2018 Q7 3.0T ECU or Piggyback tunes?
05-03-2018, 08:48 AM
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Hello Gents,
so after few months , I kinda cooled off on tuning the 7. Indeed, an APR stage 1 flash would add some nice power, but the trade off losing the warranty (i even bought the 120k extended) is not worth it for me. So far, 5 of us, car ski season loaded, cargo box, did just fine(for what is intended to do for us-main fam platform). Did not feel underpowered up/down to Tahoe.
kinda cooled off slamming it too. Rides perfect for now.
Cheers,
Bob
so after few months , I kinda cooled off on tuning the 7. Indeed, an APR stage 1 flash would add some nice power, but the trade off losing the warranty (i even bought the 120k extended) is not worth it for me. So far, 5 of us, car ski season loaded, cargo box, did just fine(for what is intended to do for us-main fam platform). Did not feel underpowered up/down to Tahoe.
kinda cooled off slamming it too. Rides perfect for now.
Cheers,
Bob
05-03-2018, 10:46 AM
#24
And don't me wrong, I'm stage 2 GIAC, going 2+, on the 5.Although there is about 100 ponnies/torqies and few lbsesies difference, I never felt underpowered in the 7 after driving the 5, IMHO. So 333 shaft, is plenty satisfying for what the 7 is meant to be and do. Plus I do notice excellent MPG,which is rewarding for long hauls.
cheers,
Bob
cheers,
Bob
05-03-2018, 11:57 AM
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Out of curiosity, has anyone using a piggyback been able to confirm that they're not flagged as TD1 in the Audi system and was able to have engine warranty repairs done (not routine scheduled maintenance from like Audi Care)? I don't think that when we bring our vehicles in for routine maintenance, they're not going to outright tell us that they detected modifications and have flagged it as TD1. The TD1 flagging was only brought up to me in the past when attempting to claim warranty repairs related to the engine (in my case, it was an ECU tune, so I already knew the risk when I bought the Avant used).
12-20-2018, 05:47 AM
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I honestly really doubt Apr will come out with a tune for it since it's completely different then all the other v6 supercharged models it has a completely new and different supercharger which probably means different pulley and everything. And I believe it may only be in the 2018/ possibly 2019 models. It sucks because I also wanted tune intake and pulleys I just don't see it happening I offered my vehicle to Apr and never heard anything I think we're **** out a luck but I hope not.
12-20-2018, 12:01 PM
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So I saw in Poland Stage 2 tunes around 440-450hp with both pulleys done on USA models. Engine code CREC
See example
Audi A7 4G 3.0TFSI CREC 333KM-> STAGE 2 445KM / 554NM
See example
Audi A7 4G 3.0TFSI CREC 333KM-> STAGE 2 445KM / 554NM
12-20-2018, 03:35 PM
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12-20-2018, 04:48 PM
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12-21-2018, 05:18 AM
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