ECU and TCU upgrade plus Air Filters on R8 V10

[snowbro]

Hi, proud owner of a 2011 Audi R8 V10 Spyder here.

I thought, what the heck, you only live once, and decided it was time to start improving the performance of my car.

I wanted to do the APR tune (+59 hp) since it seems to have pretty good performance tweaks and reviews here. I have heard the STASIS ECU tune (+55 hp) is also decent, however perhaps more tweaked for 91 Octane (I get 93 Octane where I live).

Anyways, at my local german tuning facility "German Motoring", they have access to a UK Racing team ECU upgrade and also offer a TCU upgrade to improve the shifting characteristics of the R-Tronic system.

Anyone out there have any experience with a TCU upgrade on this type of car? As far as I know, it improves the slow shifting times of the R-tronic significantly and also shifts at a higher, more aggressive rpm. Not sure any more details beyond that. I researched online and only found one company that advertises such a product: http://www.mtm-online.de/en/Audi/R8-...?FZID=R8SP386Q

The MTM cost is rather ridiculous ($5991 EUR which is about $7700 US!!!) and I have a MUCH MUCH better deal through my local guys.

I also ordered the K+N Air Filters.

Anyways, I opted to do the APR ECU Tune AND the German Motoring TCU Tune.

Will update on results...

EDIT: German Motoring now has their upgrade available via a flash product AFAIK: http://germanmotoring.com/r8-5-2-r-t...ware-upgrades/

People can read through the posts to see my thoughts... but overall, very worthwhile upgrade, and more of a difference with the TCU tune compared to the ECU tune. (I had a chance to drive with the ECU tune for a couple months before adding on the TCU tune).

[johns v10]

$5991 euros for a freaking tune? What did they have to put the extra euro on there for. ships & giggles probably?

[slammedr8]

how much is the stasis tune and how much is the APR tune?

[RS4Cab]

For the V10 APR is $1,500 and Stasis $2,500. Was worth it the extra $1k to me to go with Stasis and have a warranty

[slammedr8]

For the V10 APR is $1,500 and Stasis $2,500. Was worth it the extra $1k to me to go with Stasis and have a warranty

Did your local Audi dealer do the stasis tune for you?

Do you retain the Original Audi warranty? Or is it a stasis warranty?

[RS4Cab]

Did your local Audi dealer do the stasis tune for you?

Do you retain the Original Audi warranty? Or is it a stasis warranty?

Yes had a local Audi dealer do the tune, the warranty is a hybrid, if Audi denied something then Stasis pays.

[Bill P]

What dealer did you got to for this, Phaff?

[snowbro]

UPDATE: Finally got the UK guyz to install the TCU upgrade.

Anyways, to sum up it up:

SUPER CRISP!! The car shifts so much nicer than before, and quicker. The car just drives so much smoother and is a very nice complement to the APR ECU enhancements already done. Downshifting sounds absolutely sick too! So quick! I can't wait for my exhaust upgrade...

Anybody here who has supercharged or turbocharged their V10 R-tronic, I HIGHLY recommend looking into upgrading the TCU.

Next up: K+N air filters... they come in next week...

[duhawks]

I want to update the TCU so bad. Is it hard to do? I need to check with the shop doing my turbos to see if they can.

[R8TIME]

I would love to get the tcu update. It needs it