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CSB69: Acadia Doesn't Like Money And Finds Increasingly Stupid Ways To Waste It On His Lemon

Acadia18

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Traded the lemon with dsg for a manual?

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Acadia18

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Acadia18

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Q: Why would you waste money on that when you already have a JB4?
A: I don't fuckin' know man. I got it used for a good price, and couldn't find an answer to "Which is better for the MK8 R, the JB4 or RacingLine PCM?". Figured I could just try it for myself, and sell whichever I don't end up using.

Q: Will you just get a real fuckin' tune already?
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19birel

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Interesting thread in that over 500+ pages, Acadia progressively upgrades to nicer Golfs whilst simultaneously downgrading his tuning. We started with a 7GTI with both EQT and Sneeky custom tunes and now we're at an 8R with a JB4 and...a racingline piggyback 😂
 

Nineeightyone

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stack em pusey

buddy has an 8 GTI with the Racingline module and while I won't say it's an insane improvement, it feels good, and definitely maintains the smoothness and OEM feel. And for warranty purposes he was happy
 

Acadia18

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Post checks out.

There's no delusions here.

I initially went with a JB4 since it was pretty much the gold standard for MK7 piggybacks, but the PCM seems much more prevalent in the MK8 scene. I'm aware the end result will probably be "They're so similar, it doesn't matter". I never would have paid full price for the PCM to try it while having a JB4, but getting it cheap enough where I can essentially get my money back selling one interested me.

Interesting thread in that over 500+ pages, Acadia progressively upgrades to nicer Golfs whilst simultaneously downgrading his tuning. We started with a 7GTI with both EQT and Sneeky custom tunes and now we're at an 8R with a JB4 and...a racingline piggyback 😂

Going from a $17k GTI to a $38k R will have that effect 🤣

And since I am actively taking advantage of the warranty, I'd say it was the right call.

stack em pusey

buddy has an 8 GTI with the Racingline module and while I won't say it's an insane improvement, it feels good, and definitely maintains the smoothness and OEM feel. And for warranty purposes he was happy

Sums up what I'm looking for pretty much.
 
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Nineeightyone

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Sums up what I'm looking for pretty much.
I'll be interested to see what you think since you've truly run the gamut. My SimosTools tune has been great, just as quick as the EQT was but the fine-grained control makes it much more pleasant. But I can't say I wouldn't love to be able to just pay someone to handle the tune from here, as I'm about to start down the E route and it's significantly more complicated.

Be honest with yourself, do you think you'll wind up doing more power mods down the line? IIRC the mk8s can handle a bit more E from the factory, but I don't know the specifics of that.
 

swcrow

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it's only a matter of time before you join us down the rabbit trail. Take the blue pill.
 

Acadia18

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it's only a matter of time before you join us down the rabbit trail. Take the blue pill.

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I've visited that rabbit hole before. All set.
 

Acadia18

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Be honest with yourself, do you think you'll wind up doing more power mods down the line? IIRC the mk8s can handle a bit more E from the factory, but I don't know the specifics of that.

90% of my mods are done out of boredom. Am I going to do any actual power mods? No, I won't. Am I going to decide one day that I want a pointless intake more than $500 in my bank account? Probably, yeah.
 

swcrow

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