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Looking at cooling upgrades, and OEM+ turbos, I've heard from several upgrade shops, and they all agreed on one issue.
Tuning companies are in strong competition with each other, seeing who makes the most power gains over all the others. (Ex. APR)
That's packaging and propaganda for teens.
Many hardware & turbo manufacturer's told me that the tunes run too hot, which is why so many S3's get missfires, backfires, bent rods, turbo failures, and other hardware failures.
It also causes S3's to over heat VERY easily...even daily drivers.
I don't want company A's tune, that runs super hot timing, and runs lean fuel tables at higher rpm's, just to make +20whp more than company B.
APR, EURODYNE, UNITRONIC, REVO, IE, VR, ABT, VR....they all seem the same, saying that they don't go past "safety limits" (which aren't OEM limits, so I hear...but their own estimated limits.)
So...which downloaded tunes care about the consumer and the car?
Looking at cooling upgrades, and OEM+ turbos, I've heard from several upgrade shops, and they all agreed on one issue.
Tuning companies are in strong competition with each other, seeing who makes the most power gains over all the others. (Ex. APR)
That's packaging and propaganda for teens.
Many hardware & turbo manufacturer's told me that the tunes run too hot, which is why so many S3's get missfires, backfires, bent rods, turbo failures, and other hardware failures.
It also causes S3's to over heat VERY easily...even daily drivers.
I don't want company A's tune, that runs super hot timing, and runs lean fuel tables at higher rpm's, just to make +20whp more than company B.
APR, EURODYNE, UNITRONIC, REVO, IE, VR, ABT, VR....they all seem the same, saying that they don't go past "safety limits" (which aren't OEM limits, so I hear...but their own estimated limits.)
So...which downloaded tunes care about the consumer and the car?