Ignition coil APR or OEM Audi

R8 coil packs definitely work better IF you’re tuned.

My tuned 17' R has had RS7 plugs and APR coils for awhile without issue, but I'm ready for a new set.

I have 75K on my CC Sport with APR Stage1+ Tune. I recently changed my plugs and put APR coils in not sure if got any real power but the car feels so much better. At $27 a coil why not use APR?

FWIW, I got an APR Stage 1+ tune on my '13 CC at about 30k miles. Blew one of the stock coils within a month. Replaced with red tops and new plugs and have been good since then (19k miles).

There is one benefit to running R8 coils on a stock TSI. They seem to be a hell of a lot more reliable.

So, I went to my VW/Audi dealers here in Tampa and purchased the stock RS7 spark plugs and RS3 ignition coils. The exhaust smelled slightly worse at startup after the change, but still went away shortly after startup. The idle was smoother but I attribute that to old stock coils and spark plugs.

I'd recommend getting rid of those APR coils before tuning, they cause so many headaches

DO NOT BUY APR COIL PACKS they are fun but life of It them are terrible stay stock!

APR coils lasted almost a year (5/6000 miles) when I pushed it and let go of the pedal. CEL would flash and random cylinders misfire.

As stated APR coils are know to not be as good as OE/OEM. I have seen a lot of people with APR coils chasing misfires and the replace with OEM and it’s fixed. Even with new APR this has happened.