Justin T

Looking for opinions/advantages that people have witnessed/experienced regarding the following boggle:

I think I have decided to go APR (hah! no pun intended). There is a local tuner in my area that really seems to know their stuff. They are an APR dealer and work on Porsche/Audi/VW exclusively. I also have the distinct privleledge of knowing "Whoosh_Addict" who has a VAG Tool. So my question is, why should I go through the local tuner shop if I have the ability to swap the ECU out myself? Is there any advantage? What have people experienced?

Thanks.

Shredster

You've certainly come to the right place for chip opinions hehehehe.

Justin T

I've used the search and I've been on the forum for a couple of years. Chip brand ain't my ?

M3iRiSH

Get the spare ECU chipped by you local tuner and then swap out yourself 8^)

Justin T

Bottom line, I can call APR, get an H box with the stock program, the 93 octane program and the race gas program and do it myself. What advantage is there to having a local APR dealer do all the work? Any?

M3iRiSH

Is the tuner soldering in the chip or do they get the chipped ECU from APR?

Shredster

Like I said, when it comes to chip opinions, you've come to the right place (not that you haven't been here before) ;-)

Ron O

I can change the ECU in 15min flat --- no deal

AJG

And, what the hell, you can better your relationship with the tuner while you are at it.

Andrew

Justin T

Ahhhh. Okie dokie.