Kyle Sommer

Silly new guy questions. Any tunes that can successfully be removed to avoid voiding the warranty? And best tuner, thinking Cobb?

ThisIsFRSH

I'm not sure as to the warranty situation, but I know I'll be going with the APR Stage 1 tune here in the next couple months. Planning on doing both at the same time, but if I don't I'll do the TCU tune first to make sure the powertrain is prepared to handle the ECU tune.

APR TCU UPGRADE - 6 SPEED DSG AND S TRONIC (DQ250) (MQB)
APR ECU UPGRADE - 2.0T EA888 GEN 3 IS20 (TRANSVERSE) (MQB)

MorganA3

Hi. I just picked up a 2020 A3 myself. I love it so far, and I am usually a manual only guy. The 7 spd can handle up to about 320 torque, so be aware of that when you upgrade. From my reading over the past 2 months, Unitronic seems to offer a great tune. It’s the one I will be getting in future. I’m going to get their Cat-back exhaust soon - it sounds great. But that’s just my opinion. Good luck choosing.

MorganA3

Any tune will void the factory warranty, and as far as I understand it, any Audi tech will know you’ve had it even if you remove it before you go in. I think APR offers a kind of 1 year warranty, but I’m not sure if it will actually help. Claims are always a pain once you change anything. I usually spend my money on tires, exhaust, brakes, suspension, and appearance until the warranty runs out - then it is tuning time!