My R FSI doesn’t need any oil added between oil changes. But I did a careful break in and a first oil change a 1,000 mi.
And the cam follower issue is only an issue for the over pressure modified fuel pumps like APR’s
I felt the same about my R.
I tried an intake and it made a lot more noise but no power.
I dropped in a downpipe with a 200 cell cat and resonator and it's night and day.
I now have great mid and high range pull.
My mpg jumped from around 23 to close to 27-28
The OEM dp has 2 600 cell ceramic cats, thats a lot of resistance not letting the turbo do it's job.
FWIW I would do a DP before any tune, you may want to run stock after a DP swap.
Not worried about the pump, its the cam follower, just got to swap it out every 20k miles or so.What's all this worry over the apr hpfp?
My Golf R FSI consumes less oil than my TSI did, I most admit I am shocked I was expecting the FSI to consume more.
The HPFP is totally worth the maintenance and upkeep! I change mine every 20k, Ive already done it 2x as preventive maintenance. Sitting here at 53k and completely rosy.:thumbsup:
APR stage 1 is night and day just like with the GTI. I made the move from a 10 GTI to a 13 R simply because I was about to drop a bunch of cash on a k04 kit. I started thinking about it and well AWD>FWD. I recently did 2+ on the R and to be honest its plenty of power, a heat soaked 90* ambient dyno put down 311awhp/333awtq (all wheel not fronts) and I'm on stock catback. The APR pump is nice and changing the cam follower takes maybe 15mins max. I'm still on the stock clutch at 12k miles was 1 and 1+ till around 10k. I saw someone say they did an intake and werent impressed with the power increase, the car and almost all cars will adapt to an intake untuned so you can expect much. If you are going to bolt parts on just tune the car accordingly and get the most out of the parts you bolted on otherwise it seems pretty pointless. From my experience I did stage 1 then added a HPFP and went 1+ didnt have anything else done to the car and the gains from 1 to 1+ HPFP weren't noticeable. Week or two later added the intake and downpipe and again it was night and day. I would check out moddedeuros for a downpipe as they give a discount to forum members and have some of the best priced downpipes around. I went SPM street think I paid 512 shipped build quality was great and fitment was perfect. Intake I went with a neuspeed p flo, probably the cheapest option but the trims are perfect and the fitment is great. A buddy in town has a VWR intake newest revision cant comment on his trims but he was upset at how much it rubbed on other stuff around the filter housing. Hope this helps a little.
The ECM's in the R are pretty amazing, they use AI learning algorithms. When you do a mod like a DP or intake, you need to drive the car normally for a week or two (no wot). The ECM will modify the trims and fuel ratios on it's own, and you won't throw a CEL. After a couple weeks you can let it rip. I only have empirical data but replacing the restrictive ceramic cats has a profound impact on the engines performance.
Pretty sure its called adaption. Regardless tune the car properly to see the most bang from the bolt ons.
I'm at an apr dealer, I'm getting stage 1 even though i told myself i wouldn't lol. I need more power. 30 day money back guarantee. ?