Tuning T5

[JP-009]

Sorry if this had been asked before (couldn't find it in the search), but has anyone tuned their T5 using a diesel chip from chipmydiesel.com.au? What are your experiences?

They offer a 12 month warranty on the chip itself, but not on the engine and drivetrain (like Oettinger and APR offer). I am looking to buy a new 340 Comfortline with the intention of towing a caravan and would like the extra performance.

Many thanks for your comments,

JP

[Transporter]

Consider remap rather than chip because of the DPF and also because the remap is superior to chip.

[T5 Double off road]

Sorry if this had been asked before (couldn't find it in the search), but has anyone tuned their T5 using a diesel chip from chipmydiesel.com.au? What are your experiences?

They offer a 12 month warranty on the chip itself, but not on the engine and drivetrain (like Oettinger and APR offer). I am looking to buy a new 340 Comfortline with the intention of towing a caravan and would like the extra performance.

Many thanks for your comments,

JP

T 5 Tuning I had my Ottenga remap done years ago and have been very happy with it. T5 double off road

[JP-009]

I have driven a 2.5TDI with the Oettinger re-map in a manual 4Motion crewman, and it is very nice!

Unfortunately, Oettinger doesn't do one for the 340TDI. So I've been considering the 350TSI, which goes to 184kW and 400Nm with the Oettinger magic The down side is loss of the TDI economy

[Sunny43.5]

How does this affect warranty I recently heard from another forum member that the dealer found out he had done some upgrades and they apparently refuse to give warranty on the components affected .

[Transporter]

How does this affect warranty I recently heard from another forum member that the dealer found out he had done some upgrades and they apparently refuse to give warranty on the components affected.

That's fair enough don't you think? You've bought the vehicle with the 103kW and upped the power to who knows what, so it's logical that the components will wear out faster or may break.

[JP-009]

The thing that now attracts me to the 350TSI is the (advertised) maximum torque range of 1500-4000 rpm.

I am assuming that this range of maximum torque will help more in towing a caravan better than the 400TDi that only has maximum torque between 1500-2000rpm?

I agree that upping the kW and Nm will put more stress on engine and drive train. The question is, "Does this increase excede the design of the componants?" I assume that remapping the computer is generally safer than a piggy-back chip because it does not alter information sent from various sensors to the computer (running and protecting things). Which is why in my original post, I had asked if anyone had any experience with this particular chip.

I would expect that any non-factory mod to the car would enable the factory to not honour warranty claims, which is also why I am/was looking for a tuning company that has supreme confidence in their product and offer a warranty with it (which I hope to never use, just like insurance).

Happy to be corrected on any of my assumptions

JP

[Sunny43.5]

have you had a look over on the Brickyard Forum the Poms seem to be right into all this stuff .Dealer remaps? - The Brick-yard

[Transporter]

have you had a look over on the Brickyard Forum the Poms seem to be right into all this stuff .Dealer remaps? - The Brick-yard

Yeah, gossips and hearsay.

[Sharkie]

The thing that now attracts me to the 350TSI is the (advertised) maximum torque range of 1500-4000 rpm.

I am assuming that this range of maximum torque will help more in towing a caravan better than the 400TDi that only has maximum torque between 1500-2000rpm?

I agree that upping the kW and Nm will put more stress on engine and drive train. The question is, "Does this increase excede the design of the componants?" I assume that remapping the computer is generally safer than a piggy-back chip because it does not alter information sent from various sensors to the computer (running and protecting things). Which is why in my original post, I had asked if anyone had any experience with this particular chip.

I would expect that any non-factory mod to the car would enable the factory to not honour warranty claims, which is also why I am/was looking for a tuning company that has supreme confidence in their product and offer a warranty with it (which I hope to never use, just like insurance).

Happy to be corrected on any of my assumptions

JP

There are many 2.0TSI VWs on this very forum which have been chipped from early in their lives with very little (if any) ill effect. Oettinger offers a full drivetrain warranty which makes it really attractive if you are worried about it.

For what its worth, I've driven all the Multivans and the TSI350 is by far the best performer. The wide torque curve and the responsive engine actually makes it an enjoyable drive. As far as fuel consumption goes, I suspect it wont be much worse than the TDIs. Asking a 2.0 turbo (petrol or diesel) to drive a 2.4tonne van at any decent speed around town means its heavy on fuel. 2.0TDI can struggle to do 500km on 80l in city driving and considering the relative ease with which the TSI does its job compared to the TDIs I'd be very surprised if it did any worse in the city.

Open road, I'd expect the TSI to be heavier on fuel.