Remote ECU tune · 2.0T EA888
A custom Stage 1, 2 or 3 calibration for your Audi S3 / VW Golf R / GTI 2.0T, built by hand by a real tuner from your own stock file and datalog, and back with you within three hours of the file arriving. We tune these cars remotely, worldwide: you read and flash with your own HP Tuners interface, and you pay only once the tune is delivered.
Stock vs tuned
From the factory the Audi S3 / VW Golf R / GTI 2.0T makes 296 hp and 280 lb-ft (380 Nm). A Stage 1 tune typically adds 55–80 hp and 74–122 lb-ft, for around 351–376 hp in total. With bolt-ons and a Stage 2 calibration that grows to +90–145 hp, and a Stage 3 build — a hybrid or upgraded turbocharger, with the fuelling to support it — typically lands at 461–531 hp.
| Stage | Added power | Added torque | Total power | Total torque |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | — | — | 296 hp | 280 lb-ft (380 Nm) |
| Stage 1 | +55–80 hp | +74–122 lb-ft (+100–165 Nm) | 351–376 hp | 354–402 lb-ft (480–545 Nm) |
| Stage 2 | +90–145 hp | +89–136 lb-ft (+120–185 Nm) | 386–441 hp | 369–417 lb-ft (500–565 Nm) |
| Stage 3 | +165–235 hp | +136–162 lb-ft (+185–220 Nm) | 461–531 hp | 417–443 lb-ft (565–600 Nm) |
Typical gains from published dyno results; your car will vary with fuel, mods and conditions.
Stages & prices
One flat price per stage, the same for every car: $250 for Stage 1, $450 for Stage 2 and $650 for Stage 3. Ordering is free and you pay only once the finished tune is delivered. 2 free revisions are included with every order. Gearbox (TCM) shift tuning is included wherever your car's transmission controller can be accessed.
Software only. Every map in the Bosch MED17 / SIMOS18 is recalibrated for the Audi S3 / VW Golf R / GTI 2.0T as it sits today — spark, fuelling, throttle response and limiters — against the datalog you send.
For a Audi S3 / VW Golf R / GTI 2.0T with bolt-ons fitted — intake, exhaust, headers or downpipe, and an intercooler where the car has one. The airflow and fuelling are rebuilt around the hardware you actually have.
Stage 3 on the Audi S3 / VW Golf R / GTI 2.0T means a hybrid or upgraded turbocharger, with the fuelling to support it. The fuel, spark and boost maps are written from scratch for your exact combination.
Typical gains from published dyno results; your car will vary with fuel, mods and conditions.
Before you order
How it works
FAQ
Typically 55–80 hp and 74–122 lb-ft (100–165 Nm) over the stock 296 hp, for around 351–376 hp in total. Typical gains from published dyno results; your car will vary with fuel, mods and conditions.
An HP Tuners interface (we recommend the MPVI4), the HP Tuners credits needed to license the Bosch MED17 / SIMOS18 for writing, and your stock file plus a datalog of a drive. You read and flash the car yourself; we build the calibration.
Your custom tune is delivered within three hours of your stock file arriving. Six tuners work three shifts, so a file that lands in the middle of the night is picked up just as fast.
Stage 1 is $250, Stage 2 is $450 and Stage 3 is $650, flat. Ordering is free and you pay only once the finished tune is delivered. 2 free revisions are included with every order.
Stage 3 on the Audi S3 / VW Golf R / GTI 2.0T means a hybrid or upgraded turbocharger, with the fuelling to support it. The maps are written from scratch for your build, and typical results are 165–235 hp over stock. Typical gains from published dyno results; your car will vary with fuel, mods and conditions.
