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Does anyone have an AMD stage 1 on their S4?...thoughts?

I appreciate an MRC custom is very very good and was very impressed when Doug & Minneah checked over my car, certainly a consideration and may end up going down that route......just for now my question is bout the AMD map.

I understand the news owners have the licence to the old chips/maps so nothing should be any different than before....cheers.

I has an AMD chip on mine before going to MRC. Apart from them saving my turbos from certain destruction the car is much smoother and is a joy to drive. I found the AMD map really peaky and unsettling.

Personally it is a no brainer.

I've got an AMD re-map. I've owned my car for 3 years now and it has been re-mapped for 2 of them, i have no complaints.

I just dont like AMD after all the problems I know friends have had with them in the recent few years. Hopefully the new owners will be able to give AMD a good name again.

Also I think MRC maps are cheaper. Ive had no complaints with mine at all. Ive driven a car with an AMD map and I can say its not very smmoth at all. The torque is not where id like it to be. Seems very quick to come on boost and then mid range is a lot weaker than my MRC map. I only drove the car for around 10 mins up and down a major A road. I wanted to get back into my car straight away.

I did have gutted precats and Miltek at the time. And this car was with a single Miltek 3 inch and AMD map only. My gutted prectats may have made a difference. Still I felt the custom mapwas more useable.

I agree with Saf on the price, AMD was very expensive. If i had known about MRC when i had mine done i would have gone with them. As i was new to my car back then AMD was the the only one that people seemed to go on about....

I would like to try an MRC map, but it will have to wait until it's turbo time. I cannot justify getting rid of the £800 AMD map, yes thats right £800 ......for the custom MRC map and have same power as i have now, it doesn't make sense!!! Or does it,

s4-99 wrote:
I would like to try an MRC map, but it will have to wait until it's turbo time. I cannot justify getting rid of the £800 AMD map, yes thats right £800 ......for the custom MRC map and have same power as i have now, it doesn't make sense!!! Or does it,

Do a FATS run and I'll tell you if it makes sense.

s4-99 wrote: I would like to try an MRC map, but it will have to wait until it's turbo time. I cannot justify getting rid of the £800 AMD map, yes thats right £800 ......for the custom MRC map and have same power as i have now, it doesn't make sense!!! Or does it,

If its not broken, don't fix it

Dave

I've also got an AMD remap, not by choice. I bought the car with it and can't really give a comparision as I haven't driven another remapped S4 although I have been a passenger in a generic MRC S4 mapped one and that felt smoother than mine but more importantly didn't request as high boost.

John

Guys thanks for the responses, I had the opportunity of an Amd map, but it would appear te money would be better spent at MRC...cheers

I think it's all been said. I'm very happy with my AmD remap and have had no problems. However when you consider eveything (including the recent change of ownership of AmD), I would most definitely advise MRC instead. When the time comes I will be going to MRC for my stage III.

I would like to try an MRC map, but it will have to wait until it's turbo time. I cannot justify getting rid of the £800 AMD map, yes thats right £800 ......for the custom MRC map and have same power as i have now, it doesn't make sense!!! Or does it,

You'll only know by trying!!
I paid £750 for a Revo remap, had that removed and £800 for a West Tuning remap, and then had that removed and paid £500 for an MRC remap. The MRC map is definately the smoothest and IMO the best of the ones I've had done - It feels so much quicker through the first four gears than the others did.

Ads4 you are probably the most remap experienced member here! We noramlly all rave about the one and only map we have had and you've had 3!!!

I had the AMD map a few years back with a miltek cat back, I was very impressed, 328bhp and 412ib/ft(on they're rr), but not exactly smooth. Most of AMD's brains moved to AutoPS along with Ed, they have mapped my car now with all the rs4 bits on they did an excellent job, very car friendly map. I want something ass out for hte summer so have booked in with MRC next week for a tweek b4 I fit an rs4 engine next year. I have lined up Autops to put the engine in and MRC to get the electronics bang on when the rs4 lump goes in. It's well handy them being down the road from each other and AMD for that matter must be a hot spot for Audi specialists similar to Ipswich and Masey Ferguson

Kieran,

AmD aren't there anymore.
Much to the disadvantage of my wallet.

John

Think he meant APS.

What advantage do you see to your mix and match tuner approach?