Good tuning shop for chip in Colorado

[mefischer77]

I live in the mountains, but could come down to Denver/Boulder area to get chipped/tuned. What's a good place that know what they're doing, and won't rape me?

Or somewhere in Durango area?

In Santa Fe, NM area too a lot, if anywhere there - but doubt it.

[greensto]

3Zero3 in Wheat Ridge has Revo Software for $500. Great guys and I love their product!

[FLACO X3]

Schnell Motorsports in Highlands Ranch. (303)726-1095

[afozzie40]

I'll prob be going with schnell. Its $400 for a flash, adjusted for altitude... of course once I get all my other parts rounded up

[jrock]

Someone from schnell stuck their card on my window about a month back at my apartments n i had never heard of em b4.

[DenverNoob]

all depends on what tune you want really. GIAC has some great tunes for the 2.7t allroad. If you are a TIP tranny, their combo with the TIP chip and ECU tune is great (depending on how much tune you want to go for)! I have driven a number of them, quite enjoyable.

Autobahn Premier Service located in Denver is the local GIAC vendor and they have a vast amount of experience tuning the 2.7t, especially way up here at this elevation.

(303) 935-9065

[mefischer77]

Great, lots to go off of. So GIAC seems to be a fav. what about APR? Have anyone had better luck with the altitude? I live at 10,000 ft.

Thanks guys!

[Richard]

I love my APR chip. I have never had issues with it in driving in the mountains, even to the top of Pikes Peak a few times. The car always runs great. You can get it done at SCR Performance in Loveland, CO.

[bblume]

I've run with both REVO and APR (of course on two different cars)
and both were exceptional.

REVO on my Avant and APR on my 20th GTI
both are reliable and both have local support
Trever at 3zero3 for REVO is great
and if they still do it
RMmotorsports (Arvada)
sources APR and they even took care of me when the dealer replaced my
ECU.

Happy chip hunting!

[02alltoad]

Great, lots to go off of. So GIAC seems to be a fav. what about APR? Have anyone had better luck with the altitude? I live at 10,000 ft.

Thanks guys!

i have an apr in my allroad and love it

[02alltoad]

I've run with both REVO and APR (of course on two different cars)
and both were exceptional.

REVO on my Avant and APR on my 20th GTI
both are reliable and both have local support
Trever at 3zero3 for REVO is great
and if they still do it
RMmotorsports (Arvada)
sources APR and they even took care of me when the dealer replaced my
ECU.

Happy chip hunting!

Yes rs motorsports is still an apr dealer actually they just finished a full stage 3 on a mk5 gti, that gt28 is f-ing quick i got to drive it after i aligned it for them.

[RocketSurgeon]

Where is Schnell located? I'm in Highlands Ranch and might drop by over there in the next couple days.

Tried but couldn't find a website

[01_A4_Black]

Give them a call. Alex - 303-726-1095

[MartyinCO]

http://www.peakeurosport.com/

[njenkins80]

3zero3 is the premier audi shop in Denver, My buddy gets all his work done at autbahn and they are great as well but I just love the people and the shop at 3zero3. Trevor is all about service and keeping you happy you will not be disappointed, if you ever need to have your chip reflashed, changed for warranty work or any issues they are avaliable at the drop of a hat, its worth a call.

[Malamute]

I've got nothing but good to say about Avalon Motorsport. They also are working on some stuff that is high altitude specific. I'd say call them all and go with your gut.

[Naudi_Mat]

Avalon Motorsports hands down.

Brian is a great guy and is very knowlegeable about all makes and models.

And they have there Altituned tuning going on right now as well. I have only heard good things from people that have gotten a tune from them.

Plus its right off of US36 and I-25.

I would say give them a call and check em out.

http://Avalonmotorsports.com

[afozzie40]

The guys at Avalon told me their tune they are working on is going to be best for BT setups. They mentioned that it was gonna be around $750 though. HOWEVER they claim better gains than any other software.

[Malamute]

The guys at Avalon told me their tune they are working on is going to be best for BT setups. They mentioned that it was gonna be around $750 though. HOWEVER they claim better gains than any other software.

I was there on Friday and Brian is running their software on his new B7. It has a stock turbo. If it's better w/ a BT he never mentioned it.

[Audi Skate Snow]

The guys at Avalon told me their tune they are working on is going to be best for BT setups. They mentioned that it was gonna be around $750 though. HOWEVER they claim better gains than any other software.

bold claim... would love to see it ;)

[Naudi_Mat]

Well heres the link to Dante's (Inferno) experience getting Altituned:

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ight=altituned

And here a link to an S4 that was Altituned and is probably the fastest S4 in the state:

(Logs inside)

http://forums.audiworld.com/rockymtn/msgs/127699.phtml

[Richard]

but if you just want normal tuning and nothing custom, it does not really matter which shop you go to. With APR, you can go to Peak Eurosport, SCR Performance, Avalon, or some of the others. For GIAC, you have Autobahn Premier Services. Revo you have 3zero3. (if i forgot a shop, I am sorry). The pricing among the direct competitors (specific brand dealers) will all be the same.

[Dado337]

I'll prob be going with schnell. Its $400 for a flash, adjusted for altitude... of course once I get all my other parts rounded up

Be careful, price doesn't always reflect quality.

Second, I would look into what "adjusted for altitude" means. There is usually a distinct difference between an off-the-shelf "altitude" chip and what Avalon MS does, which is fully re-mapping of the ECU based on elevation, hardware, and customers overall requests.

[Richard]

Be careful, price doesn't always reflect quality.

Second, I would look into what "adjusted for altitude" means. There is usually a distinct difference between an off-the-shelf "altitude" chip and what Avalon MS does, which is fully re-mapping of the ECU based on elevation, hardware, and customers overall requests.

but is this tuning adaptive? I have driven my car all over the altitude spectrum with APR tuning which is adaptive and have never had an issue. IF a tuning is set for a specific range in altitude, would this not affect performance when driven outside that spectrum, say to sea level? I know Revo, APR, and GIAC are all adaptive in their basic platforms (stage 1 and such).

[Dado337]

but is this tuning adaptive? I have driven my car all over the altitude spectrum with APR tuning which is adaptive and have never had an issue. IF a tuning is set for a specific range in altitude, would this not affect performance when driven outside that spectrum, say to sea level? I know Revo, APR, and GIAC are all adaptive in their basic platforms (stage 1 and such).

Richard, I understand your thought process, however, the Bosch Motronic system is among the most intelligent in the world and will learn itself up or down to a certain degree, based on ambient pressure, temperature and other parameters such as ignition timing correction. To my knowledge, most tuner simply minipulate the stock tables in the ECU to achieve the desired requests. This will not vary between companies like APR, GIAC or what Avalon MS does.

You are also correct that a custom tune to optimize the performance of a vehicle at a given elevation, intake temps, etc.. will not function as optimally at sea level, however the Bosch system will correct to safe measure accordingly.

By the way, Avalon Motorsports will be announcing, very soon, that they will have the ability to store and switch between multiple programs. This means that Avalon can provide a stock or general sea level file to acompany the custom ALTITUNED program.

[FLACO X3]

Be careful, price doesn't always reflect quality.

Second, I would look into what "adjusted for altitude" means. There is usually a distinct difference between an off-the-shelf "altitude" chip and what Avalon MS does, which is fully re-mapping of the ECU based on elevation, hardware, and customers overall requests.

I have Eurodyne and have nothing but good things to say. I hold my boost (21 psi), not spike. Even in the 100 degree days we has last summer, with heatsoak, i still kept the boost at 15-17 psi. This software is made by Chris Tapp in Canada. He knows what he is doing, just ask the BT and BAT A4 guys. This software is currently being used on the TiAL kits for the S4. There is no sending of your ECU anywhere like with GIAC and APR.

Also with Avalons Altituned program, I have heard nothing but good things about it. Avalon knows what they are doing.

Another software choice for this altitude is MTM. I have no idea who sells it here (if anyone), but ive heard it is expensive as fuck (from Germany i believe).

[Naudi_Mat]

I have Eurodyne and have nothing but good things to say. I hold my boost (21 psi), not spike. Even in the 100 degree days we has last summer, with heatsoak, i still kept the boost at 15-17 psi. This software is made by Chris Tapp in Canada. He knows what he is doing, just ask the BT and BAT A4 guys. This software is currently being used on the TiAL kits for the S4. There is no sending of your ECU anywhere like with GIAC and APR.

Also with Avalons Altituned program, I have heard nothing but good things about it. Avalon knows what they are doing.

Another software choice for this altitude is MTM. I have no idea who sells it here (if anyone), but ive heard it is expensive as fuck (from Germany i believe).

Only MTM dealer that I know of in town is Campaign.

[Richard]

And OC.T tuning...not local, but a great company you can get them through is Vividracing.com

[MTMAudi]

Champagne FTW! I have to say i am partial though, my father-in-law owns it. Got my 08 A4 hooked up with MTM and it has absolutley no problems whatsoever. All the cars he has tuned with MTM are phenomonal. The ECU upgrade is NOT as much as you would think. Honestly, i like it better than any other chip ive driven. Yea, its not the fastest, but its the smoothest, and ive been told that they have never had a problem with an MTM chip yet. From what i understand it is also the best for altitude. Seeing the work at Champagne first hand, including an S4 built for the One Lap of America, i can tell you that you cant go wrong there. Plus, they are the only shop in Colorado to run an Audi at the Pikes Peak Challenge and the Lap of America. If you go there tell Larry(owner) that his son-in-law Mike sent you.

[Richard]

There is a small shop in Colorado Springs that does APR tuning...I cannot remember the name for the life of me though

[viperdsa]

Revolutions Performance is in the Colorado Springs, but they're a Revo dealer.

[Richard]

European Performance Specialists is APR

[TPC303]

AutoSport Werks in Broomfield does EPL tunes for altitude. They are hands down the best shop in town that I have worked with!

[Audi Skate Snow]

if you need an actual tune or "chip" then go to a shop... if you need something installed call me and i will do it for half the price a shop would

[Nerney]

I went with Unitronic on my 1.8t and I had a revo trial before and I love the unitronic! Hardeys Motorwerks in Parker is were I went 303.840.7664 is the number. Great guy for Audis/VW

[Richard]

Hardeys gets a thumbs up from me for sure....helped my Photography Editor quite a bit on his 20AE GTi

[FLACO X3]

I went with Unitronic on my 1.8t and I had a revo trial before and I love the unitronic! Hardeys Motorwerks in Parker is were I went 303.840.7664 is the number. Great guy for Audis/VW

i work right down the road from his shop. cool guy

[jimrobbington]

3zero3 hands down! I drive 45 minutes past other shops just to go there! i won't bash another company, but had my Jetta chipped at another shop before I found 3zero3, they didn't require me to make any hardware changes that should have been done first, which caused me to blow two turbos, many other bad things as well, totalling around 7 grand in issues. Trever at 3zero3 picked up the pieces, even threw over 2 grand in free shit my way just to get my business. I always get the hook up there, everytime. Last time i got 100 bucks off my chip as a wedding present, the time before that, 500 bucks free labor! I've beenwith them since they started, and wouldn't ever let another shop touch my audi. Trever and Scott own the place, and Scott is the head mechanic. Always there to help. Free wi-fi, big screen TV, even a few free beers in the fridge for waiting customers! Always a free REVO tune if you feel like gassing up with race fuel, and hot girls up front. They come to my bar every now and then, and I love them to death. PM me for the phone number, and the reccommendation!

[Mcstiff]

I'll throw another reco in the hat for Autobahn. I do not have any GIAC stuff (i'm standalone) but Todd and Randy know how to tune for our alt and have worked with GIAC to make sure they are offering products that work up here.

[Kittrell]

Autobahn for GIAC - Randy is awesome

3zero3 for Revo