IE stage 1 tune review on 2017 Audi A4 B9
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Review of Integrated Engineering (IE) Stage 1 tune with an IE cold air intake on my 2017 Audi A4 B9.
Summary
Awesome design. love this product. only negative is make sure to get the intercooler as the heat soak is bad. I still highly recommend this product and you will not be disappointed.
Notes: my car was already warm from pratice videos so the car was not running at max but it should still give you an idea of how much improved the performance is!
Follow up: I will post some videos later on that are just of launching and rolling starts to get an idea of the speed.
I will second this review. I’ve had the same tune on B9 A5 with just an intake and it will heat soak. This car has the same intercooler as the s5/sq5 That car heat soaks faster.
My stock GTI and my tuned Tiguan heat soak. All stock intercoolers.
Any turbo vehicle driven hard should have an intercooler that matches driving style. I’m an extra heavy foot.
I have the same set up as yours. Just wondering, would it ever occur that your IE intake sounds like a little high pitch BOV when you let go of the gas?
Thanks for posting! Do you have 0-60 and 1/4 numbers? And this is just a tune on the boost right?
0-100 KM/h (60mph) time? and top speed? how much over the usual 260 km/h
When you installed the tune, what bolt ons did you have on it?
get a tcu tune from tornado tuning and the shifting is insane
Preston, good review. Does the IE tune seem to fix/improve throttle lag?
YES!!!!! AMAZING difference
I have 2018 a5 coupe also going to do stage1 ie tune 91 octane .. how s your car running ..and problems ..
Are you worried about the dsg transmission and it’s torque limit? I have the stage 1 and it’s awesome but I’m looking to go stage 2 and I see on forums that our transmission has a limit of 500nm or 360tq. Thoughts? Great video btw very informative
How is your transmission :) ?
The trans in these cars is rated for 450 tq
How are you liking it 5 months later?
Finally someone doing a review of this tune! Great work! Are you planning on doing anything to the exhaust?
@@going_ham_by6308 Awesome man! Thanks for reply! Keep up the great work!
@@going_ham_by6308 why full exhaust? I though you only need an intercooler, air intake and downpipe in order to have a stage 2?
@@going_ham_by6308 Any plans to put a bigger turbo on it?
@@charlieperrault more for my own personal taste in the sound but your statement is correct
@@JP-wl5vj only because I am looking at getting a new car....no but I really like IEs set up for the s4
Hey thanks for the awesome video! Just wondering how this tune has treated you over the past year+. Any noteworthy issues that have popped up?
Over all of this time, I have only had 1 issue out of the tune.... it truly needs the intercooler to run better without heat soak. With that being said as many times as I have put it on and taken it off and pushed her hard, I have not had any issues at all. The intercooler would just help it reach its potential and stay there but you are still good to run without one as I do. I highly recommend this tune! Let me know if you have any more questions
did you also have the tcu tune?
Did this same tune on my 2012 s4 along with cold air intake and exhaust and its a hole new car and hauls ass cameros and mustangs hate me had it dynod at 400 whp 365 fpt
Get the intercooler and the intake or just do the mod on the airbox. Aka drill holes in it. And you will feel the need the need for speed. And I have the s5 with all mods but the downpipe....
Does the DCT need a tune also to compensate for the added power?
well upgrading the TCU tune gives more torque headroom and faster shifts so why not..
Total cost?
My dragy time is 13.3 1/4 @ 101 and 4.9 0-60 using launch control. It’s 4.6sec with 1ft rollout.
Oh this is what i was looking for i have unitronic stage 1+(no intake or tune) and my 0-60 is 4.7
@@up_all_nite_4408 you say you have a stage 1 tune, then say no intake or tune. What is it?
@@moochiezpitt sorry i meant no intake or tcu tune. But alao don't have the intercooler either. I now have the ecu and tcu tune.
@@up_all_nite_4408 Did you record 4.7 with the Dragy? What was your 1 ft rollout?
That’s kind of disappointing my b9 stock does 0-60 in 5.1
Do you know if the IE tune works on the fwd version?
No it does not according to website
whats the link?
ok ..i got 1 question ...all this stage 1 or 2 thing will affect the longevity of the motor itself? i mean is risk for motor to resist less kilometers after a stage 1 for example.... ? ....
Yes, for me, the exhaust turbine broke off with IE stage1 installed with in 5k miles on my 16 A3 1.8t with 30k miles. Buyer beware.
Of course it will affect the longevity. Anytime you apply more mechanical strain to a system you run the risk of reducing life span and inducing failures. Changing a car beyond factory Specifications will always run that risk. That being said there are many things you can do safely and within a tolerance range that will not damage the mechanical system.
Did you have any problems with the oem spark plugs, missfires or any issues?
You know what is interesting, I have not. I expected some knocking or something out of it. ESPICALLY with the ethanol in the gas right now. For now, i have driven a years worth of driving with it tuned non-stop and have yet to report any issues with the program. I know it is harder on the engine but i LOVE it and the way it feels.
So is the car not performing well without the intercooler? Do you live in a warm climate where it is always really hot outside ?
@@going_ham_by6308 I’m planning on getting it today! and it was perfect for you to upload this video. Thanks for all the info! Did you get any 0-60 times? and did you feel like it enhances the sound as welll?
@@going_ham_by6308 I have a intake and turbo muffler delete from CTS TURBO, and was going to maybe get an downpipe and intercooler later on. But for now i just wanted a stage 1 and do an intercooler in summer time.
Thanks Preston for your video. How does this IE tune compare to RaceChip? I have no experience with either or chipping/tuning.
10x better then race chip
wait till you go stage 2! i got 2015 a4 with stage 1 aswell ordering downpipe and stage 2, at the wheels its at 211+ HP with stage 2 we go close to 264
Wow what an improvement!
300hp spinning all four wheels?
Had a IE stage1 tune on my 16 A3 1.8t with 30k miles and the exhaust turbine broke off within 5k miles of tune installed. IE gave me a refund, but not for the turbo. Buyer beware. I did have their dsg tune but it was not working right. Erratic and hard shifting. Would not shift at red line and sending engine into limp mode setting misfire codes. It did take a second off 1/4 mile time with draggy. 15.4 to 14.3. Too much boost for the IS12 turbo. Or maybe the previous owner abused the turbo. I couldn't tell, and engine oil looked clean. I did contact IE with my issues but they had no answer for my issues. They just told me the tune was set for my car.
pretty sure the tune had nothing to do with your turbo failure
Sounds like user error
How many hk did you get on stage 1? My english is not so good thats why im asking! I have same car, i will do stage 1 on it thats why im asking!
I mean hp
Anyone else see the mpg go from 365 to 360 in a matter of seconds?
i have an a4 it counts in 5’s not 1’s so he was prolly very close to 360
I have a b8.5 stage 1 with exhaust and induction and is 330hp 0.60 4 something seconds
any update? I’m planning to buy my buddy’s 2019 s5 with less than 30k miles. Decatted downpipe, intake, and IE tune. I’m hearing so many bad things about IE in comparison to 034 so I don’t know if I should buy the car from him or not.
034 don't seem to have a good rep either. Depends who speak with.
What octane are you running?
@@going_ham_by6308 93 is required by Audi as well even with out the tune
@@brandoncook8419 or 91
@@banixcazares6668 true but where I live that is not an option
Hey how was your A4 doing after 50 some thousand miles I have 13,000 on mine and I was wondering if it’s worth it to keep it
I literally just got my 50,000 service. 0 issues whatsoever
@@iamnoobody that’s awesome good for you dude rock on!!
Have been wondering the same at 15,000- Don’t know if I should sell for something more powerful or void warranty to upgrade + tune :(
@@TotallyTreeos No tune on mine (2017 A4 B9 Quattro). Purchased at 70,000, it's at 81,000 now. When I bought this, I compared it against other 2017 and 2018 A4's with only 20,000 to 35,000 miles, and the one I purchased with 70K miles feels exactly as new as the ones with fewer miles. Also, it doesn't burn oil, and everything has worked right every single time I've ever used it. No weird electronic/software glitches or anything.
I'm pretty impressed so far with the OVERALL quality of this A4.
17 a4 and 54k miles later no trouble whatsoever!
Would you say it made the engine note deeper and overall engine noise louder ?
Yes it does add/enhance the overall sound the engine outputs. Yes giving deeper notes, would be a great way to describe it. It truly does give it a growl which at first worried me but over time I have grown to love it.
@@going_ham_by6308 that’s great, I just bought an intake. I did a muffler delete and I liked it for a while but now I’m kinda tired of it. I want the natural engine sound but deeper so I was hoping the intake would help, wish I got an A5 because it has the engine sound enhancer which works great.
@@norbertovazquez1173 AH yes if you want a more natural deeper engine sound the IE intake will NOT help it at all! Now go with the APR carbon fiber air intake and the sound tone is much deeper and still rather loud. That was the one my close friend got and it was deeper but much quieter too. Yes the sound enhancer in the A5 (my brothers car is great). Do you have a video with your muffler delete? I would love to hear the sound on it. The raw visceral sound produced from the engine after tune will be a better sound for you but i do NOT think you will like it if you are looking for a similar style of sound from the 5 Series.
@@going_ham_by6308 I replied but I don’t see it there, I ended going with the 034 Motorsport one. For the muffler delete I have a video on my UA-cam with the sound clips. I’m running a JB4 on map 3 and have some launch control vids.
@@norbertovazquez1173 Oh awesome, thank you. I will def want to check that out.
Does it still work the same everything good
Yes, everything has ran great! I have not had any issues what so ever with my car related to my tune.
How it holding up?
0-60!
Quattro?
Of course!
If the car is too hot to perform 100% when it's been driving around at 1500 rpm at 40 mph for a few minutes, with mid-range water temps, and 45 degree outdoor temps, something doesnt seem right. There shouldn't be heat soak in the environment shown in the video, especially if the cold air intake is worth anything, even if it was run hard before filming started. Driving around calmly at 40-50 mph in cool weather would drop temps quickly. Something seems fishy.
@@going_ham_by6308 All the "assumptions" are visible in your video; the midrange water temp, the outdoor temp, the relaxed driving with a few short pulls mixed in. You dont need to explicitly state that stuff for it to be clearly visible.
I'm also a mechanical engineer and also own a B9 A4 and for you to say the car couldn't fully perform in the conditions seen in the video suggests something is off or the tune is extremely finicky and compromised in one way or another.
@@going_ham_by6308 Also, a cold air intake that suffers from heat soak in a moving vehicle is, by definition, not a cold air intake.
I live In Australia and have a 2016 Audi a9 quattro with the IE Stage 1 tune only everything else is bone stock (do have a front res delete) but I've had mine for a few months now and it's perfect nothing wrong runs solid as, it does feel like it drives harder when first started up (cold) specially the torque. It's very hot here lmao
@@abayerko1 intercoolers cool the air in a turbocharged car not a cold air intake.
Cold air intake will help a good intercooler system. But will do nothing for iat by itself.
An NA vehicle will definitely benefit more from a cold air intake.
Any air going into an intake goes past a red hot turbo. Hence why intercoolers exist to cool air after.
Heat soak in boosted engines is only mitigated by cooling charge air.
@@ProWagenMedia you're correct... brain fart
Do you have a 0 - 100 time? I also have a a4 b9 with ie stage 1 but no intake, did a 0-100 time and got 5.1 secs, to be fair I used launch control and I noticed with launch control as soon as you let go their is like a mini 0.3 sec delay or so and thats when I hit go, not when the actual car moved which tells me maybe 0-100 in 4.9? I've heard a stage 1 audi a4 b9 is as quick as an s4/ slightly faster but that means it would be 0-100 in like 4.5 - 4.7, can you confirm?
No way your A4 goes 0-100 in 5 seconds
@@codealtf4logn779 belive it or not these cars make good power with just a tune
Stop trying to compare a a4 to a s4 😂
Yes I can confirm that with the test I have done thus far I am sub 5 and sitting consistent around 4.7 seconds (when ambient temperature is below 50 deg F)
@@codealtf4logn779 kph
Too hot it’s 45°???
For continuous and strong pulls yes. I do NOT have an upgraded intercooler and as such with a few strong pulls you really lose that performance due to the heat soak. It is such an extreme increase in performance that it really needs that!
Take the plastic shield off the intercooler. It's the same as s4 but they cover around 25% of it with a plastic sheet.
The S4 is still a faster car lol, and with a tune it’ll make 420+ hp
Who cares? That's not what he bought
@@JP-wl5vj He literally compared it to the S4 you dipshit lmao
@@theendangeredpetrolhead you Fcuk face lol he compared it to one because a stage 1 gets it on par with the S4. had he bought the S4 he would’ve paid thousands more for it… tard
Simon Well...I’m not sure what a Fcuk face is, or a tard for that matter, but it must be hard dealing with all that anger. I would recommend some meditation as well as some therapy. With time you’ll improve!
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