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Offline marty7

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mk4 R32 tune options in NZ
« on: November 12, 2020, 10:50:36 am »
Hi team,

Can anyone recommend a tune for the R32? I'd like to decat and go stage 2...

I've been calling around and it looks like there are some good options.

-Custom tune with Elite Motorsports in C-Church

-Unitronic tune with a few different dealers in NZ (would be most convenient). A quick google search brought up some mixed reviews for this tune though, although they were all quite old.
 
-APR stage1 w/high flow cats. Most expensive, least gains, less sound. I imagine the emissions difference of highflow cat vs decat is somewhat negligible considering we are talking about a high output 3.2L from 2004...

Thoughts?
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Re: mk4 R32 tune options in NZ
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2020, 10:59:58 am »
Sell it and buy a turbo car if you want more power.
Call me old but I still feel tuning NA is a waste of money.
Lots of claims out there but rarely if ever dyno proven.
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Offline marty7

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Re: mk4 R32 tune options in NZ
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2020, 11:06:03 am »
My last R32 was tuned and there was a very noticeable difference...It had the APR stage2.

Not looking for huge gains and don't have tens of thousands or the shop space to do a turbo build. Someday that would be fun though.
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2004 R32 5dr Diamond Black Pearl
Past VW's:
2003 R32 5dr Deep Blue Pearl
2007 Passat 2.0TDI 6spd manual
1984 mk1zolf 'rabbit' (Canada) - 1.7 8v, roll cage, set up for autoX
1987 Scirocco 16v - Pirelli P's, modified street car
plus a couple of runabout mk1 golfs and donor cars over the years :)

Offline slowmo

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Re: mk4 R32 tune options in NZ
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2020, 11:52:26 am »
If you have experience with APR, then maybe contact them?

I’ve got a discount voucher i’m happy to pass on if you do decide to go down that route.
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Offline Brett

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Re: mk4 R32 tune options in NZ
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2020, 02:10:33 pm »
Elite Motorsport in Christchurch also do APR
Highly recommend them after having 3 cars tuned so far
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Offline marty7

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Re: mk4 R32 tune options in NZ
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2020, 02:53:56 pm »
awesome, thanks Brett. I've actually been in contact with Elite Motorsport, they sound great.
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2004 R32 5dr Diamond Black Pearl
Past VW's:
2003 R32 5dr Deep Blue Pearl
2007 Passat 2.0TDI 6spd manual
1984 mk1zolf 'rabbit' (Canada) - 1.7 8v, roll cage, set up for autoX
1987 Scirocco 16v - Pirelli P's, modified street car
plus a couple of runabout mk1 golfs and donor cars over the years :)

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Re: mk4 R32 tune options in NZ
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2020, 08:00:54 pm »
Did you get the new performance tyres fitted yet? Which brand did you go with?
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Offline marty7

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Re: mk4 R32 tune options in NZ
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2020, 08:24:16 pm »
Tyres not fitted yet! Narrowed it down to Michelin pilot sport 4. Just chasing a couple of deals before committing to them.
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2004 R32 5dr Diamond Black Pearl
Past VW's:
2003 R32 5dr Deep Blue Pearl
2007 Passat 2.0TDI 6spd manual
1984 mk1zolf 'rabbit' (Canada) - 1.7 8v, roll cage, set up for autoX
1987 Scirocco 16v - Pirelli P's, modified street car
plus a couple of runabout mk1 golfs and donor cars over the years :)
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