Out of stock again (and happy)

[VWplo]

When i got mine done not to long ago, John was saying that around June
2011 the polos where getting shipped with a revised version of the ECU that they havn't cracked yet.
best way to find out though would be to contact him directly.
awesome guy to deal with and very helpful.

[iigx]

Just picked up the 77TSI and yes first gear take-off is a bit underwhelming.

Might be interested in getting the DNA tune but how easy is it to do on a MY13?

You would need a DSG firmware update to fix that - not sure that an ECU tune would do the trick (?)

[Gusman]

You would need a DSG firmware update to fix that - not sure that an ECU tune would do the trick (?)

It's not the DSG, my manual 77 does it too. Feels like it is boost-limited in first, so much so that I normally only bother revving it to about 2,000rpm or a bit more then slot second and whey-hey, welcome back boost! I'm hoping the DNA tune erases this standard "feature". Will find out shortly.

[kam]

It's not the DSG, my manual 77 does it too. Feels like it is boost-limited in first, so much so that I normally only bother revving it to about 2,000rpm or a bit more then slot second and whey-hey, welcome back boost! I'm hoping the DNA tune erases this standard "feature". Will find out shortly.

seems that all manual 77 tsi's are like this

i too dont bother revving out 1st gear, as it does absolutely nothing.

1st is literally to take off, and almost immediately into 2nd

i know that in the mazda 3 mps, they limited boost in 1st gear to reduce wheel spin, maybe vw did something similar to the polo

anyone with a boost gauge in their polo could find out

[VWplo]

unfortunatly the DNA tune doesn't fix this problem. would be nice if it did though

[gavs]

seems that all manual 77 tsi's are like this

i too dont bother revving out 1st gear, as it does absolutely nothing.

1st is literally to take off, and almost immediately into 2nd

i know that in the mazda 3 mps, they limited boost in 1st gear to reduce wheel spin, maybe vw did something similar to the polo

anyone with a boost gauge in their polo could find out

Doubtfully mate, the gti doesn't have this feature and there is no way the 77tsi can induce more wheel spin

[nomadx38]

Yeah I'm with gavs on this, I have a stuffed mechatronics unit and it doesn't do this, if I put my foot down it goes but it depends how you do it.

If I have my foot on the brake and then accelerate (lifting of the brake just at take off) I will take off with smoke revving to 6k. If I take my foot off the brake, wait a sec for the clutch to bite and then accelerate it will change to second quickly for a smooth and quiet change, so really you need to give your intention to the gearbox right from the get go.

This is in drive through, in sport it will allways rev out every gear regardless of throttle position, it just continues to hold it.