The Dinan Stage 1 takes things a bit further. With it your car’s power output should go up by about 44 wheel-horsepower and 47 lb-ft to around 286 wheel-horsepower and 331 lb-ft of torque. With the car 100% stock I managed a 14.74 at 96.82mph on a 2.50 60ft. After a the Stage 1 93 octane tune, a Euro short throw shifter, and a Southbend Stage 2 clutch, I went 14.21 at 105.38mph on a 2.49 60ft. Then, I deleted the clutch delay valve, added 034 dogbone inserts, and flashed the E30 Stage 1 tune, I ran a 13.68 at 109.65 on a 2.44 60ft. Hamilton, Canada. Aug 11, 2019. #1. Had my Golf for less then a month and I just learned about the APR stage 1 tune last night, found a shop that offers the service about half hour away. Considering the tune but have a couple concerns/questions. 1) what are the downsides? Stage Tune-up . We understand that car tuning lingo can be a bit confusing and a lot of times overlapping. Here are three stages of a car tune-up. You will notice these tune-ups include the components we have covered above. While doing car tuning, a stage is how much you have tuned. So stage 2 is a more advanced part of car tuning than stage 1 The next stage takes the prototype tune out to the track to see how it performs in the real world, again driven by a variety of drivers to see how it responds to different driving styles. From there, and depending on the car, the team moves into track testing: on a drag strip to get performance results for stock vs tuned, and at road courses Companies such as Mountune (which work alongside Ford) offer ECU tuning and other modifications to a vehicle that won’t void the warranty of your vehicle! There are not many companies out there, so you will need to do your research, however, they do exist! Or to have complete peace of mind, tune a car that doesn’t have any warranty left on it! A stage 1 tune gives a slight power increase. Stage 3 pushes the limit of your car's reliability and streetability but maximizes the power. Think of performance clutches. Stage 1 is for a slight power increase and daily driving. Higher "stages" are for track use, racing, strenuous use and high power. Stage 1 Tuning. As complicated as the subject is, Stage 1 tuning is the beginning and the first level of programming (chiptuning, tuning boxes, plug-and-plays). The software is being built for a brand-new car on a stock chassis. Most of the time, it is still unknown at this point how much the vehicle and its components can sustain. STAGE 1 tuning - Cheapest options; STAGE 2 tuning - Pay us more money and get more power; STAGE 3 tuning - Pay loads of money and we'll build a track car! For others. Typical stage 1 mods - Single bolt on parts or one time upgrade; Typical stage 2 mods - Two or more parts required; Typical stage 3 mods - Internal work required Hi everyone, I had a hard time finding information regarding stage 1 tunes and a couple of piggybacks as well. It's better when people can easily find information. The chart below is based on MSRP of the Stage 1 tunes that I could find. Sale Prices, Combo Prices, Data Cables, and Shop Hours are 9vd8A.