Miki Bajric’s Mk4 20AE had an APR stage 3+ kit with Garrett turbo, manifold, injectors, Pe
Crashing the APR BBQ in our non-VAG rental car, we arrived early to tuck it away behind the trees at the company’s huge facility.
This was their 11th annual BBQ for their loyal customers, offering free labor on ECU upgrades and parts installation, plus discounted prices on the full APR product line – so the last thing we wanted was for them to see us in a Ford Focus! Fortunately, we slipped in during one of the many tours of the 34000sqft facility, so most people didn’t see us because they were viewing the manufacturing process first-hand.
Many of the products are designed and developed in-house. For example, turbo manifolds can be produced in plastic to test size and shape before the final versions are manufactured in the machine shop and scrutinized on the in-house dyno. The whole process guarantees performance packages do what is expected of them. The only hiccup in the program was when the dyno cell’s exhaust fan nearly sucked us out of the building!
With the BBQ in full swing, we found an array of food and plenty of VW/Audis to drool over. We also visited displays from Brembo and Audi Club of Georgia, who were on hand to showcase products or upcoming events respectively.
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Mk6 GTI 2.0TSI boasted 460hp from APR stage 3 turbo system and fueling, Carbonio intake,
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Mk4 Jetta with a Golf front-end swap and very large front-mount intercooler in the nose
The APR BBQ was a fun event, bouncy castle and all. So when people started hanging out into the evening, APR ordered pizzas and providing entertainment by playing race footage from the past season. We were treated to live commentary from Ian Baas and Kevin Gleason about all their mishaps, which had the crowd laughing.
Finally, the famous “Stage 3+ kit” raffle got the winner super-excited, while the rest of us enjoyed a fireworks show illuminating the night sky.
For details about next year’s big event, visit (goapr.com).
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APR stage 2 Audi B8 S4 with ECU upgrade, Carbonio intake, supercharger pulley, RSC exhaus
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The only car on air was this Mk5 Rabbit
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Louis Mannino’s Mk3 Golf VR6 was bored to 3.0L and had 501hp, 448 lb-ft at 17psi thanks to
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APR Motorsport displayed Ian Baas’ B8 Audi S4 and Josh Hurely’s Mk6 GTI racecars, which ar
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Boris Javanovic’s ‘02 S4 quattro with built motor and RS6 turbos, H&R coilovers, StopTech
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Matt Mummert’s ‘03 Audi A4 1.8Tq with K04 turbo, APR software, TT 225 injectors, V-Maxx co
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Austin Ivester’s Mk4 GTI 1.8T had a APR stage 1 tune, downpipe-back exhaust, FK Silverline
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APR Performance. Inc
21037 Commerce Pointe Dr.
Walnut
CA
91789
909-594-3796
www.aprperformance.com
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