Thoughts on APR vs. Malone tune for TDI

[dJ]

Re: Thoughts on APR vs. Malone tune for TDI

upsolute from eutuning is da best

I'm not sure if you're serious or not, but I didn't think they were all that great. I ran three different UPsolute tunes and all they seemed to do was dump more fuel and add a little more boost. They were "ok" for just a chip or injectors, but nothing to boost about. I ran two cars with it and blew both engines up running that chip and I only put 30,000 km's on one of the engines with the chip and 40,000 km's with the other. I have also run the Rocketchip by a vendor in the States for about 60,000 km's problem free. I have put just over 80,000 km's on my Stage 5+ tune from Mark Malone and have yet to have any issues. The Malone tune is specific to your car, and your car only. He starts with a generic tune and then molds it to exactly how your car is setup and how it is running. In my opinion, that's what makes it such a good tune. He's also willing to fine tune it and make any adjustments for you whenever you need or want them.

[Geobmx4life]

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i'm not sure if you're serious or not, but i didn't think they were all that great. I ran three different upsolute tunes and all they seemed to do was dump more fuel and add a little more boost. They were "ok" for just a chip or injectors, but nothing to boost about. I ran two cars with it and blew both engines up running that chip and i only put 30,000 km's on one of the engines with the chip and 40,000 km's with the other. I have also run the rocketchip by a vendor in the states for about 60,000 km's problem free. I have put just over 80,000 km's on my stage 5+ tune from mark malone and have yet to have any issues. The malone tune is specific to your car, and your car only. He starts with a generic tune and then molds it to exactly how your car is setup and how it is running. In my opinion, that's what makes it such a good tune. He's also willing to fine tune it and make any adjustments for you whenever you need or want them.

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[stefan]

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upsolute from eutuning is da best

Is Simon still alive somewhere?

[Canadian Turbo]

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Is Simon still alive somewhere?

He is indeed, not sure he has done any chips/tunes in a while though.

[bart]

Re: Thoughts on APR vs. Malone tune for TDI

he hit 88mph in his tdi with upsolute and poof....

[CGDoig]

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Malone. Close thread please lol.

[turbomeyers]

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Malone does a great tune .. as does unitronic and apr , the nice thing about malone is he will work with you directly to tweak .

[Geobmx4life]

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Malone does a great tune .. as does unitronic and apr , the nice thing about malone is he will work with you directly to tweak .

I tried the Unitronic tune for a month, its ok if you don't have an EGR delete, but wasn't using my VNT 17/22 to its fullest potential, so I had it removed and went Malone...better with a custom tune...BTW...I still have a Unitronics 1+ ECU for sale, and its immob defeated.

[cdnalpina]

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I have had lengthy discussions with Mark at Malone and he is beyond top shelf. He set up my 04 with a stage 2 tune and the dynamic EGR and it is a killer tune. My fuel economy improved by 7mpg and the response and power from the engine is unreal. I have also been having lengthy discussions with him about the future turbo upgrade I want to do to my 01 and he has given me a vast amount of his time and knowledge. I can't speak for APR, I am sure they have a decent product, but the customer service from Mark and the team at Malone have completely blown me away, so I would recommend them above anyone else.

[dzl_dub]

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Not sure about APR tune for CR diesels. I am on the fence myself on what tune am I getting after warranty is over but so far I probably would trust Malone more than APR. APR is pretty new to CR TDi whereas Malone Tuning was there long time ago. APR does look more attractive I guess, with their "on the fly" switching to stock map, Anit-theft, etc. However, I'd trust experience more than "flashy" options. Too bad Mark doesn't have Concept-1 as his dealer.

[bart]

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i laugh when they say a tune increases your mpg

they are just messing with the computer to put more fuel in it doesn't read the mpg the same anymore

[snipa_mini85]

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Not sure about APR tune for CR diesels. I am on the fence myself on what tune am I getting after warranty is over but so far I probably would trust Malone more than APR. APR is pretty new to CR TDi whereas Malone Tuning was there long time ago. APR does look more attractive I guess, with their "on the fly" switching to stock map, Anit-theft, etc. However, I'd trust experience more than "flashy" options. Too bad Mark doesn't have Concept-1 as his dealer.

I talked with German Car Specialists about the tune and they wanted $130 just to remove the ECU to send it off to Mark. If you go to the Malone tuning website there are instructions on how to remove the ECU and DSG computers in order to send them off to get programmed.

[dJ]

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i laugh when they say a tune increases your mpg

they are just messing with the computer to put more fuel in it doesn't read the mpg the same anymore

Um....actually....I do get better mpg with my tune. I get better mileage with my modded Jetta than my wife gets in her stock golf. She can barely get 1000kms/tank whereas I can get over 1200 kms/tank if I try. So, whether you believe it or not, that's up to you. Your mpg is really determined by how hard you drive it. I can get as low as 750/tank or as high as 1250/tank. So my economy has increased since I got my car tuned.

[bart]

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oh shiiiiiit a completely different car with a different driver gets different mileage, well then scientific experiment concluded! fffffff*ck where do i mail the nobel prize give me your address

[dJ]

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Are you really that arrogant? I am comparing a long highway tip in two vw alh tdis driving at similar highway speeds that are both 5 speed. The golf gets worse mileage than my Jetta. I could care less if you believe itor not. There is tons of people on here that will testify to the claim. Maybe you need to try the tune so you can see for yourself.