JohnoBurr
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It is fairly noticeably weaker, but the smoothness trumps the power for me. I'm tired of being jerked around by APR's 2.0. This is all in the interim for me though, until I get my F23 installed and protuned.
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APR Presents the 2.0 TSI ECU Update (Version 2.0!)
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It is fairly noticeably weaker, but the smoothness trumps the power for me. I'm tired of being jerked around by APR's 2.0. This is all in the interim for me though, until I get my F23 installed and protuned.
Last time APR responded on this forum they stated there wasn't anything wrong with the 6MT tune.
I spoke to my tuner and APR did not acknowledge anything with the 6MT tune at that time either.
And honestly i couldn't care less about calling APR directly. I did once a few weeks ago and they let me down horribly. Regardless of what happens i'll be stuck paying additional labor fee's in hopes of that they'll provide an updated tune thats works properly.
I have zero sympathy for APR at this point. They've had almost a year to acknowledge this problem correctly and communicate whats going on to us since we are theconsumers in a professional manor, which they haven't.
DarianBx3
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I refresh my subscribed threads at least 3 times a day. Pumped for the update.
WeekendWarriorz
Ready to race!
Everyone just buy a cobb accessport and get a protune, problem solved and you'll make more power. my 2 cents.
Dr Dad
Drag Race Newbie
WeekendWarriorz
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I'm in the same boat with a GLI.
carrquik77
Passed Driver's Ed
You're going to need a new clutch. Mine only lasted 5,000 miles after I tuned full stage 2. Save for an LSD also. Not an expert, but have had the experience.
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carrquik77
Passed Driver's Ed
How long does request take? Is it something that is just emailed back and forth?
Thanks for any info.
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carrquik77
Passed Driver's Ed
I'm interested to see how long stock clutches last with this update. I will be upgrading that before getting the new software
Save for a LSD at the same time!!
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carrquik77
Passed Driver's Ed
Thanks for your post. I've been stage 3 clutch since tuned and have wondered if the v2. would cause any slip.
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carrquik77
Passed Driver's Ed
I got the new update on Tuesday, only put ~100miles on it so far. I went straight from stock to the new Stage 2 tune so I can't compare it to previous APR tunes, but so far I'm very much liking what I've seen.
I'm still on my stock OEM clutch, which had 46k miles on it before I flashed to stage 2, so far it seems to be handling the 93 high output torque without issue. The tune seems incredibly smooth and great throttle response. Great fun to drive, and I'm actually averaging nearly 5MPG better than I was stock (and it's not because I have been gentle with the throttle :lol
The only issue I have noticed a bit of a rough idle on cold start (after revs initially settle down, the RPMs fluctuate from about 1100 to 1200 until I drive it and engine is up to temp.) I'm still on the factory spark plugs and coil packs, so I'll swap those out tonight and see if it helps the idle. I haven't seen anyone else reporting similar symptoms, so it's likely an issue with my car, not the tune.
To answer the above question, program switching still works the same as before.
To summarize initial impressions, THIS TUNE IS AWESOME!
How's that clutch now that it's getting cold out? You might start to notice some slipping when you get into 4-6 and hit the gas from a coast.
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