
APR is pleased to present the ultimate engine control unit (ECU) upgrade for the 4.0 TFSI V8. APR’s ECU upgrade is available in octane-specific variations and is conveniently flashed to the vehicle’s factory ECU through the OBD-II port without any physical modification to the factory ECU. APR’s EMCS functionality puts the control of the engine’s operation at your fingertips and allows for additional features and options to be installed to the OEM ECU.
The ECU’s MED 17 engine management system is responsible for proper operation of the engine during constantly changing environmental and load conditions. With built in compensational data for environmental variables and varying load conditions, the factory ECU is far more complex and intelligent than units found in other vehicle makes and marques.
APR's Calibration Engineers spent months calibrating the engine management system, including many hours of chassis dyno development. With a thorough understanding of the ECU’s torque structure, APR’s Calibration Engineers properly increased engine load to produce more power and torque across the entire power band. APR’s ECU Upgrade increases boost pressure, optimizes ignition timing, cam timing, lambda and more to produce higher output!
APR’s ECU Upgrades provides an excellent leap in horsepower and torque while retaining OEM knock control sensitivity and other built in safety features. This results in an exciting and powerful upgrade, optimized for various fuel grades found around the world
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The APR Stage I ECU Upgrade gives you higher peak numbers of 674 HP/700 FT-LBS on 98RON octane and up to 728 HP/744 FT-LBS on 104 octane race fuel. As much as +162 HP and +223 FT-LBS of torque are available through the power band!
| Stock As Reported by Audi |
Stock - 93 Octane (R+M)/2 (98RON) As Measured by APR |
95 Octane RON | 98 Octane RON | 104 Octane RON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Max increases are based on APR's actual measured stock values and not those reported by Audi. | |||||
| Rev Limit | 6,700 RPM | 6,700 RPM | 6,700 RPM | 6,700 RPM | 6,700 RPM |
| Speed Limit | Max Speed Limited | Max Speed Limited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Peak Horsepower (HP) | 553 HP | 582 HP | 645 HP | 674 HP | 728 HP |
| Peak Torque (FT-LBS) | 516 TQ | 563 TQ | 656 TQ | 700 TQ | 744 TQ |
| Max Horsepower Increase over Stock* | +90 HP @ 3,350 RPM | +123 HP @ 3,650 RPM | +162 HP @ 5,350 RPM | ||
| Max FT-LBS of Torque Increase over Stock* | +134 TQ @ 3,400 RPM | +179 TQ @ 3,450 RPM | +223 TQ @ 3,500 RPM | ||
| Program Mode | 0-60 MPH | 0-62 MPH | 0-100 KPH | 0-100 MPH | 60-120 MPH | 62-124 MPH | 100-200 KPH | 60-130 MPH | 30-130 MPH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data collected at the same location via a Racelogic P-Box with ESP/ASR off, Dynamic mode and Sport mode. May not be comparable to data collected in other locations. | ||||||||||||
| Stock 93 Octane (R+M)/2 (98RON) |
3.535 | 3.720 | 3.734 | 7.936 | 7.771 | 8.314 | 8.345 | 9.656 | 11.603 | |||
| APR Stage I 93 Octane (R+M)/2 (98RON) |
3.176 | 3.306 | 3.315 | 6.776 | 6.373 | 6.899 | 6.949 | 8.022 | 9.654 | |||
| Stock vs APR 93 (Seconds Faster) |
0.359 | 0.415 | 0.419 | 1.160 | 1.397 | 1.414 | 1.396 | 1.635 | 1.949 | |||
| Stock vs APR 93 (Percent Faster) |
10.16% | 11.14% | 11.21% | 14.61% | 17.98% | 17.01% | 16.73% | 16.93% | 16.80% | |||