who has upgraded from APR stage 1 to 2

Square1 said:

Why did you stage 3? How does it feel?

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mcl_sean said:

Worried future mods would close in on Stage 2 torque rating, want this to be one and done.

Big difference in pedal feel when I first hopped in, much heavier than stock, and caught right off the floor. Expected both and still stalled it when I went to leave. But learning curve was almost immediate, and both pedal weight and catch point have backed off a bit after 250 miles. Now everything feels exactly like I was hoping it would; short shifter, cable bracket, shifter bushings, and stainless clutch line went in at the same time. Looking forward to wrapping up suggested break in, guessing IS20 will be a lot more fun with a clutch that doesn't slip.

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Square1 said:

The IS20 will be a lot more fun with a proper clutch. I'm swapping my wife's TSI soon to an IS20 and I know the clutch won't hold up. I'm still on the fence on whether to go stage 2 or 3. I'm worried about the heavy pedal feel or more so having to hear about it.

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mcl_sean said:

Not going to lie, it's pretty heavy to start. Easing up already but I could see it scaring someone if they're not expecting it.

I can already see myself getting sucked into wanting more down the road so Stage 3 made sense. As is Stage 2 would've been fine.

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MeltedSolid said:

Stage 2 for me had zero increase in pedal effort, and considering I broke my transmission with my stage 2 clutch holding the power just fine I don't see any reason for the stage 3. This doesn't apply for those of you with awd because you have the transmission out of the golf R so it can hold a lot more power.

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Square1 said:

Is that a south bend stage 2?

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