Audi S6 C7 tuning options

[Filibuster]

Hi everybody

I just bought a new to me Audi S6 Avant. It‘s a C7 facelift model with the 450 hp 4.0l V8.

The car is from 2015 and covered just under 60k miles. It has full Audi service history and will get an other service at Audi tomorrow, this time with Ravenol VST 5W40.

The car had an gearbox oil change with Audi @40k miles and also got the spark plug change, etc. as per the service manual.

I consider doing a stage 1 chip tuning and the choice is between APR and Revo.

The car is in lovely condition, stock and is intended ti be a keeper. It is a family bus and not a track weapon.

In case it matters for your inputs: the car has the optional sport differential, is running on new Michelin pilot sport 5 tyres (255/35/20) and I‘m based in Switzerland.

I‘m thankful for all inputs!

[Super Sonic]

You're having a poll to decide which tuner to use? What's to stop random people with no knowledge voting? You may as well flip a coin.

[Filibuster]

Super Sonic said:

You're having a poll to decide which tuner to use? What's to stop random people with no knowledge voting? You may as well flip a coin.

Fair point.

But since this is a forum full of enthusiasts, I’m hoping that most responses will be based on real experience with either Revo or APR. I’m definitely more interested in informed feedback than just numbers on a poll.

[Belle427]

With that much power as standard I see little point in remapping it especially if its a family car. Keep it standard I say!

[the-norseman]

I've had Revo and APR on cars, I knew the guy that brought APR UK back to the UK when they were based in the Racingline building in MK , think APR UK is run by Awesome GTI these days.


My 2014 Leon Cupra 280 was used by REVO to do development work, they basically put their Golf R file on the car, dynod it and I ran it as a daily and reported back, it had a fault where it would stutter on acceleration in Stage 1 and 2, eventually Revo HQ said it was a fault with the car.

My local APR dealer who is a friend of mine, offered APR files (ECU and TCU) for 50% off IF the files fixed the fault. So APR Stage 2 was flashed on the car and low and behold the fault went. Car also ran 420ps on the dyno, it went a lot better.

I had previously ran "Stage2+ on a 2010 Leon Cupra R as well from APR that went very well.

I'd "Go APR" (that used to be their slogan) if it was my choice.

[Filibuster]

Thanks for your inputs! Having read other threads on here and also on Audizine, I tend to go with the APR map.

I have an offer from my local APR dealer, who tells me there is no TCU mapping for the DSG available. Revo dealer says they habe one, but it‘s not needed for stage 1.
Does somebody knows more regarding this?

[the-norseman]

Who is your APR dealer? do MRC do a map for this engine/gearbox?

One of my old VAG specialists I used years ago (haven't had VAG cars for a few years now) started using somebody else for TCU files.

[the-norseman]

TVS Engineering are the company who do the TCU files.

[Raptor7000r]

I had an APR map on my S6 and it was pretty good, I had the tcu tune too which I'd recommend especially with the increased torque.

General driveability and changes were pretty decent, power was very linear and smooth with sports cats and induction kit mines was 550bhp with 666ft lbs