This customer from Thailand and his Audi R8 V10 just got a little more grunt to its 5.2L engine courtesy of our VR Tuned OBDII ECU flash. The ECU flash on the Audi is all done via the OBDII port using our iFlash following the easy instructions here. Since the Audi R8 has 2 ECU’s, you have to chose the option to read out the Bosch MED9.1.1 Green Oak x 2 which will give you a 3MB file. Tuning this file gives you much better throttle response and quicker revs with both torque and horsepower increased. Stock power is about 525ps where the tuned file takes you to 587ps which is a significant increase. Torque is increased by 53NM over stock. Customer has had the flash only a couple of days and left us this review – “It feels great now. Better, more accurate responsibility, really feel some more power, and it feels like smother shifting. God job!”
In addition to the ECU flash, he has also made the already tough looking R8 much more track ready with some mods. He added the APR Performance Carbon Fiber GTC wing. The full carbon fiber blade adds huge amounts of downforce with its adjustable uprights and factory like mounting. To improve the handling of the R8, he added our favorite KW coilovers with the HLS system. Similar to what we have on our Project 991 Turbo, the KW Variant 3 coilovers feature independent adjustable rebound and compression. This allows for perfectly dialing in the suspension to the type of driving you are looking to do. Rebound is how fast the shock kicks back and compression is how fast or slow it goes down. So this can be very helpful depending on your driving style or the type of roads you are on. The HLS is a pneumatic addition to the KW that lifts the front end up 15-25mm to help clear driveways, speed bumps, and other inclines instead of wasting away the front end. This is a super cool feature and for roads in Thailand, probably needed.
Here are some pictures of his ECU flash process and you can order your Audi R8 Performance Parts here.
