Audi Tuning | VW Tuning

As a club sponsor, we’d like to help get the word out. This is something EVERYONE should do!!

For the novice driver and the experienced veteran this event will have something for everyone!

For our high performance drivers school we will put students (teens and adults) through a litany of exercises designed to help you become a better driver, more able to deal with extreme situations with ease, and more comfortable on your daily commute as well. Walking you through these exercises are Audi Club instructors who will make you feel at ease while learning things that one day might save your life. You will have hands on experience in your car and there will be multiple short discussion sessions where things learned on the course will be discussed in detail. Towards the end of the day students will …

The ACHTUNING VW Golf R is suited up and ready for this weekend’s test n’ tune session. Equipped with StopTech’s “Sport” brake upgrade (slotted rotors/street performance pads/stainless-steel lines) and Hartmann Euromesh 4 wheels that are wrapped in Falken RT615s, we anticipate quite the performance from our all-wheel-driven, K04 equipped Golf, especially now that we’ve got the ECU tune and high pressure fuel pump from APR to back it up as well!!

The Hartmann Euromesh 4 wheels are 18×8 with a 45mm offset, and sit perfectly within the arches both front and back, offering plenty of room for the meaty RT615s.

APR’s K04 Turbo Kit for the Audi (B8) A4 2.0T proves to be a fantastic bang-for-buck turbo upgrade, and along with APR’s expertly calibrated engine management software it will boost power levels to 312 horsepower and 367lb-ft of torque, a 103hp/tq increase over stock! (93-octane) And it’s as OEM-looking as you can get which is great for the dealer visits if keeping under the radar is your thing, though around here we’re surrounded by mod-friendly dealers so that shouldn’t even really be a concern. The APR product has proven itself time and time again that it’s not there to cause you or your car harm, but safely and reliably give you the power your VW or Audi deserves! This will be a fun project.

We are proud to announce APR’s release of their 2.0T Tuning Package for the North American Volkswagen Golf R!  The Achtuning Golf R is already running the APR ECU upgrade and high-pressure fuel pump and we are quite impressed!!

Volkswagen Automotive Group’s 2.0T found in the Golf R is the world’s premiere 4 cylinder turbocharged engine and APR has developed a line of premiere performance enhancements to compliment VAG’s achievement. APR’s expertly recalibrated engine management upgrades and professionally engineered OEM replacement performance engine components result in an even more enjoyable, powerful and efficient operation with no loss of life or use. APR’s complete line of performance enhancements have been developed for the 2.0T to provide increases of 83 FT-LBS of torque and 79 HP with an APR ECU and Hardware upgrades.

APR’s Software, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Teams have built upon years of experience and unmatched accomplishments with VAG’s standard 200HP 2.0T …

ACHTUNING is now stocking StopTech’s new STR 600 and STR 660 brake fluid, high performance DOT4 fluids engineered to optimize brake system performance at high operating temperatures, and compatible with modern ABS and other vehicle dynamic control systems.

StopTech STR-600 Synthetic Brake Fluid (500ml): $16.99

Typical Dry Boiling Point 594 Degrees F (312 Degrees C)
Typical Wet Boiling Point 404 Degrees F (206 Degrees C).
Minimum Wet Boiling Point 383 Degrees F (195 Degrees C).
Conforms to and exceeds U.S. FMVSS 116 (§ 571.116)

StopTech STR-660 Synthetic Brake Fluid (500ml): $27.99

Typical Dry Boiling Point 622 Degrees F (328 Degrees C)
Typical Wet Boiling Point 404 Degrees F (206 Degrees C).
Minimum Wet Boiling Point 383 Degrees F (195 Degrees C).
Conforms to and exceeds U.S. FMVSS 116 (§ 571.116)

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There are two bills being debated about in Congress that Americans should be aware of as they have the potential to do much more harm than good. I implore you to take a few minutes out of your day to read about these bills and their potential effects. The links below provide good information about the bills as well as ways to contact your representatives if you would like to take action.

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/sopa-pipa/

http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more

http://news.cnet.com/how-sopa-would-affect-you-faq

Pictures were taken today of the H&R front and rear sway bars installed on our Golf R project, as well as the Premium coil-overs we’re running to show where the adjustment perches sit…

We then took the opportunity to test-fit some H&R wheel spacers to check fitment and clearances with the different sizes H&R offers.  We are happy to report the hub-centric 8mm (HR162555716) and 10mm (HR20255571A/B) spacers fit over the factory hubs just fine. On the stock wheels, we would suggest a 5mm front and 10mm rear H&R wheel spacer for a “mildly” aggressive look or 10mm front and 12mm rear spacers for the more aggressive look, as seen below:

… And compared to stock:

Take that info with a grain …

While we have APR looking into a few details prior to software upgrades, we are wasting no time with the Achtuning VW Golf R and getting right down to business with the suspension! Our Achtuning VW (Mk5) Jetta 2.5L had up until now been running the H&R Premium coil-over kit taken from the Achtuning A3, which has been down for the count while it awaits an APR Stage 4 motor. We’re then going to throw the stock Golf R suspension on the Jetta for now.

H&R also sent us an RSS Club Sport coil-over kit to put on the A3 but more about that later… It’s Golf R time!  The H&R Premium coil-over kit is now installed on the Achtuning Golf R.  The Achtuning “Signature” ride height is a mild drop leaving roughly a finger-to-two-finger gap between the top of the tire and the bottom of …

We just heard some exciting news from APR this morning with their announcement to sponsor the Volkswagen Racing Cup!  “The Volkswagen Racing Cup is to enter the 2012 season with a new title sponsor – US Volkswagen Group tuning specialist APR, which is backing Britain’s most competitive and best-supported one-make saloon series as part of a new push into Europe.

Alabama-based APR, one of the biggest names in the world of Porsche, Audi, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen aftermarket performance products, has set up its European headquarters in Milton Keynes alongside those of Volkswagen Racing UK, and is set to become not just the championship’s title sponsor but also a technical partner.

APR will assist with scrutineering and offer technical assistance to competitors in the APR Volkswagen Racing Cup. “APR was established in 1997 and has many years …

The Achtuning VW Golf R has finally arrived and here she sits (for a very short period) in stock form, a perfect blank canvas for us to start from. A short cruise around the area put a smile on my face. Though it isn’t as quick as our Achtuning A3 currently equipped with the APR K04 kit, software should easily bring it back to the power level we would expect. Cornering feels fantastic and the Golf R goes in the direction you point it without hesitation. Though the car feels great in stock form, we’re already anxious to get started on this project! Here are a couple more pictures taken shortly after delivery…

The rest of the images can be found here.