Iroz Motorsport misleading people on Audi 2.5 TFSI records - APR vs. Iroz 2.5 TFSI tuning beef?
Records are going to continue to fall left and right as we approach winter and tracks get faster and faster. That is the nature of things and with the excitement of the 2.5 TFSI platform and its tuning prowess there is obviously major tuner competition.
Seemingly every week either APR or Iroz Motorsport sets a new record on the platform. Recently, Iroz Motorsport set the stock turbo 2.5 TFSI record with an RS3 sedan running 10.2 @ 131 in the 1/4 mile.
Impressive, right? So what is the issue? The issue is Iroz is making it seem like less is involved in running this time than they let on. Originally they did not respond to requests for what modifications were run and BoostAddict dug through multiple social media profiles to see they set this record after they replaced the original male driver with a much lighter female driver who cut a tenth off the time.
They also pulled the interior (passenger seats, rear seats), removed the exhaust (no cats, or mufflers), and went to a lightweight battery.
That is all fine but disclose it. This created problems with AudiBoost member @Stockguru who tried to set the details straight but @HankIroz blocked him on social media pages. A bit of a petty way to handle things for a professional, isn't it?
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Originally Posted by Stockguru
That was me simply trying to bring transparency to some of Iroz's posts where they stonewalled people who asked about the weight reduction and tire setup. I answered everyone's questions and Hank@Iroz promptly blocked me.
Iroz wants people to think they can go 10.2 with their Stage 2 hardware and nothing else. Hank made three posts on Weds. night about this car and not a single one mentioned the gutted interior, no exhaust/cats and full slicks on the car. When people asked for mods, they only told them the $#@! that they sell, such as the downpipe, FMIC and IE intake. Ironically, stage 2 parts such as the downpipe and FMIC make no appreciable difference in horsepower on a stock turbo 2.5 TFSI tuned on ethanol. This has been proven repeatedly on their dyno. And most recently, proven by my runs on Friday night.
It wouldn't be such an issue if it weren't for them attacking APR every time APR makes a post about a customer's car on social media. Apparently Iroz and the sheep expect APR to post every intimate detail about customer's cars yet they don't have to be held to the same standard. The key difference here is when people ask Arin what tires are on a customer's car that just ran a time, he responds honestly. Like for my runs on Friday night on Instagram for example. However, this isn't the case with Iroz. They just stonewall everyone and then have the balls to try to submit the timeslip to the database saying it was on street tires.
Now, trying to submit the car into the record books as if running on street tires is misleading. Frankly, it's lying. BoostAddict found a picture of the car obviously showing it was on slicks.
There is also truth to Iroz Motorsport not disclosing the full mod list. BoostAddict.com asked multiple times and received no response. E-mail was tried as well and @HankIroz never responded.
As for beef with APR, it's definitely true. APR is the big name here and Iroz continually attacks them. That is one way to make a name for yourself but when BoostAddict.com asked @Arin@APR for specs on their TT-RS record stock turbo run we had the full information in five minutes. As a matter of fact, APR does not hide away from any questions on the specs of their cars.
Here is how the girl who set the record is portraying this:
She makes it seem like people are 'hating' on this achievement when in reality they want to know the full details.
We are at a point on the factory 2.5 TFSI turbo where who gets ahead of whomever else will be decided by weight and weather conditions and not necessarily tuning quality.
What is next? Having jockeys run the cars to eek out a record?
A bit of honesty and professionalism would go a long way here.
