ECU Upgrade

[jfi2ee]

Hey

Has anyone done an ECU upgrade on their VRS - is it worth the money and is there a dramatic increase in performance/power?

Who did you use to upgrade? I'm looking at APR

APR - High Performance Development for Audi, VW and Porsche Vehicles.

[Dzl_Dubba]

I assume your car is a Mk2 RS? Well only you can truly decide whether its worth the money. I got my Mk3 RS tuned and I think its well worth the money (went with GIAC). Not going to get more bang for your buck. There are plenty of companies out there APR, GIAC, Revo, Spectune, Viezu, Bluefin and more. APR is on the higher end price wise in available tunes but its a solid product. APR offers a money back guarantee so give it a go and see for yourself!

[jfi2ee]

I assume your car is a Mk2 RS? Well only you can truly decide whether its worth the money. I got my Mk3 RS tuned and I think its well worth the money (went with GIAC). Not going to get more bang for your buck. There are plenty of companies out there APR, GIAC, Revo, Spectune, Viezu, Bluefin and more. APR is on the higher end price wise in available tunes but its a solid product. APR offers a money back guarantee so give it a go and see for yourself!

I've got a 5e vrs, got quoted $1650 for the APR

[Dzl_Dubba]

I've got a 5e vrs, got quoted $1650 for the APR

You linked for the mk2 Like I said it is on the higher end but still a solid product. I'm happy with Giac and it only cost me 1000 bucks. Revo is also available for the new RS too. Try their money back guarantee and see for yourself! The car pulls very hard and there's so much torque available that you can easily reach silly speeds. I don't find the tune very aggressive and it drives very much like stock. I plan on putting it on a dyno in the near future to see whats what.

[jfi2ee]

You linked for the mk2 Like I said it is on the higher end but still a solid product. I'm happy with Giac and it only cost me 1000 bucks. Revo is also available for the new RS too. Try their money back guarantee and see for yourself! The car pulls very hard and there's so much torque available that you can easily reach silly speeds. I don't find the tune very aggressive and it drives very much like stock. I plan on putting it on a dyno in the near future to see whats what.

Lol my bad, dumb question but does an ECU upgrade void any part of skoda's manufacturer warranty? Also what would you recommend for the best amount of increased power while maintaining a comfortable drive?

Thanks

[Dzl_Dubba]

Lol my bad, dumb question but does an ECU upgrade void any part of skoda's manufacturer warranty? Also what would you recommend for the best amount of increased power while maintaining a comfortable drive?

Thanks

Skoda techs can detect any changes to the ECU. That is a fact. It is up to the dealer to honour or void any warranty work. They still get paid either way! ECU tune and down pipe will return the greatest gains. I myself plan on fitting upgraded lower control arms and an anti lift kit to minimise wheelspin and axle tramp.

I'm still a novice to tuning myself though the right foot can play a big part of maintaining a comfortable drive. Even a stock RS will drive poorly if you just mash the loud pedal. A good set of tyres will also help.

[donweather]

A good set of tyres will also help.

After a tune, supaloy LCAs and a dog bone insert, I found a new set or rims and tyres made the biggest difference out of all of them when it came to eliminating wheel hop for me. I couldn't believe the difference with the new rims and tyres. It was like night and day. So my recommendation would be to start with the new rims and tyres first and then if you're still getting wheel hop then look at other mods to reduce this.

[Transporter]

Skoda techs can detect any changes to the ECU. That is a fact. It is up to the dealer to honour or void any warranty work. They still get paid either way! ECU tune and down pipe will return the greatest gains. I myself plan on fitting upgraded lower control arms and an anti lift kit to minimise wheelspin and axle tramp.

I'm still a novice to tuning myself though the right foot can play a big part of maintaining a comfortable drive. Even a stock RS will drive poorly if you just mash the loud pedal. A good set of tyres will also help.

It's worth to mention that the Skoda can't void whole warranty just because you have tuned your car. Only in some failures the warranty could be affected and it's also worth to mention that it's a very rare and usually the tuned cars are very reliable as the stage1 tunes don't take much of the life away from the drivetrain either when the common sense is used.

[dArK5HaD0w]

ur pretty safe with a stg 1 tune.
it will also give u the biggest increase in power & torque, compared to any other single mod/upgrade.

i've done the apr ecu tune, dsg tune, exhaust and lowered suspension.
everything else is std.
car is so much more fun to drive. off the mark (best is 5.9 sec to a 100), through windy roads, normal driving, being a family car

have had no mechanical/electrical/structural issues with the car.....touchwood....thus far.

i don't know what's on offer for the mk3 yet, but i'm sure they'll soon be available if they aren't already.

[GeeMatt]

it will also give u the biggest increase in power & torque, compared to any other single mod/upgrade.

i've done the apr ecu tune, dsg tune, exhaust and lowered suspension.
everything else is std.
car is so much more fun to drive. off the mark (best is 5.9 sec to a 100), through windy roads, normal driving, being a family car

+1 for this. I have had the same experience with other marques.
It's in my medium plans. Once I get hold of the Unicorn.