AUGUST RESULTS 2026
+2,368 hp and +4,263 Nm total · record +68% · 50 Stage 1 jobs this month
JVK PRO COURSE – STARTING IN OCTOBER
We promised big news by 1 September – here it is. From October we are launching our own course: we decided to share the knowledge gathered over 16 years of working with ECUs, diagnostics and chip tuning. We have invited an experienced specialist who will guide you from start to finish – from the first connection to a control unit to confident independent work. We start with a live stream.
Starting in October
The first intake starts in October. Format, programme and terms – very soon.
Live stream
We will host an open live stream: about the course, your questions, and how we work.
Experienced mentor
A practising specialist guides you from start to finish – from the basics to real jobs.
Knowledge from the workshop
Real cars, real ECUs, real faults – and how JVK PRO solves them.
What's next: more information in a week. Stay tuned – places on the first intake will be limited.
WHO CAME TO US
Big SUVs and flagships
August was the month of big engines. The Mercedes GL 450 4MATIC with its 3.0 V6 BiTurbo set the absolute record: +146 hp and +320 Nm – torque went from 500 to 820 Nm. Alongside it a BMW X5 xDrive30d, an Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (+94 hp) and a BMW 730d – heavy cars where Stage 1 first of all removes the factory torque cap.
Commercial vehicles – the workhorses
Plenty of vans this month: an Opel Vivaro and a Renault Trafic with the same 2.0 dCi 90 hp engine delivered the same result – 147 hp and +63%. A VW Crafter gained 38%, a Multivan T6.1 39 hp. For commercial vehicles this is not about speed: it is about pulling power under load and lower consumption on the motorway.
8 cars on the dyno
Every sixth Stage 1 in August was measured on the load dyno – before and after. Real power and torque curves, not calculated numbers from a database. More about the dyno →
Dyno measurementsFile service: 48 workshops
48 workshops worked with us through the file service in August – the partner network keeps working steadily even in holiday season. Top makes: BMW, VW, Mercedes, Audi. More about the file service →
File serviceRECORDS OF THE MONTH
Mercedes GL 450 4MATIC
Mercedes C 180 CDI
STAGE 1 – TOP BRANDS
In August BMW was the undisputed leader: 18 cars out of 50, more than a third of the flow. The German trio (BMW + Audi + Mercedes) accounts for 60% of all Stage 1 jobs. The remaining 9 cars come from 6 more makes: Opel, Nissan, Renault, Seat, Peugeot, Hyundai. 11 makes in total, 48 diesels and one petrol – that very GL 450.
MOST POWERFUL
Power is not the only metric. On modern turbo engines the factory caps torque to protect the gearbox, and Stage 1 first of all lifts exactly that limit. A telling example is the Mercedes GL 450: torque rose by 320 Nm (+64%), and the Audi A6 Avant Bi-Turbo gained 150 Nm. It is torque you feel under acceleration, not peak horsepower.
Mercedes GL 450 4MATIC
Audi A6 Avant
BMW 535d
BMW X5 xDrive30d
BMW 530d
Mercedes ML 350 CDI
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BEST GAINS
Mercedes C 180 CDI
Opel Vivaro
Renault Trafic
Audi A2
Audi Q7
VW Crafter
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