COMK7GTI
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What are your thoughts on choosing between the tunes? What are your experiences with them? I have a 6MT
APR Stage 1 Low Torque (91)
APR Stage 1 (91)
APR Stage 1 Low Torque (91)
APR Stage 1 (91)
In before the "ALL THE HORSEPOWERS! LOW-OUTPUT SUCKS" crowd comes running...
Depends what you're after. I'll be pulling the trigger on their Low-Output file the next time a sale rolls around. Being able to have 290-295hp with a "mild" tune with a less aggressive torque onset is very attractive to me. If the graphs on APR's website are representative, it seems a bit more OEM+ in nature. It's Golf R power with a bit more torque.
Yes, that was my experience. Had stage 1 HO for a few months and now settled with LO on a GTI DSG. The LO more than sheds the ignition delay and throttle lag that plague our cars and top end power almost equals HO.Being able to have 290-295hp with a "mild" tune with a less aggressive torque onset is very attractive to me. If the graphs on APR's website are representative, it seems a bit more OEM+ in nature. It's Golf R power with a bit more torque.
Old topic butIn before the "ALL THE HORSEPOWERS! LOW-OUTPUT SUCKS" crowd comes running...
Depends what you're after. I'll be pulling the trigger on their Low-Output file the next time a sale rolls around. Being able to have 290-295hp with a "mild" tune with a less aggressive torque onset is very attractive to me. If the graphs on APR's website are representative, it seems a bit more OEM+ in nature. It's Golf R power with a bit more torque.
Subscribing as I too have been looking at Stage 1 on my 6 speed. No interest in Stage 2.
I'm torn between the APR low output or Unitronic stage 1 for a mild OEM+ tune.
The LO tune has a VERY progressive power band. It feels completely stock. No big power burst in the mid-range. It ends up in the same place as HO once you're at 6K+ RPM.
Heck: If I could get a tune that was less powerful, like 295 HP/310 TQ, I would probably take that. Seems like it would be less wear on the components.
May go JB4 because it's easily removable but my friend has been telling me all about his 335is JB4 for years. It does have a "personality" that requires getting used to/involved with and isnt a simple "here's more power, move along".