ensnare Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Anyone here had any experience with http://www.autops.co.uk/? I'm looking to get a remap and they are really close to me, have also been looking at revo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsta Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 APS is run by ex-employees of another tuning company(AmD), I've not used them personally but they have a good reputation AFAIK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Tone_ Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I think you will find a few people have good things to say about Autops - I have used them for other mechanical work and they are nice people to deal with. There are a few people on these boards who have had their ECU's remapped including Techieboy. HTH Tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 APS are particularly well thought of and used by the R32 guys on TSN. I don't know how experienced etc they are with the 2.0T FSI engine but would expect them to be 'up to speed'. Revo are definitely very familiar and experienced in tuning this engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rozzerfodder Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Ensnare, I have my DSG MKV GTi remapped by APS and can safely say those guys know their way around the 2.0 TFSi engine. At the last VW service, my ECU had a flash upgrade which wiped the APS map. A quick chat with Ed at APS and I popped over the next day for a quick reload of the original remap all done free of charge. Ed commented that cars responded better to a remap post this VW upgrade and he is certainly correct. My car really does pick up well and the mid range urge is noticeably improved. They also did my suspension upgrade 30,000 miles ago (Koni FSD's and Eibach springs plus HR anti roll bars) I have not had a problem other than scared passengers as the thing turns in and grips through high speed corners with ease. Coupled with the remap, its nothing but smiles per mile. APS get the ++++++ from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensnare Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 thanks for all the replies, i'm still umming and arring over revo or aps, the gains seem to be more from revo (40bhp/40torque vs 55bhp/78torque) but it's also more expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Ensnare,I have my DSG MKV GTi remapped by APS and can safely say those guys know their way around the 2.0 TFSi engine. At the last VW service, my ECU had a flash upgrade which wiped the APS map. A quick chat with Ed at APS and I popped over the next day for a quick reload of the original remap all done free of charge. Ed commented that cars responded better to a remap post this VW upgrade and he is certainly correct. My car really does pick up well and the mid range urge is noticeably improved. They also did my suspension upgrade 30,000 miles ago (Koni FSD's and Eibach springs plus HR anti roll bars) I have not had a problem other than scared passengers as the thing turns in and grips through high speed corners with ease. Coupled with the remap, its nothing but smiles per mile. APS get the ++++++ from me. ....I had exactly the same experience with Revo when the 24k06(?) VW upgrade was done but Revo had upgraded their (free) remap to suit the VW one better and rolling road and laptop checked it. Do APS do their own remap or is it Superchips/Bluefin? There's very little to choose between the established tuners but my tuner (JKM Portsmouth) is fully authorised for both Revo and Bluefin and primarily recommends Revo. Another consideration is whether the APS remap is switchable - Extremely useful for VW service sessions or breakdown situations. APS have an excellent reputation for top notch customer service and caring about their work. There's no doubt that Ed is a top bloke and will look after you and that's worth a lot. rozzerfodder - Your suspension spec is almost the same as mine - I have the Eibach ARB's instead of HR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattchaps Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 I've had my R32 remapped at APS and I'm very happy with it and the service I received.. so much so I'm back there tomorrow (20th) for my next set of mods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revokev1 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 You've probably made your mind up and had something done, but that aside for reference... peak figures don't tell the entire story, the actual drivibility of the car is effected much more so by the improvements to the midrange. So many people only look at the quoted peak figures. Revo actually tune for drivibility rather than peak power (or 'dyno' figures), the software is also adjustable so your dealer can set the car up to suit the fuel, conditions and alter the characturistics of the software! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 ....Just to back up what Revokev1 (must be a Russian scammer or spy!) is saying, here's my Revo Stage1 plot on the 2.0T FSI DSG in my Mk5 GTI (similar to A3 engine) : - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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