We just tuned a 2016 MK7 Golf R to Stage 1 on the stock clutch. The APR tune at home worked as advertised, no issues. Here’s a link to the APR site, no we are not an affiliate, we just thought it was a great tune and experience.
OBDII APR Ultralink
https://www.goapr.com/products/software/ultralink/parts/EM100040
Stage 1 Tune
https://www.goapr.com/products/software/ecu_upgrade/gasoline/4/20t_ea888_g3/parts/ECU-20T-EA888-3-T-IS38
Automatic Trans only (You need the TCU tune)
https://www.goapr.com/products/software/tcu_upgrade/parts/TCU-DQ250-MQB
00:00 – Intro
00:51 – Pull 1 (Stock)
01:21 – APR Flash Process
04:29 – Stage 1 Testing
06:23 – Stage 1 Pull
09:37 – Final Thoughts