jons355

Has anyone done the APR chip upgrade that boosts power to 245hp (with exhaust). How reliable is this setup and how practical is it for everyday driveability. I have a 1.8T Avant on order due to come in next week. I plan to put APR Stage 1 suspension on it and add 17 inch BBS RS wheels with Yokohama AVS Sports. I want to use the car now and then for drivers schools and a little track time. Would like more power but don't want reliability problems. Any advice would be appreciated including experience with other tuner chips such as NEuspeed and Autoauthority.

Thanks,


Jon Conlon
1996 A4 2.8Q (soon to be 2000 1.8T Avant)

larryV

APR is pretty reliable in my opinion. They are pretty conservative in terms of their programming of the ECU chip knowing to safely stay within the drivetrain's and especially the turbo's limits. I can pretty much say this for all the tuners but I would highly recommend APR, Garret (GIAC), and MTM. Look up "chips" under search or check out the various links to the plethora of 1.8T enthusiasts' webpages. You'll find some good info there.

Larry
99.5 1.8Tqts APR K&N

TURBOLOVER

I've got the Neuspeed 1.0 VBL chip. It's got 195 hp and 215 torque. It's been reliable and performs well. I'd recommend it to anyone.

A4czunKar

Anyone in the LI Suffol area with an APR chip
in a 2000 1.8T? I'm interested in the upgrade
and want feedback/suggestions.

thanks,
Russ.

byebyebimmer

I'll keep you posted as to how it performs.. I'm on LI and my APR should be here any day now!