http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35885
Bought today. Flawless thus far.
Bought today. Flawless thus far.
I know it sounds weird, but I felt more HP from the transition from 1.5 to 2.0 versus stock to 1.5. Probably just my mind. But I really love stage 2. It still doesn't pull as strong as my trusty old G35 used to, but it's really really nice.
I have the Unitronic intercooler sitting in my garage and will be installing that soon. I'm waiting on Unitronic to release their stage 3, then will probably do that...
If you drive manual, I would be concerned about clutch wear. Other than that, no issues should come up.
What happened to the engine?I went over 90,000 on stage 1+ with out needing a clutch. Matter of fact it was still good before my engine went bye bye. The car had 118,000 before engine change.
This thread has been dead for a year but maybe I'll get a bite. I just took advantage of spring sale and got the Stage 1+ and TCU tune. I have never seen and stats on gains for a car that came with PP. Probably a newb question, but I guess it's safe to assume that there would be equivalent gains over the stock PP HP?
Bump! Want to hear from MK7.5 owners who have gone Stage 1+ from stock. I am thinking of doing this soon.
Do yourself a favor and go with a Cobb AP and EQT for tuning.
Any reason why you like Cobb more? I was under the impression that a Unitronic 1+ tune was more aggressive than a 1+ Cobb tune. Never heard of Equilibrium tuning and will research.
My engine-related "mods" are:
Any feedback is highly welcomed as I am not 100% married to one particular tuner just yet and just now researching.
- AFE Pro-S dry drop-in filter w/ stock airbox
- Snowguard screen removal
- Drilled out driver's side air intake opening
- Closed off passenger side rear intake w/ OEM blocking plate
- CTS Turbo muffler delete
- ECS High Flow Turbo Inlet Pipe
1. is there anything else I should do with stage 1 that mashes a real difference?
It doesn't seem like this matter to you, but have you considered that an ecu/TCU flash voids your drivetrain warranty?I'm sorry for not posting somewhere else but it seemed there are multiple companies being discussed here so feel this query is fine here: I just got 2020 GTI and going with the following upgrades :
1. Integrated Engineering stage 1 ECU tune,
2. IE DSG Tune,
3. drop in filter,
4. remove snowshield for now, possibly adjust intake later but I know it's not really worth it unless I go to a stage 2 tune.
Qs:
1. is there anything else I should do with stage 1 that mashes a real difference? (I have decided against TMD, and other minor bolt ons for now.
2. How do you all like IE tunes?
Thanks guys.