GOLF R DSG - Which ECU tune should I pursue???

[cihan_d]

Who in NSW performs the GIAC tune?

[cihan_d]

I second this as his service and attention to detail is second to none! He can do a basic 'stage 1' tune with before and after dyno runs for a very competitve price...

Also, you might want to speak to him regarding trial tunes (APR, REVO offer them) and how they lock your ecu making it extremely difficult to have a tune from another supplier installed without having the trial completely removed.

For the record, Mark from Recode did my car and i laugh at the sheer power everytime i drive the thing!!!

Do you have any other mods other than the Recode tune?
How many KW did you achieve before and after the tune?
Did the tune improve the low end lag?
Can they easily revert back to factory ECU setting in the event of a warranty claim?

[Corey_R]

Who in NSW performs the GIAC tune?

Exoticars are the NSW GIAC reps.

[PTW]

Without a vested interest in any custom tuner, given a similar price, a custum tune with before and after info on afr's, boost, etc, is a faaaarrrr better proposition than a generic one. It's also easy to say how many kw's did you achieve. What you wanting to be looking at is where it is made - the area under the curve.......

[KRA21E]

Do you have any other mods other than the Recode tune?

I have a THS Intercooler, BSH CAIntake, HPFP, TXS DP.

How many KW did you achieve before and after the tune?

Before: 163kw atw, After initial Tune: 202kw atw.

Did the tune improve the low end lag?

It definately improved it as now the boost comes on earlier and Mark was able to fiddle with the timing to make it more responsive.

Can they easily revert back to factory ECU setting in the event of a warranty claim?

It's as easy as plugging it in and uploading the stock file.

Keep in mind what PTW said, the most important part of tuning is not the outright power figure but how it is delivered, ie area under the curve as mentioned by PTW. Also, with custom tuning, Mark can actually tune how you want the car to perform to an extent ie more torque than power, gradual build up of boost etc...

[PTW]

Coming along smartly you are young padawan. Soon full jedi become you, KRA21E

[dave_r]

Without a vested interest in any custom tuner, given a similar price, a custum tune with before and after info on afr's, boost, etc, is a faaaarrrr better proposition than a generic one.

+1

The trend around here seems to be buy parts to suit a tune and then have varying/average results. What ever happened to tuning to suit the car and parts?

[PTW]

+1

The trend around here seems to be buy parts to suit a tune and then have varying/average results. What ever happened to tuning to suit the car and parts?

A couple of reasons. Slick marketing, have a flick thru any Motor mag.

Also that the euro scene is relatively young compared to the Japs. In that a lot more people are savy about what to expect for their $$$. I'm in no way meaning to be rude but you only have to look on my posts regarding tuned cars for afr's etc, & wheel alignment settings to see how many posted. Those sort of questions on a wrx/evo forum would have been given muuuuuuuuccccch big responses.

It will take time, but it will happen.

[Corey_R]

Time will tell I guess. Thus far one of those "off the shelf tunes" is on the top of 1/4 mile times and dyno results. I understand that these are only two indications, but they seem to be two large indications for the people into this sort of thing.

Additionally... you could hardly claim they have slick marketing. Their lack of marketting, or even keeping their website up to date, is one of my complaints about them! I mean... how long ago did the MK6 Golf come out? Update your site *cough*

Anyway. I know the custom tuners are lifting their game. People like Mark (parso_rex) from Recode and John from DNA Tuning are doing good work, especially Mark with the R's.


And btw... the wheel alightment/camber/caster discussion had already taken place once or twice. Guy_H, WhiteJames, and a few other poeple with R's taked about it on one occassion that I can recall. Maybe people are just tired of having to answer the same questions to people who start several threads rather than using the search?

In any case. The R comes setup pretty well from stock for road purposes, and beyond that, it doesn't have the means to adjust camber and caster with the stock components. You need to swap to aftermarket parts to do so...

[PTW]

And btw... the wheel alightment/camber/caster discussion had already taken place once or twice. Guy_H, WhiteJames, and a few other poeple with R's taked about it on one occassion that I can recall. Maybe people are just tired of having to answer the same questions to people who start several threads rather than using the search?

In any case. The R comes setup pretty well from stock for road purposes, and beyond that, it doesn't have the means to adjust camber and caster with the stock components. You need to swap to aftermarket parts to do so...

I did search you condescending twit.

So now you reply in this thread re the R, was that so fukcin hard? Maybe instead of trying to be a smart arse you could work towards a better search function, this one is garbage.