APR Stage 1 >>>

[RossL]

This is something that probably gets asked quite a bit and everyone has mixed opinions on it, Ive never got a straight answer.

My Golf has an APR Stage 1 Remap, Ive been recommended to run the car on Premium unleaded (Shell V Power I use) now alot of people say with a remapped car its essential to run it on premium fuel.

Is it true or just aload of rubbish ?

Thanks
Ross.

[Hedge]

Is your's a switchable map?

You can normally have 95 and 98 RON maps switchable via the cruise stalk on APR.

[vRS Carl]

I don't think it's essential to run it on Premium fuel.

However you should run the map in 95Ron mode if you do use normal fuel. You will just suffer a performance loss in terms of outright power/torque


FWIW the difference of £4-5 or so for a full tank (based on V-Power being about 8ppl more than 95) i would rather run the premium as you do get better MPG.

[LC_15]

you can switch your map on APR i had mine last week and love it the noise over standard is just immense

[RossL]

I havn't got cruise on mine, but im probably going to get it installed.

Thanks for the responses, I agree its worth it to run it on V Power anyway.

[Marshall]

I had mine done today and on stage 1 you can only switch between mapped and stock. Don't know if all 2.0tfsi are like this or just my ecu variant.
Some models have 95 and 98 Ron switch ability.



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[Hedge]

I had mine done today and on stage 1 you can only switch between mapped and stock.

Mine has 95. 98, valet and stock maps and it's only stage 1 but a TSI. 

[vRS Carl]

I had mine done today and on stage 1 you can only switch between mapped and stock.

Mine has 95. 98, valet and stock maps and it's only stage 1 but a TSI. 

Same here.

[Marshall]

Are your maps v3?
Or is it to do with the newer ecu? Someone else I know with an R only has stock and mapped switch ability also
I think on stage 2+ you get all the extra settings

[Tfsi_Mike]

AFAIK the fully loaded ECU is standard now. 

[vRS Carl]

Are your maps v3?
Or is it to do with the newer ecu? Someone else I know with an R only has stock and mapped switch ability also
I think on stage 2+ you get all the extra settings

Me and Hedge are both on 2.0 TSI cars not TFSI

However i think as mike says the fully loaded ECU is standard

[Marshall]

Well to be honest I haven't tried it but Greg did say that on my ecu I would only be able to switch between stock and map.
Also on my manual it says
Seat Leon Euro my2009 2.0t fsi stages 1/2 v3.1 testpipes (single program)
Mode 1 98 ron octane chipped program

[Tfsi_Mike]

Have decat kev?

[Marshall]

Sportscat why?


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[Tfsi_Mike]

Sportscat why?


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Test pipes (I think) is the code to defeat lambda faults Caused by decat