Ever regretted tuning upgrade?

[BenT]

Hi all,
I’m considering getting a “stage 1” tune for my Polo GTI and Golf GTI Original from Underground Performance and I was just wondering if anyone has ever regretted getting a stage 1 tune or is it basically a no-brainer with no cons?


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[tigger73]

Only ever regretted not doing it sooner


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[Mattlock]

Only ever regretted not doing it sooner


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^^This...^^



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[Lucas_R]

The only con as such is that it will empty your wallet of cash. Otherwise, its all pros.

[simon k]

had a sore neck for the first week or so??

I load my tune up for track days and then go back to standard for daily + daughter's L plate driving

[Scratchyratface]

No regrets, once you have it done you'll just say that the car should have had this power from factory

[Kachingg]

Indeed i can only agree with the above posters the car should come from the factory like this

I used underground performance for my tune and give them a


Mine is a diesel but i got 20% increase at the wheels and that's what you should expect if not a bit more with a petrol gti


Green line is stock
Blue line is the tune used
Tuning TDI Results



This is a 162tsi tig that was done just before my car pretty much the same motor you have in your car i think

So far i have 13,000km on the tune with no issues (apart from having to watch my speed very closely )

[h100vw]

had a sore neck for the first week or so??

I load my tune up for track days and then go back to standard for daily + daughter's L plate driving

My daughter learnt on stage 3, dont be soft!

[Bora Sport]

Gavin has done a stage 1 & 2 on my Polo GTI. I then got him to do a stage 1 and then stage 2 on my Golf R, so when I bought my Skoda Octavia Scout diesel guess who I went to for a stage 1 tune?

[feenix74]

We bought the Golf Mk5 TDI second hand from my brother, he had it Stage 1 tuned many years ago. I have regrets . . .

I regret not getting my wife to agree that it would be my daily before we bought it.

I regret letting my wife have a drive of it as soon as I had ferried it back to Canberra from Melbourne before I had her agree that it should be my daily.

I regret agreeing to let my wife have it as her daily and swap me the Caddy as my daily.

I regret not telling her up front to go easy on the tires (Bridgestone RE003 are a reasonably inexpensive performance tire but at $180 each still expensive when she drives it through roundabouts like it is on rails and that braking is optional).

I regret letting my wife share the Golf Mk5 with Daughter No. 1 after Son No. 2 blew up her car, as now Daughter No. 1 has certain expectations about how a car should handle and accelerate.

I regret not getting my wife to agree up front that for me to take the Caddy as my daily that I needed to have it Stage 1 tuned.