APR Tuned Cayman Upgrades

We have sent up our Cayman to APR for them to manufacture a full Power Upgrade consisting of a Full Exhaust, ECU Upgrade and Intake. They are estimating a power increase of 35-40HP. They will be running it on the dyno and we should have the results in 2 weeks. APR is a very well known tuner in the Audi and Volkswagen market. This should be a high quality product. I will be updating this thread with further details of this venture.

expect that exhaust to be booming. the shop i go to does quite a few APR exhausts . They look great, but man are they loud. my audi TT was chipped with APR and had an APR exhaust.

Sounds great....APR are very well respected. Any idea how much this package would cost yet?

They don't have any pricing yet as this is still in the manufacturing stage. I beleive it will be in Production fairly quickly. Hopefully by the time we get our car back we will have some pricing.

We received our Cayman back from APR on Sunday and it is amazing. They installed a full exhaust and ECU upgrade. The car sounds great. Some mentioned that the exhaust may be to loud but I think it is perfect. It is not loud at all until you rip it open into the higher RPM's. It gave the car a 29HP increase to the wheels and the power difference is very noticeable. We should be receiving the Dyno results soon and we will post accordignly. Our car is currently being fitted with the Techart GTS bodykit and pictures of the exhaust and video of the exhaust note will be posted soon.

Congrats on the car and apr is pretty well known in the Audi circuit for sure. Post pix when you can. Also how is the resonance? Have you tested it in 6th gear at 70mph.... The louder exhausts tend to drone at that point.

Thanks Sharkster. They are well known in the audi market and are now entering the Porsche Market also. I think they have an excellent product. The resonance isn't to bad. Where I am experiencing a little resonance is in 3rd gear in the 2-3K RPM range.

I'm gonna get the APR CHIP too then. My Audi has the stage 3 kit, I love it. Did APR have the same options as the audis? Fault code erase, throttlebody adaptation, valet mode, octane programs?

First off, Hello everyone! My first post, woot! Yes! Our dme recalibrations will most certainly include all of our patented emcs capabilities that many of you may have enjoyed with the previous ownership of a VW or Audi. Tomas won't be able to speak of this additional dme functionality however as our process is to first develop performance data for every octane level or program option and then integrate the additional dme functionality at a later time. Tomas' Cayman was returned to him to meet an unrelated deadline in Miami and we certainly wanted to make sure we did not interfere with this happening for him. We have since accomplished the switching integration and will soon have full production recalibrations available that will encompass all of our switching features. We will offer 5 recalibration options and additional dme functionality features as well. Typically we offer a choice of these recalibrations: Exact OEM Stock Programming 91 octane specfic performance recalibration 93 octane specfic performance recalibration 100 octane specfic performance recalibration Valet Mode The client may choose to have 4 of these recalibrations loaded to the dme at a time. The client can then use his/her cruise control to cycle amongst the different recalibrations as situations present themselves that are best for each recalibration. For example, daily driving would require either 91 or 93 octane specific programming dependent upon the gas quality in your area. A trip to the track may allow for more powerful output by selecting the 100 octane recalibration whereas 100 octane fuel is typically available at most tracks. Valet is useful for any circumstance that irresponsible operation may result in unwanted damage or even unwanted enjoyment. In valet mode the vehicle will not exceed 4500 rpm's and timing is lowered to reduce power significantly. Stock mode is useful for dealership visits to ensure no interference with any diagnostic tools or technician processes during warranty repairs. We will also have available added features such as fault code erase, throttle body alignment, security lockout and anti-theft. All recalibrations and features are activated via the cruise control instantaneously with no need for any clumsy external devices or delays in operation while the vehicle is "reflashed". This discussion is a little premature at this point so please expect much more detailed info in the near future. I will be happy to answer any questions however, the best I can. Keith Lucas Sales Manager APR, LLC. www.goapr.com

(1) Is the pricing for this going to be similar to the Audi prices, and (2) if one wanted to set up with four programs, as you describe, would one have to pay $500ish for each one? ($500 for a valet mode, e.g. )

Yes!!!apr!!! Now I will have the APR tuned Badge on all of my cars Jetta, Audi, Porsche! I cant wait!:banana: :dance:

Douzzer, Our pricing is yet to be set. We have several factors to consider when establishing the value of our highly engineered products. We continually reinvest in the best equipment, talent and facilities to ensure our products will always satisfy each client with performance, reliability and pleasure. We maintain a full staff of easily accessible and expertly trained sales and technical support representatives to assist in every step of ownership for the life of the product. Porsche development requires that we use only the opitome of the above qualificatons and we have made several committments in these areas specific to Porsche to ensure our products are well received by every client. That being said, we have always been able to price our products competitive to current offerings on the marketplace and we have no plans to deviate from that strategy at this time. Typically our pricing structure dictates the initial program is the most expensive and any additional programs or features the client chooses to have installed are a fraction of the initial cost. However, our normally aspirated applications generally include all programs and features in an afforable package. I hope you find my reply acceptable and I feel you will be pleasantly surprised when I am able to release more details. Keith

Ed! I just realized it was you. How have you been? Give me a call when you can and we can discuss your email in detail. Keith

APR tuning for Cayman S, available? Keith, I have corresponded with two of your retailers on the East Coast and neither has the Cayman ECU tune ready for installation. Do you have any idea when it will be available and at what cost? Your reps are advertising $999. Thanks, MISpuds