mec0902
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Westchester, New York
On December 11th I went to a local shop to get an APR tune with my wife's GTI.
My GTI has a JB1 and no issues at all. I've installed the JB1 on her car, and it ran flawless as well. Both cars are setup the same. They are DSG's. They have Neuspeed intakes, APR downpipes, Borla catbacks.
The day I got her car tuned, the car was acting up. At part throttle in 3rd and 4th, from about 2800rpm's and up, the motor would violently buck, while the diverter valve would machine gun out boost. No traction light was blinking either. It was not a traction issue. The car would eventually even out and pull hard. No codes. I chalked this up to adaptation, and gave that car a couple of hundred miles to adjust.
After a few hundred miles, it was still doing it. I called my APR dealer, and let them know what was happening. They asked for a video. I provided it. They opened a case and then asked for me to do data logs. I don't have the means to data log.
I decided that the tune had to go. I went back to my dealer and they removed the tune, and gave me a full refund. Awesome.
I asked for my DSG to be flashed back to stock as well, because it was still rushing into 6th and 45mph, and I was sold on the fact that it would hold gears far longer than stock in D. 6th gear at 45 while going up hill is not cool. My MK6 GLI would downshift 1 gear on small inputs, 2 gears on larger inputs. The MK7 tune would require nearly 50% throttle, and would lug the engine momentarily, then kick down 2 gears, causing surging and bucking. APR's dealer acknowledged the rush to 6th, and slow downshifts issue in an email. I wanted out of APR regardless at this point. I was turned off by them rushing the DSG software to market and their engine tune making the car feel and act like something was wrong.
I was told I would not get a refund because it was more than 30 days. Understandable. I asked if they could extend a courtesy because of the problem their tune was causing, and they flat out said NO. I'm cool with that, I'll take it on the chin for waiting a little past 30 days.
Here's the best part. I ordered a Eurodyne flash cable for a customer. The customer decided to trade the car up for an R, so i decided to throw the tune on my wife's GTI.
Bottom line, Eurodyne Stage 2 91 V8 absolutely runs flawless. Non of the APR problems, with better pull, because the car is no longer falling on it's face. Part throttle, WOT, everywhere, it's better than the APR tune, and stock like in delivery. I've purchased credits for their DSG flash today as well. I'm happy with her car now, and so is she.
This isn't an APR bash thread, or a Eurodyne praise thread. My car has a JB1 on it, and I love it. My wife's car is an absolute beast now, and smooth as stock. That explosive power that the APR has, with all of it's issues on her car is not cool. They really wanted me to do full 3rd and 4th gear pulls. I'm not getting arrested for APR's bad R&D. Sorry.
Hope this helps someone with a similar issue.
My GTI has a JB1 and no issues at all. I've installed the JB1 on her car, and it ran flawless as well. Both cars are setup the same. They are DSG's. They have Neuspeed intakes, APR downpipes, Borla catbacks.
The day I got her car tuned, the car was acting up. At part throttle in 3rd and 4th, from about 2800rpm's and up, the motor would violently buck, while the diverter valve would machine gun out boost. No traction light was blinking either. It was not a traction issue. The car would eventually even out and pull hard. No codes. I chalked this up to adaptation, and gave that car a couple of hundred miles to adjust.
After a few hundred miles, it was still doing it. I called my APR dealer, and let them know what was happening. They asked for a video. I provided it. They opened a case and then asked for me to do data logs. I don't have the means to data log.
I decided that the tune had to go. I went back to my dealer and they removed the tune, and gave me a full refund. Awesome.
I asked for my DSG to be flashed back to stock as well, because it was still rushing into 6th and 45mph, and I was sold on the fact that it would hold gears far longer than stock in D. 6th gear at 45 while going up hill is not cool. My MK6 GLI would downshift 1 gear on small inputs, 2 gears on larger inputs. The MK7 tune would require nearly 50% throttle, and would lug the engine momentarily, then kick down 2 gears, causing surging and bucking. APR's dealer acknowledged the rush to 6th, and slow downshifts issue in an email. I wanted out of APR regardless at this point. I was turned off by them rushing the DSG software to market and their engine tune making the car feel and act like something was wrong.
I was told I would not get a refund because it was more than 30 days. Understandable. I asked if they could extend a courtesy because of the problem their tune was causing, and they flat out said NO. I'm cool with that, I'll take it on the chin for waiting a little past 30 days.
Here's the best part. I ordered a Eurodyne flash cable for a customer. The customer decided to trade the car up for an R, so i decided to throw the tune on my wife's GTI.
Bottom line, Eurodyne Stage 2 91 V8 absolutely runs flawless. Non of the APR problems, with better pull, because the car is no longer falling on it's face. Part throttle, WOT, everywhere, it's better than the APR tune, and stock like in delivery. I've purchased credits for their DSG flash today as well. I'm happy with her car now, and so is she.
This isn't an APR bash thread, or a Eurodyne praise thread. My car has a JB1 on it, and I love it. My wife's car is an absolute beast now, and smooth as stock. That explosive power that the APR has, with all of it's issues on her car is not cool. They really wanted me to do full 3rd and 4th gear pulls. I'm not getting arrested for APR's bad R&D. Sorry.
Hope this helps someone with a similar issue.
