What did you do to your Polo today?

[ralp2dam]

Connect it to another car, let the other car on and run for a few mins and kick it over..

Would advise going for 45m-1hr drive to charge it afterwards properly..

Thank you for the prompt response. Just on a side note, the car doesn't get driven very often. How often should it be driven to avoid this occurring again.

[fuzion]

Hard to say mate..

Problem is they have a life span of 3 years normally. After that you will find trouble with it if you don't regularly drive it (clearly you don't right now).

So maybe every 2-3 days give it a quick start and run for only a few short mins i suppose. But realistically maybe once a week or 2 weeks should be fine. Luck of the draw for you right now?

[ralp2dam]

Hard to say mate..

Problem is they have a life span of 3 years normally. After that you will find trouble with it if you don't regularly drive it (clearly you don't right now).

So maybe every 2-3 days give it a quick start and run for only a few short mins i suppose. But realistically maybe once a week or 2 weeks should be fine. Luck of the draw for you right now?

Thanks very much Fuzion!

[Tarq57]

I would think run it for more than just a few minutes; I've been told it can take as long as 15 min to return to fully charged after the drain of a cold start, depending on the condition of the battery. Drive it for about 20 or longer, just to be sure.

[vwthunder]

Oh it is GIAC, I thought it had a APR tune, GIAC, that would explain the impressive numbers lol

[vwthunder]

I'm a little confused as to how people push an extra 10kw on a standard tune...
Personally, I use advanced timing, better flow from the intake and a custom dump. They have helped, but I doubt I'd be seeing 140.
Obviously a good exhaust, etc would make a difference, but if its on a generic APR, Giac stage 1, etc, I'm not convinced that the extra power is there.

I tried a MBC, cranking the pressure on the diverter, etc, but the ECU didn't like it and pulled timing to keep safe. The best results I've had from the Butt Dyno was removed N112, N249, SAI and a few deg of timing added.

Still dreaming of a Hybrid turbo, but really cant justify the few thousand for an extra 30kw. May go for a custom map, the hardware has more potential than my tune does.

With my MBC I see about 23 PSI in 3rd and 4th gear, compared to other people seeing 18PSI.
I dont know if the car is pulling timing, as i have not logged it, but anyone who rides in it says it sure pulls harder than before, and I guess
142.3KW it shows

[noone]

Don't mean this offensively. You're not a tuner. GIAC/APR/etc are. Her polo can easily get over the 145 mark. As i say to everyone, its not always about how many you change your tune as well as modifications. Its about doing things right.

Agreed, thats why I have my car back to quite stock other than a little extra timing. The ECU knows 'too much', and messing with other parameters does not really do me any favours. If I could get a tune to bypass all the N112, N249 Junk, then it would come on boost harder, but also run out of puff earlier.

That you are running Giac is one of the differences, the question was not just to you mate, a few APR boys have come up to the 140 mark as well, so my question is more oriented at APR stage 1 boys I guess...

As for over 145 atw (ballpark 180 atf), I would be suprised to see that from a generic map. Has been done and surpassed in the UK, but from what I have read, on custom tunes.

What power did your MkIV GTI peak?

[ralp2dam]

I would think run it for more than just a few minutes; I've been told it can take as long as 15 min to return to fully charged after the drain of a cold start, depending on the condition of the battery. Drive it for about 20 or longer, just to be sure.

I'll try and drive it more often. Thanks.

[fuzion]

Agreed, thats why I have my car back to quite stock other than a little extra timing. The ECU knows 'too much', and messing with other parameters does not really do me any favours. If I could get a tune to bypass all the N112, N249 Junk, then it would come on boost harder, but also run out of puff earlier.

That you are running Giac is one of the differences, the question was not just to you mate, a few APR boys have come up to the 140 mark as well, so my question is more oriented at APR stage 1 boys I guess...

As for over 145 atw (ballpark 180 atf), I would be suprised to see that from a generic map. Has been done and surpassed in the UK, but from what I have read, on custom tunes.

What power did your MkIV GTI peak?

GTI peaked at 144.2 at its best. But just before i sold it connected it up to the dyno properly and logged it and noticed that the injectors were maxing out. So apparently it had about 10+ left in it that i was told by an independant dyno and also by GIAC. And this car was also running a 'generic' giac tune. So was more left to be pulled out.

You also have to remember, drivability is a major factor for me in any car. The polo you can easily et 23-24psi out of no dramas. However your fuel consumption and drivability of the car will decline something severe.

S3 guzzles fuel like its a F250 truck on boost. But you modify a car and you have to expect this. Drive it normal and i get 7-12 in the city/freeway very easily.

to vwthunder, running an MBC is not necessary. And clearly a lot of people can see with all the "extra" bits that power isn't being made. Not everything works on every car. Plenty of other things you can do on tihs 1.8t which NOT ONE person has mentioned or done to see results from. Some people benefit from them, some are just out of pocket.

You don't need a full exhaust. The mk4 gti didn't have anything flash. And it made more power than the others.

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ralp. if you are gonna start it every 2/3 days .. 5-10m is fine.. or just zip around the block or 2 and bring it back.

15m will not bring it back to "full charge". your alternator can not charge a battery that quick if its completely dead!

[vwthunder]

. The polo you can easily et 23-24psi out of no dramas. However your fuel consumption and drivability of the car will decline something severe.


to vwthunder, running an MBC is not necessary.

So how much boost is the GIAC tune getting, I know Lucas Flashed Vans polo with the GIAC tune and he was hitting 22 PSI on the Melb Dyno day

And also if running a MBC is not necessary, how do I get to make 22PSI on a APR tune???