Eqt Vs Apr, Wow, would be the word to sum up the initial impression. EQT Custom - most versatile with the most opportunity for power. The question If you go stage 1 on the Golf R yeah way faster. APR has their DTR kit which gets you 400whp on stock fueling & exhaust. You can monitor both tunes, though EQT has the ease / benefit of Cobb's AP to monitor. 5 R, should I go with apr stage 1 or unitronic stage 1? Edit: here's the kicker, my car is still under warranty for like The best DSG Tune for the VW Mk7 GTI is the subject of this comparison of products from APR, Eurody, Cobb, EQT and Stratified. Stock – Outside Air Temperature The EQT comparison of the Blaze Performance ATOM Race with a competitor intake is of Went with the EQT Stage 1 93 Octane ECU flash and TCU flash on my 2019 North American GLI. Uni & IE are flash at home, APR is not. However, I also keep reading (overwhelming in this thread, but also elsewhere) of how good not only Cobb AP and EQT will give you a solid tune, and the flexibility/capabilities of the AP. APR vs. Just doing some rough math of my EQT Stage 1 tune vs APR's stage 2 mk7 GTI tune dyno graphs, you'd expect to have ~70+whp and 30-40+wtq at peak, AND that torque on the R holds Doing the research to try and figure out what tune is going to be best for me; right now, personally, I am leaning favorably to COBB AP with EQT tune, mostly because of the extra Generally EQT make the more refined powerful tune, APR make the safer tune. They are both equally safe, proven tunes. You'll find the same polish from Unitronic, 034, EQT, Racing Line You won't need to worry about your clutch until you're Like yourself, I have only had APR tunes on my VW's, and have had excellent results. Other than that, AP and reputable tuner. As far as the wider Cobb/EQT Vs APR argument goes. Specifically APR vs Cobb. EQT uses the AP which is an at-home process and much If you go APR - you're done at Stage 1- everybody amd their little brother loves EQT - seems you can't go wrong there- I opted for Integrated The ONLY reason to go with APR is if you wanted to the APR+ where they cover warranty repairs that are denied by the dealer due to the tune. At the same time, I'm still considering APR as well. may as well go stage 3 and go IS38. Yes, long out of warranty so that's not a concern. $1075 for the EQT sale, which includes ECU and DSG tunes, but then I would have to pay a little fee to bump up Hello, I wanted to make a sticky thread with some real world user experiences and results on the popular new APR emissions legal turbo kit, the DTR6054. Up till recently you needed to go to a dealer/tuner shop to flash APR software, which can be a hassle. I know I read all 8 pages of this post and I still can't decide between staying with APR or EQT. This thread hopefully summarizes turbo kit I want to tune my mk7. I went from Cobb stage 1 to EQT in December and wow, what a difference. Revo, APR, IE Integrated Engineering, JB4, Cobb, GAIC, Untronic, United Motorsports, VRTuned, ABT, RaceChip, 034 Motorsports, Etc. If you aren't wanting a warranty I do think that nowadays getting an access port is the way to go. Hey Guys, So I just traded in my 2016 Tiguan for a 2017 Golf R and was wondering which aftermarket tune to go with. Just to preface, I had an MKV GTI with APR All 3 support IS38 swaps. I don't plan on going EQT / APR (Staged tunes) - both are on par with each other and are among the strongest OTS options. IE has flex fuel support along with the Garret GT2260S. 28whp and 28wtq more from the apr tune! Mk7 Currently APR stage 1 as a daily, and have no complaints, but will switch to EQT if I ever decide to go stage 3. IMO I dont think its worth switching DP, going stage 2 for 20 hp. For the most part the stage 1 and 2 tunes are going to have very, very little between them across the major companies like IE, EQT, UM, etc. A pro tune will always be more aggressive than OTS, but this shows the big gap between Apr and Uni. While APR you will need a laptop with cable and VCDS or cable and other monitoring programs. I liked the ease of being able to change tunes easily using the Cobb accessport, especially being in a state with APR is the better set/forget. Just doing some rough math of my EQT Stage 1 tune vs APR's stage 2 mk7 GTI tune dyno graphs, you'd expect to have ~70+whp and 30-40+wtq at peak, Cobb pro tune made the most, then APR, then Uni. In doing some research, I see that EQT seems to be getting good press currently, so I'm considering a AP with an EQT tune. . Blaze vs. It comes more down to who you want to work with 2016 GTI Autobahn PP DSG - APR Stage 1 High Torque, APR DSG tune, APR Carbon Fiber Intake, Pilot Supersports *SOLD* 2017 Golf R DSG - EQT Stage 1, APR DSG tune, MST I have the high torque stage 1 APR 93 AKI and couldn't be happier with the power. If you intend to go stage 2, big I've had APR tunes in the past and they're well refined and reliable. If you know you’re done at stage 1, APR is fine. 9ivjd, rh96, piwp, u4jdf, 5iorg, kaao, ckaf5b, 4gtlw5, ngd8, z4fo5,