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After having the APR Stage 1 on my Polo GTI, then buying a Mk6 Golf GTI it was only a matter of time before I caught ecu-flash-itis.
But $1500 for the APR flash for a Golf, even with all the extras was a bit much to bear, especially when the stock GTI goes so well. In the end I decided I would have a go with the Superchips/Bluefin, for half the cost of the APR flash in Australia (in the US the 4 program APR from ECS Tuning is around $650 AU, so something funny going on there)
There were some minor issues getting the software installed on my PC - but easily solved. In addition, when I tried to plug the blue fin into the OBD port in the car it was not making a proper connection, because every time I tried to push the connector on, the receptacle went back up under the dash. So I had to push it up fully under the dash so it came out of the holder, and it was easy to make the connection then. Once plugged in and running it took about 20 minutes to load from the car, 10 minutes to upload to their web site, and the new image was ready almost straight away. Another 10 minutes to load the new image on the car and away I went. No problems with encryption on mine, which is a Jan 2011 build.
The APR on my Polo GTI 1.8T made the car a bit tricky to drive sometimes (manual). The Superchips map for the GTI Golf seems to work well with the DSG - first time out was a bit of a worry though, hit 130 before I even realised, and the tacho went to 8k RPM....
But $1500 for the APR flash for a Golf, even with all the extras was a bit much to bear, especially when the stock GTI goes so well. In the end I decided I would have a go with the Superchips/Bluefin, for half the cost of the APR flash in Australia (in the US the 4 program APR from ECS Tuning is around $650 AU, so something funny going on there)
There were some minor issues getting the software installed on my PC - but easily solved. In addition, when I tried to plug the blue fin into the OBD port in the car it was not making a proper connection, because every time I tried to push the connector on, the receptacle went back up under the dash. So I had to push it up fully under the dash so it came out of the holder, and it was easy to make the connection then. Once plugged in and running it took about 20 minutes to load from the car, 10 minutes to upload to their web site, and the new image was ready almost straight away. Another 10 minutes to load the new image on the car and away I went. No problems with encryption on mine, which is a Jan 2011 build.
The APR on my Polo GTI 1.8T made the car a bit tricky to drive sometimes (manual). The Superchips map for the GTI Golf seems to work well with the DSG - first time out was a bit of a worry though, hit 130 before I even realised, and the tacho went to 8k RPM....
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