagine how quick it would be if it wasn't spinning the tyres @ 90mph - was in that particular car last week. FWD fun with a capital F

[RosscoMK3]

Love the fuel warning light at the end. Classic.
What's the stage 3 cost? 15k or so? It's fair to say it goes a bit beyond a mere ECU flash.

[masev]

That's one hardcore GTI!.....my.....R....must.....kill....

Better start spending some money!!

[Guy_H]

Stage 3 is here:

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

Stage 3 + is not yet on our site.

Fastest FWD car ever tested by Motor magazine is APR stage 3 - soon they will get their hands on a stage 3 +

Article here: http://goapr.com.au/media/mm-june2011.pdf

[mataempat]

Sorry for reviving an old thread. I've just been informed by APR Malaysia that there's a new v2.2 APR file for the Golf mk6 118TSI. Will be in for the update. Anybody is aware of this? Apparently there's lower torque output on this file. Will have to wait and see.

[Guy_H]

Sorry for reviving an old thread. I've just been informed by APR Malaysia that there's a new v2.2 APR file for the Golf mk6 118TSI. Will be in for the update. Anybody is aware of this? Apparently there's lower torque output on this file. Will have to wait and see.

You need the full ECU data & work with APR Malaysia for that answer.

[passat08]

(Finishes up with a burn report email from APR detailing install success, date, ECU & APR program serial numbers. Personally I feel APR could do a little better in this regard. Something more substantial than an email and a receipt to acknowledge the vehicle has the tune. A certificate stating what was loaded and the expected gains would be a nice touch to certify the modifications. But this is only a minor criticism. And perhap a bumper sticker or two This was at the beginning of this post. I never received anything from APR via email or anything in regards to success of program or anything at all little disappointing that if other people did and i didn't. Did everyone get something from them in relation to success install??

[Ryan_R]

Maybe you misspelled your email address on the form?