APR Stage I soon... - Cisco's Micra Files

cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts:	APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 07:39:25 PM
	Booked in today to slam this on the Golf R in about 4 weeks time! :) http://goapr.com.au/products/ecu_upgrade_20tfsi_trans_265hp-vw.html Mmm 239kw/435nm! Should kick arse, its a big gain over factory. The car is starting to feel a little gutless now I'm already used to the factory 188kw and craving more :P They reckon with that chip installed, it makes it neck to neck with a brand new M3. Famous last words: I'll stop at Stage I !!!

nsm » CMF Member sydney Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 07:56:05 PM
	Wow... Ridiculous horsepower for a little car...Should give them WRX and EVO owners a very big run for their money and put them to shame... Nick...

Tinky » CMF Member Currumbin Waters Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 07:59:23 PM
	Nice jump in torque & power !! Once a tuner... What sort of price for this mayhem ?

frank2 » CMF Member birmingham United Kingdom Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 07:59:44 PM
	cisco WROTE: Famous last words: I'll stop at Stage I !!!" fat chance of that, its a slippery slope eh :D

cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 08:05:51 PM
	Lol. Only about $1500 which is the main attraction for me. It's a huge gain for the relatively small outlay considering.. But once you step up to Stage II and III the % gains get way less and the cost goes way up. So honestly think I could never be stuffed, unless I stumble across a random pot of money.

Tinky » CMF Member Currumbin Waters Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 08:08:31 PM
	Sounds like money well spent ...

Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 08:18:15 PM
	Nice work! What do these things weigh?

cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 08:23:46 PM
	Close enough to 1500kg still.. Quite heavy for a hatch, so I think it needs the power boost! :)

cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 08:38:00 PM
	Hmm this should get the car to about 4.7secs 0-100kmh which is about what an M3 does. But I just read that an R35 GTR does about 3 seconds flat? Shit!!! I'm still such a small fry :)

nsm » CMF Member sydney Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 08:53:31 PM
	Just a tad... Nick...

cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 09:13:33 PM
	If you tried to max everything out to beat a GTR you'd end up needing to increase engine capacity in the end. 2L would not be enough no matter how much boost you ran etc :P

SSUK » CMF Member London United Kingdom Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Fri 10 Feb 2012 10:29:25 PM
	LOL, only a slippery slope until the gradient runs out ;) Which judging from the published figures is pretty much at Stage I.....diminishing gains set in pretty early it seems.

cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Sat 11 Feb 2012 12:25:03 PM
	Yeah they do. Guys are even saying don't bother with Stage 2, its hardly even noticeable. That tells me the factory exhaust and air flow is pretty good and not worth messing with for minuscule gains. So you either stop at Stage 1 or you go all the way to Stage 3/4 and replace the turbo.

cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts:	Re: APR Stage I soon...	Tue 28 Feb 2012 08:01:33 PM
	1 week to go... Can't wait!!!!! Getting the 15,000km service at the same time and tyres rotated. Gee the car has chewed a bit of tread of the front tyres already after 14,500km :) Definitely the right time to rotate them..