APR STAGE 3 POWERMAX ECU UPGRADE - VW Mk8 GOLF R, Arteon, AUDI S3 2.0T EA888 GEN 4
We're excited to announce APR's Stage 3 Engine Control Unit (ECU) Upgrades are now available for the Volkswagen Golf R (MK8), Arteon, and Audi S3 (8Y) 2.0 TSI EA888 Gen 4 engine with the Continental Simos 19 ECU!
This listing is for customers that already have a Garrett Powermax GT2563S turbocharger. If you do not yet have this turbocharger, we highly recommend purchasing the full APR Powermax GT2563S Turbocharger Kit instead.
Expect massive gains with up to 478-543 HP with 409-435 FT-LBS of torque on tap, depending on octane and mods! This represents a massive increase in horsepower at the wheels, over stock!
Please note that your vehicle must be present at one of our shops in order to install this software. If you would like to set up an installation appointment, please contact us.
FEATURES
- Delivers up to 478-543 HP with 409-435 FT-LBS (Stage 3)
- Max gains of +127-193 HP and +96-145 FT-LBS at the wheels (Stage 3)
- Supports 91 AKI, 93 AKI, 100 AKI, 104 AKI, and E60-E85 fuel grades (NAR)
- Ethanol support with no additional hardware required
- Makes more power with more mods without a new reflash
- Makes more torque with our TCU upgrade
- Standing RPM soft limiter increased
- Left-foot braking / brake boosting added
- Speed limiter removed
- Auto Start/Stop defaults to your last picked option
- Properly rescaled performance gauges
- Properly rescaled boost gauge
- Linear throttle mapping
- Flat torque mapping
- Optional torque limited mapping available for manual transmissions
- ECO mode limits output to further promote fuel savings
- No additional hardware or software required
- Supports standard bolt on modifications and TCU upgrades
- Larger turbocharger Stage 3 software available
- Optimized thermal management and additional protection
- Optimized high-gear LSPI protection and turbocharger protection added
- Free lifetime updates
- Direct OBDII port flash (No ECU removal required)
- 30 day money back guarantee
APR ECU UPGRADE STAGES
APR's new suite of Simos 19 ECU software comes after months of extensive research and development that is typically absent from the aftermarket. APR's upgrade makes the engine more powerful and more exciting. We’ve extensively calibrated the system to work flawlessly in various driving conditions while retaining safety routines to protect your engine in the most demanding scenarios. This was all made possible by APR's engineering team's pursuit of perfection. Development vehicles were outfitted with additional sensors, including turbo shaft speed sensors, thermocouples, transducers, and more, along with our high speed direct RAM logging equipment, to feed valuable data to the team for analysis. After many hours of testing and tuning APR created new calibrations that are fine tuned for several octanes and contain hundreds of map changes, with a vast array of safety features built in.
The result of this work is nothing short of astounding. Not only has APR increased power, they've also added many safety routines to ensure the engine and components are protected under demanding scenarios. Additionally we’ve added features to enhance the driving experience! We’ve added brake boosting / left foot braking, removed the vehicle speed limiter, raised the standing limiter, set auto start/stop to retain your last used mode, properly rescaled the boost and power gauges, developed a linear and flat torque curve, and linearized the throttle pedal.
To protect the engine and components we’ve spent a considerable amount of time tuning safety routines, some of which were not active from the factory. The engine has advanced LSPI protection to prevent the engine from damage when being lugged in the tallest gears. Excessive intake air temperature, which is common on a dynamometer, will cause power to reduce to protect the engine. On 6MT equipped vehicles, you’ll achieve full torque, but on DSG equipped vehicles, torque will be limited at the factory limits until APR's TCU upgrade is added. Furthermore APR has added and calibrated protection routines for turbocharger pressure ratios, shaft speed, exhaust pressure, intake air temperature, coolant temperature, oil temperature, lambda, fueling system limitations, and more.
UPGRADED TURBO (STAGE 3) SOFTWARE
The APR Stage 3 ECU upgrade is designed for use on the Garrett Powermax GT2563S turbocharger. Using APR's intake and intercooler with this turbo system, APR saw 478-543 HP and 409-435 FT-LBS with +127-193 AWHP and +96-145 AWFT-LBS over stock.
Optional Low Torque Files
For manual transmission vehicles, this file helps alleviate stress on the factory clutch. Upgrade the clutch to run the high torque file.
On DSG/S-Tronic transmission vehicles, using this file is necessary to prevent slip. Run APR's TCU upgrade to remove torque caps and to prevent slip.
This tune is available for 91, 93, 100, and 104 AKI fuel grades, as well as E60-E85 Ethanol in North America.
When selecting a fuel grade, a minimum of that fuel grade must be used. Using higher fuel grades is permissible.
FITMENT/APPLICATIONS
- 2022+ VW Mk8 Golf R 2.0T
- 2022-2024 VW Arteon 2.0T
- 2022+ Audi 8Y S3 2.0T
EMISSIONS
This part is legal under the provisions of EPA’s Tampering Policy dated November 23rd, 2020. The company has reasonable basis (test results) to verify that this product allows the vehicle to operate within legal emissions standards and is therefore legal to be sold for on-street use in all states that accept the legal provisions of the Clean Air Act and the EPA Tampering Policy. This product is NOT LEGAL FOR SALE OR USE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Testing with the California Air Resources Board, in order to achieve 50-state compliance, is pending with CARB. Once testing is complete with California, and an E.O. number is issued, this product will be updated to 50-state legal status.