GTI Test Drive

[Zakarados]

When mine hits around 7200 or 7500 RPM (Golf GTI MkV and don't remember exactly when it gears up as I don't go there a whole lot) it gears up to protect the engine from going Kaboom. You really don't want to take these cars past there anyway as you're losing peak power. Any car that doesn't auto up-shift after it's redline is simply looking for trouble. Bouncing a DSG car off the limiter is a good way to destroy it.

The main reason I don't like it is because you end up doing a double shift up, on a hot lap that can waste a lot of time, on the road it can bog you down mid overtake... its just a horrible feeling. These cars have a rev limiter to protect the engine, I don't see why they need to shift for us.

[gavs]

When mine hits around 7200 or 7500 RPM (Golf GTI MkV and don't remember exactly when it gears up as I don't go there a whole lot) it gears up to protect the engine from going Kaboom. You really don't want to take these cars past there anyway as you're losing peak power. Any car that doesn't auto up-shift after it's redline is simply looking for trouble. Bouncing a DSG car off the limiter is a good way to destroy it.

Completely different gearbox mate so kinda not relevent. The dsg tune available for the dq200 starts off by primarily altering shift points and (more importantly) the clamp force on the clutches. You can add a higher rev limit as well as uprated torque limit but in reality unless one is chasing big power, there is no point.

[Nuggos]

Completely different gearbox mate so kinda not relevent. The dsg tune available for the dq200 starts off by primarily altering shift points and (more importantly) the clamp force on the clutches. You can add a higher rev limit as well as uprated torque limit but in reality unless one is chasing big power, there is no point.

Sorry gavs, interested as to why there is no point? is it minimal gain?

[gavs]

Just to be clear, I'm only referring to the torque limit increase and rev limiter increase. As I said, unless you're tracking the car or chasing big power, the factory turbo is already out of puff at the factory redline and who needs a torque limit increase really unless you're going to a turbo-replacement stage 3 engine? The better clamp force alone netted by the tune will help anyone on stage 1 and 2...

[Nuggos]

Got it thanks

[mrkris]

Bouncing a DSG car off the limiter is a good way to destroy it.

hey it's not my car

i almost felt sorry for it, it only had 45kms on the clock when i took it out.