outatime55
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- Location
- Australia
- Car(s)
- mk7 gti
All the title suggests this is a thread about my experiences with both tunes. The car in question is a stock 18 GTi DSG with no LSD. I wanted something that was great as a daily driver and gives the car a bit more punch as well, After reading comments on this forum I decided to go EQT stage 1 91. I only use 93 but just wanted something conservative with the timing.
EQT make a mistake and gave me a stage 2 tune. To their credit they correctly provided me with a stage 1 as soon as Ed but back and its a world market car they have to code it. The customer service was great, no complaints.
After installing and driving the car, I hated it. 2nd gear was useless, could not get any power down and had to short shift to 3rd to avoid TC lighting up. I tried both standard TC and adjusted Cobb Spark TC, not great in either. I have michellin PS4 tyres.
I sent an email to EQT asking if they had a less aggressive OTS tune with less boost as also want something less aggressive. They told me I could get a custom tune or look elsewhere so I did.
I rang stratified and explained my needs. They recommended the 93 low boost stage 1 (even though my GTI can handle high boost). A few days later the tune came and I took it for a run. I love it! I can rev the car out in 2nd gear to 5k at WOT with very little TC action. The car is much much more enjoyable and still goes hard. I know the actual torque measures from COBB logs are not accurate but as a comparison on EQT i was getting 430. On Strat I'm getting 380.
In short the reduction of boost in 2nd on the stratified tune over EQT has made the car fantastic to drive even though its got less power. I'm hoping its a bit better for the car too with less boost throughout.
This may help someone who has similar needs to myself.
take care
EQT make a mistake and gave me a stage 2 tune. To their credit they correctly provided me with a stage 1 as soon as Ed but back and its a world market car they have to code it. The customer service was great, no complaints.
After installing and driving the car, I hated it. 2nd gear was useless, could not get any power down and had to short shift to 3rd to avoid TC lighting up. I tried both standard TC and adjusted Cobb Spark TC, not great in either. I have michellin PS4 tyres.
I sent an email to EQT asking if they had a less aggressive OTS tune with less boost as also want something less aggressive. They told me I could get a custom tune or look elsewhere so I did.
I rang stratified and explained my needs. They recommended the 93 low boost stage 1 (even though my GTI can handle high boost). A few days later the tune came and I took it for a run. I love it! I can rev the car out in 2nd gear to 5k at WOT with very little TC action. The car is much much more enjoyable and still goes hard. I know the actual torque measures from COBB logs are not accurate but as a comparison on EQT i was getting 430. On Strat I'm getting 380.
In short the reduction of boost in 2nd on the stratified tune over EQT has made the car fantastic to drive even though its got less power. I'm hoping its a bit better for the car too with less boost throughout.
This may help someone who has similar needs to myself.
take care
