Nice! We’ve been here since 2002. It’s grown up a lot. I am always on the lookout for GTIs and R’s and saw/waved to a lowered white one a month or so ago. Maybe you?!? There aren’t too many around here.My daughter just bought a house in Livermore and I’ve been out there a bit more now so keep an eye out for a lowered white mk7.5
Nice! We’ve been here since 2002. It’s grown up a lot. I am always on the lookout for GTIs and R’s and saw/waved to a lowered white one a month or so ago. Maybe you?!? There aren’t too many around here.
So it’s been more than a few weeks. In short, the setup has been great. A hair smoother than the OE sport setup before. (I can tell but it isn’t radically different) Only negative is slightly more compression resulting in some rubbing on the right front on big dips. I need to do the fender screw mod. Other than that no complaints. Here is is with the TT pads in back.
I had a CEL early on related to an O2 sensor. I removed the tune to get some warranty work done and then reinstalled and no CEL since. Not sure why but not complaining.
You shouldn't have to remove the tune to scan it.EQT stage 1 91 octane tune
I did this last May, six months before my powertrain warranty was up so mostly stuck to the plan.
Overall I am really impressed with the tune. Linear power delivery and more power than I need. I just went with the traction control option. Nothing else and no regrets. Drop into 3rd on the highway and I can get around people in short order. The throttle response is touchy but you get used to it after a week or so. I think the only real drawback is having to completely uninstall the tune to have the car fully scanned. Not a huge deal since it’s a DIY job but does take a little time (about 5 min to uninstall and about 30 to reinstall).
No clue how this compares to anything other than the JB1 and stock. EQT is definitely my favorite.
The local indy shop tried scanning it with the stock map but couldn’t get too far via vagcom. From what I understand it has to with the consolidated rom. I’m not an expert in my the subject but here’s a thread for example. (Disregard the wastegate adaptation as I know that can be done via the AP now). https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/cobb-consolidated-rom-and-vcds.367958/
I just scan mine with a cheap OBD2 dongle and the Torque app.
Glad it has helped. Check out the suspension sticky too if you haven’t already. As for the rubbing, no, it doesn’t happen often so it has been on the back burner...but that’s it. This weekend! I am pretty confident the fender liner tuck will do the trick though. It worked like a charm on the driver’s side. I will do it this weekend and see how it goes next week.
Resolved. Fender screw showed slight rub marks. Removed the screw, tucked the fender liner, hit the same dip that kept invoking it and no more issues.
