Stage II Software Update //03.28.2016
Along with their new downpipes, APR released updated software that takes advantage of the additional flow capabilities. Being used to adding DP's to a car, it's obvious that the majority of the gains from this step is due to software, not the actual hardware. It seems APR took advantage of this point in time to squeeze some more performance out of the car, all-up. Usually, you can estimate 5-20 WHP and maybe 20 WTQ when adding DP's. In this case, it's +27AWHP and a whopping +81AWTQ over Stage 1! You can definitely feel the difference as the torque comes on harder at all rpm's, and the gap in the mid-rpm's, especially anywhere between 30-50mph has been filled in nicely.
My table of stated performance to the right. Note that as of now, APR is not looking to re-test or re-work the Stage 3 tune, which leaves a little to be desired compared to the Stage 2 numbers. There's definitely benefit to be had with Stage 3, but it seems the marketing engine of APR is not behind that product at this point.
Finally, since the car had the 1.1 tune on it prior to February 15, 2015, it didn't cost me a cent to upgrade to Stage 2. Lovin' that.
My table of stated performance to the right. Note that as of now, APR is not looking to re-test or re-work the Stage 3 tune, which leaves a little to be desired compared to the Stage 2 numbers. There's definitely benefit to be had with Stage 3, but it seems the marketing engine of APR is not behind that product at this point.
Finally, since the car had the 1.1 tune on it prior to February 15, 2015, it didn't cost me a cent to upgrade to Stage 2. Lovin' that.
APR Stage I ECU Tune
Car came nicely tuned via APR (v1.1) and put down some very respectable numbers on the US's only Maha dyno (pics to follow).
