At the time of comparison - car: 2016 6MT GTI PP, Mishimoto Intercooler, IE Intake and TIP, Unitronic DP, Southbend Stage 3 Daily clutch.
I ran Unitronics stage 1 tune when the car was stock and it was not great, traction control would always interfere and when it was disabled, the car felt just a tad better than stock.
I upgraded the clutch and went stage 2 with Unitr0onic since the delta was only $150CAD. I liked the stage 2 tune a lot more than their stage 1 tune. It was a lot more responsive and the car had more power all throughout the power band. It also had this thing where around 3K RPM or so it felt like it hit a mild version of VTEC and the sound profile changed along with the power delivery. I was relatively ok with the tune - it was reliable, no lights, developed for stock plugs etc... Throttle response was ok, not terrible like I read from many people here on the forum - not sure whether those were old revisions of their tune or not. One night, a few weeks ago, I went to Mexico and stumbled across my old car, a MK6R. We ran, and well, it did not turn out well for me. He walked me by a fair amount, and that should not have ended for me as badly as it did. I spoke with the owner afterwards and it was on an IE stage 2 tune. I needed change. I will go the hybrid route at some point over the next few months, as soon as I settle on the turbo, but until then I wanted a bit more juice out of my current setup. Knowing that once I go big turbo, I needed to have a COBB, I ordered one through EQT along with their 93 Stage 2 file. I also got some RS7 plugs to go along with it.
Today I swapped plugs, installed the tune and went on my way. I have not unplugged the rear o2 as some have - yet.
Initial impressions: this (EQT) is significantly better than the unitronic tune. The car is that much more responsive with significant increases in power above 1.5K rpm - with the uni tune the car would slouch until the fake VTEC kick and would shudder a bit around the 2K mark. I attributed this to a blown dogbone, I was wrong. Also, under part throttle the EQT tune holds boost while the uni would release it, making the car that much more enjoyable to drive at 30-60% throttle. There's a lot more torque, like a lot. Around the 4K mark the car punches you into the seat that much more. I went for a rip on the highway and it just goes through gears like it didn't before.
All in all super impressed - I'm a fan. It was worth it.
Question to those that have the stage 2 tune - did you unplug the rear o2 sensor?
DK
I ran Unitronics stage 1 tune when the car was stock and it was not great, traction control would always interfere and when it was disabled, the car felt just a tad better than stock.
I upgraded the clutch and went stage 2 with Unitr0onic since the delta was only $150CAD. I liked the stage 2 tune a lot more than their stage 1 tune. It was a lot more responsive and the car had more power all throughout the power band. It also had this thing where around 3K RPM or so it felt like it hit a mild version of VTEC and the sound profile changed along with the power delivery. I was relatively ok with the tune - it was reliable, no lights, developed for stock plugs etc... Throttle response was ok, not terrible like I read from many people here on the forum - not sure whether those were old revisions of their tune or not. One night, a few weeks ago, I went to Mexico and stumbled across my old car, a MK6R. We ran, and well, it did not turn out well for me. He walked me by a fair amount, and that should not have ended for me as badly as it did. I spoke with the owner afterwards and it was on an IE stage 2 tune. I needed change. I will go the hybrid route at some point over the next few months, as soon as I settle on the turbo, but until then I wanted a bit more juice out of my current setup. Knowing that once I go big turbo, I needed to have a COBB, I ordered one through EQT along with their 93 Stage 2 file. I also got some RS7 plugs to go along with it.
Today I swapped plugs, installed the tune and went on my way. I have not unplugged the rear o2 as some have - yet.
Initial impressions: this (EQT) is significantly better than the unitronic tune. The car is that much more responsive with significant increases in power above 1.5K rpm - with the uni tune the car would slouch until the fake VTEC kick and would shudder a bit around the 2K mark. I attributed this to a blown dogbone, I was wrong. Also, under part throttle the EQT tune holds boost while the uni would release it, making the car that much more enjoyable to drive at 30-60% throttle. There's a lot more torque, like a lot. Around the 4K mark the car punches you into the seat that much more. I went for a rip on the highway and it just goes through gears like it didn't before.
All in all super impressed - I'm a fan. It was worth it.
Question to those that have the stage 2 tune - did you unplug the rear o2 sensor?
DK