Maybe Martin will do the tuning himself or team up with Sean Ivey or someone else that is very good on the tuning front if it can’t be handled in house. I do not know at all about the tuning particularities of an Audi vs the other German and Japanese brands they have worked on in the past. If tuning becomes the only issue, but AMS is able to come out with good hardware upgrades, I would expect that they can come to a tuning solution eventually, even if EPL (as speculated here) isn’t a good partner to link up with.
I don’t think people have a clue how hard it is to properly tune these cars. The most succesful tuning companies need help all the time (see below).
It’s not just something where you plug a cable to the car, click the button for more power and make sure you don’t click the button to bend rods.
It’s insane, especially when it’s all in binary code and German.
Nice find.
he will start talking about drivability rather than proven performance in 3…2…1…
By ‘this platform’ I assume you’re referring to the S6? They will definitely make waves there. Nothing out there for the S6 so far other than tunes and modestly R&D’d exhausts/intakes. A big turbo kit will turn the S6/7 (and RS6/7) world on it’s ear.
As for the B8 S4 I would predict JHM being the fastest 3.0T before AMS does.
Wow this thread turned south quickly. Seems there is a great deal of negativity surrounding a new entry into the market. That is fine we have been met by adversity in just about every market we have entered.
It seems there are a lot of established camps out there. We are not making anyone jump ship. If you are happy with your tuner please stick with them. We just want to offer some more options and bring our know how into this new platform.
To those saying its easy to tune an EVO and a GT-R… yes, it is “easier” now but not easy. The reason it’s easier is because shops like us pioneered ways to make power. Anyone can follow a recipe. We have been breaking records for over a decade and not to sound cocky but usually its our own record we are breaking.
EPL has been great to us and over the years they have provided a solid product for some of the platforms we have worked with. Why use them and not do it in house? TIME! We cater to many platforms and time is a huge commodity here. If we can work with a good partner that we believe in then you can rest assured we will. We are excited to work along side Tony with our upcoming packages and parts. Our in house tuners combined with Tony’s experience I think can bring something new to the table.
With that being said you won’t find us actively posting for a while. We don’t play the hype game. We make products and packages that work. We prove them and prove them again…then bring them to the public. Drag racing has always been a hobby of ours so we hope to do some great things with this platform.
If anyone is concerned about our capabilities I would invite them to click here and read what we have done over the years: http://www.amsperformance.com/why-ams/accomplishments
For now I would ask that you give us the opportunity to prove ourselves before immediately counting us out. I think we might just surprise you.
Eric Gaudi
Sales Manager
AMS and ALPHA performance
Eric I think your missing it. No one isn’t a fan of AMS. We all just see disaster for you with EPL. home work is good. EPL hasn’t delivered in the past and has tanked many good projects.
If you think turning south is coming clear about your partener in tuning then egnore all the help and excitment of these wanting for you to see what we have all seen for years. The words are not AMS sucks but EPL has…I suggest you read closer see everyone is saying the same thing… Take your inhouse guts and get time.
If you really want to do something in the Audi market I think the last thing anyone wants to hear is you don’t have time to do this right and tune it yourself…
Nice post. I think the fact that you’re ‘new’ is cool, and if you read between the lines, nobody in this thread doubts your abilities. Even if we do, you will have a chance to prove yourself with measured performance gains…dragstrip etc. Awesome. You are new indeed, so you get the advantage of time and patience till you show what you can do with an Audi.
However, the guys you have teamed up with, from EPL, have had the better part of a decade, and they have failed to deliver. That’s where you’re seeing the concern in the thread.
Since you like the dragstrip, I have to ask…what is your best time with your EPL tuned B5 S4? Whatever it is, please post the timeslip in this thread
They are already targeting turbo upgrades to the S6 as per previous posts. I am hoping that they eventually go beyond the current hardware upgrades for the B8 by looking at a larger SC or turbo. AMS has made some very very fast cars over and over, usually faster than anyone else for at least the Evo and GTR platforms which I followed pretty closely at one time. I’d be surprised if they don’t come out with some great products for the B8 which will also push the other reputable companies to step it up as well.
Yeah, I wonder what’s left on the table for the 1320 powered cars though?
That’s why I think JHM will have the records to themselves soon. Even without a JHM tune, a full suite of modifications and Jason driving…lights out. I visited JHM on the weekend and I have to say they’re not forgetting the 3ohT
Eric -
Thanks for posting, and definitely keep us informed of your progress going forward. No need to hype anything, but it would be nice to know about release dates, pricing, and most importantly, 1/4 mile times.
As I noted in my Audizine post (before the mod deleted it), there are no crazy sponsor rules here. So please feel free to post away.
Agreed. If they have the same basic mods (intake, exhaust, pulley, tuning) with the stock sc, then it’s unlikely that they will blow away any records by a huge margin or perhaps even beat them by any amount. Given the size of the 3.0 market, I am hopeful that more companies will follow APR’s lead and go the next step by adding a larger sc or experimenting with a turbo charger. Obviously, tuning, fueling, and drivetrain may all prove to further complicate moving this type of initiative forward. I just know that when AMS has focused on other platforms in the past, they have had consistent success. There is a lot more excitement that these guys or entering the market rather than another one of the jokers that has come and gone in short order over on AZ.
You “Broke World Record For Quickest GT-R In The Standing Mile” on my birthday. <3
Wonder…how many companies make more than 1 part for the B8 S4 (I count a pulley/tune as two parts)
APR - tune, pulley, CPS, exhaust, intake
GIAC - tune
AWE - intake, exhaust, pulley, cooling
REVO - tune
MTM, ABT, etc - tune
MRC - tune, pulley
JHM - front rotors, rear rotors, shifter
EuroCode - headers, DTS, shifter, sway, intake
ASP - tune, pulley (anyone find it funny that an asp is a snake?)
If AMS can make a tune, pulley, exhaust, cooling that will put them in rare air making 4 parts.
Yup Quickest not Fastest… Non the less still love their products… ;D
Can you not break the CPS unit into three products?
Eurocode also makes:
- End links
- Alu kruez drivetrain stabilizer
APR is already one of the rare companies building a comprehensive approach. They don’t need any help really. I was pointing out that there are only 3-4 companies who have made a go of it.
For perspective on why I’m asking, here’s what JHM makes for the B7 RS4. It’s not 4 things. It’s 14. Nobody is dominating the B8 S4 yet. Just wondering when a company will make EVERYTHING for the B8.
ECU tune
shifter
downpipes
piggies
catback
intake spacers
supercharger (stages 1, 2 and 3)
air to water intercooler
built motor (pistons, rods, sleeved block)
lightweight crank pulley
front rotors
rear rotors
belt conversion kit
oil cooler
intake hose
snub mount
intake manifold arms
To me, AMS is known for the Alpha packages. I’m sure their first offering (tune, pulley, HE, Exhaust, and intake) will be incorporated into their introductory Alpha(*) package as a starting point to build from. I think the real impact they will have is with their progressive packages which will include additional/upgrade FI and further down the road with fully built motors and trans packages. Time will tell but I can’t see a company with a reputation of making the fastest and quickest cars sticking with the basics (Tune, pulley, Exhaust, etc.)…
Not exactly following where you are going with this Saki. Up to this point, the only proven ways to make power are tuning, intake, exhaust, cooling (in some instances), and pulley. Headers are still questionable at best. The next logical step is stage 3 which still hasn’t been released by anyone, but will arrive soon(ish) with APR. Having a big group like AMS enter the game will help push the other solid companies to step it up too. If AMS never goes beyond the current stage 2 offerings, then I agree that all that could potentially come of this project is a 3rd viable stage 2. Knowing what they have done in the past, I expect that they will start from scratch, progress to where the current offerings are, and then look at the upgrade (sc or turbo) that has the potential to make the next big leap in power gains on the 3.0.
Eric, First off welcome to the forum and thanks for posting! The negativity you refer to is based on your tuning partner and not AMS, so I hope you understand that… EPL may have done good with you guys in the past on other platforms but they haven’t done much in the Audi world especially the B8 world. If you read all of this post you probably also noticed they couldn’t figure out how to tune a RS4 with a TVS blower and the car ran low 12’s and when it was tuned by another company it went lowish 11’s. All tuning change… Their B8 tune is unproven, can you provide any data on it? Logs, timeslips, 60-130’s, etc?
Also, unfortunately you need to keep in mind the Audi aftermarket world is filled with companies who make false claims and don’t support their products with data like you guys normally do… There are also companies who rush products to market with disastrous results like blown motors and such… I’m excited you guys are getting involved but your comment about “time” is disappointing as IMO it takes time to get tuning correctly…
Finally, if you guys have anything by spring let us know… The fastest B8 is right in your area and I’m quite sure he would meet you at the track… I would also drive from Cleveland to Chicago to race which I plan to do anyway…
Any insights on product offerings? Again, welcome to the forum!
AMS we all have faith in you!
But please for the love of god don’t partner up with EPL…