toothofwar
Autocross Champion
- Location
- KY
- Car(s)
- 2018 Golf R
The past 2 drag race events I have been to has gave me some problems. Wife almost had a coronary when I had to be pushed off the track 4 hours from the house Saturday...
First problem, launch control.
On the street I can activate Lc every time. Works like a charm. On the track, when staging, once the first bulb is lit I creep to the second bulb and stab the brakes. No go, just Boggs down and launches like a snail. I've only had 4 successful LC starts. 2 of which the next problem happened.
Launch then no shift.
Twice now when I get the LC to actually activate the car would launch like a rocket, go to shift from first to second, but go in no gear. This is instantly followed by the gear indicator on the digital dash to go blank. I have to let off the gas completely, come to a stop, then it finds first again like nothing happened. No cel, no code, nothing. It's like all is normal. I will not be going to the track again till its sorted out for sure.
Here is the car details.
2018 Golf R.
Stage 2 Unitronic ecu tune
Unitronic TCU tune
Unitronic downpipe
Unitronic direct fit IC
Afe dry filter
I have not been able to log due to (like an idiot) selling my jb4, not having the uniconnect cable, and not knowing how to log with OBD11. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The car has 5600 miles on it, so I'm kinda pissed it is giving me so many problems so early on. (I just made the first payment today....)
First problem, launch control.
On the street I can activate Lc every time. Works like a charm. On the track, when staging, once the first bulb is lit I creep to the second bulb and stab the brakes. No go, just Boggs down and launches like a snail. I've only had 4 successful LC starts. 2 of which the next problem happened.
Launch then no shift.
Twice now when I get the LC to actually activate the car would launch like a rocket, go to shift from first to second, but go in no gear. This is instantly followed by the gear indicator on the digital dash to go blank. I have to let off the gas completely, come to a stop, then it finds first again like nothing happened. No cel, no code, nothing. It's like all is normal. I will not be going to the track again till its sorted out for sure.
Here is the car details.
2018 Golf R.
Stage 2 Unitronic ecu tune
Unitronic TCU tune
Unitronic downpipe
Unitronic direct fit IC
Afe dry filter
I have not been able to log due to (like an idiot) selling my jb4, not having the uniconnect cable, and not knowing how to log with OBD11. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The car has 5600 miles on it, so I'm kinda pissed it is giving me so many problems so early on. (I just made the first payment today....)
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