yeahforbes
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- NJ
- Car(s)
- 2017 Golf R DSG
Having previously had 2 MkV GTI's with fully loaded APR stage 1 tunes (program switching via cruise control buttons), I'm starting to investigate what options are available for tuning my Golf R that I've had for about 6 months.
I may very well decide to play it safe regarding the warranty and try the JB4. But I also might just flash it. Here are my main deciding factors:
1. Convenient program switching (like I had on my MkV's) is pretty high on my list because 93 octane is readily available by me but I also take trips to places where they only sell 91 -- and every few years I roll past one of those 87-only stations with nothing else in range.
By "convenient" I mean something I can reasonably do at a gas station. APR's EMCS was fantastic but it's not available for this car. A dongle or dongle+phone situation would be great. A dongle+laptop situation would be decent. And it can't take forever to flash. You get the point.
2. Since I plan to keep the hardware 100% stock, I'd like to stick with an off-the-shelf tune that has a large customer base, to hedge against freak issues. This makes the JB4 map 6 tweaking not really my cup of tea unless there's a go-to configuration that lots of people run.
3. I like the idea of also doing the TCU. I've been doing the tiptronic thing 90% of the time for many years since I like my shift points somewhere between D and S, and it would be cool if D was closer to that experience. Plus if I go with an ECU tune that has a high torque option when paired with a TCU tune, I can take advantage of that. But stage 1 only.
With these particular priorities in mind, let the games begin!
I may very well decide to play it safe regarding the warranty and try the JB4. But I also might just flash it. Here are my main deciding factors:
1. Convenient program switching (like I had on my MkV's) is pretty high on my list because 93 octane is readily available by me but I also take trips to places where they only sell 91 -- and every few years I roll past one of those 87-only stations with nothing else in range.
By "convenient" I mean something I can reasonably do at a gas station. APR's EMCS was fantastic but it's not available for this car. A dongle or dongle+phone situation would be great. A dongle+laptop situation would be decent. And it can't take forever to flash. You get the point.
2. Since I plan to keep the hardware 100% stock, I'd like to stick with an off-the-shelf tune that has a large customer base, to hedge against freak issues. This makes the JB4 map 6 tweaking not really my cup of tea unless there's a go-to configuration that lots of people run.
3. I like the idea of also doing the TCU. I've been doing the tiptronic thing 90% of the time for many years since I like my shift points somewhere between D and S, and it would be cool if D was closer to that experience. Plus if I go with an ECU tune that has a high torque option when paired with a TCU tune, I can take advantage of that. But stage 1 only.
With these particular priorities in mind, let the games begin!
