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Seeks SW comparo: AWE/GIAC Stage 3-, APR Stage 3- and AMS Stage 3- (Stage 4) on 91 Octane. TIA.

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Old 11-14-2006, 12:02 PM
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Default Seeks SW comparo: AWE/GIAC Stage 3-, APR Stage 3- and AMS Stage 3- (Stage 4) on 91 Octane. TIA.

Not homebrew 3- (No addition of MBC,TDC etc.) or tweaked SWs. Just strictly from the kit that each tuner offers to eliminate too many variables (As in K04s, ECU and 5 bar FPR). Did the search already, it would appear that the AWE is the most powerful while APR and AMS are fairly on par on the output front. But with the AMS being the smoothest in power delivery and drivability than either APR or GIAC, correct?

Please also indicate the SW of your choice and the reasons behind it, TIA.
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the new APR is no slouch even on 91... stage 3 ( stage 1and2, get no love)
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at 3-........go GIAC
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hes talking K04s with K03 programming and no fueling upgrades
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OH, well APR is not even a HB candidate is it?
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AMS was good on 91 with Stage 3-; I needed MBC though
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not really iirc through reading notes from the peeps that have tried
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Giac probably be your best bet on k04 with stock fueling
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Default There is no APR 3- SW available. I have GIAC 3- (K0413x) and APR ECU (V5, 2+).

I have asked APR a few times for 3- code, but no luck. The GIAC 3- is pretty reasonable for out of the box, no tweaking. I would be interested in what AMS Stage 4 (ie. 3-) does.

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Default Thank you for the clarification, those threads must be referring to Homebrew APR 3- then.

This is exactly why it doesn't hurt to ask.


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