You gotta realize that you are paying for the APR or GIAC, etc. name to a degree when you are paying that much. It doesn't take as much R&D to perfect a chip tune as you think. The 1.8T and TDI is what speedtuning gets the most business from, and they seem to have a respectable amount of R&D involved on those platforms.

 

Thanks for the sarcasm...but totally not helpful since I CAN read. That thread only talks about one chip and I wanted input about all chips as well as peoples experiences.

Thanks to everyone else though for their input. Looking into GIAC as we speak. APR's website is down. Would rather have the best than spare a few bucks.

 

No one really can say whats best. GIAC is a fine choice though, you'll love it.

 

i have used apr, and now i have the giac.
apr definitely was smoother, and seemed to be a little more top end power, and my giac is definitely a tq monster!

for my style of driving, i like the giac better
also something for you to consider, are you planning on doing the k04 upgrade at anytime?
if so...then giac is your answer, i have the k04, but am running the k03 program until i get the 5bar and injectors needed for the true k04 program, cant wait!
unitronic also has good numbers, and from what i hear, good customer service.....

 

and a FMIC.

If u already have GIAC, then its just the cost of the labor to load the K04 basic file in.