Hoon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Rhode Island
So here's the deal, at present I basically have an FBO car.
I have an IS38 that I'm waiting until spring to install.
I have been running the Uni S2 ECU and TCU tunes for over 20k miles, and I'm very happy with those tunes.
I was planning to go with Uni for the IS38 file, but spending another $800 as an upgrade seems like it's priced above the current market.
I can go APR for the IS38 file for less cost than Uni, and that's as a new customer, not as an upgrade. Considering I've spent over $2k with Uni already, the fact that an IS38 tune from APR would be cheaper than the Uni upgrade is discouraging.
Now, given that I'm very happy with Uni, I'm still considering it, but there are two options of interest that did not exist when I initially chose Uni...Cobb and Maestro.
Correct me if im wrong, but Cobb with a remote protune should come in around the same price point. Of particular interest to me is Cobb traction control, which I've read great things about. With FWD and all seasons I need all the help I can get in that department.
Now, I know Cobb doesn't have any DSG tuning, but I already have the Uni S2 DSG tune, so that shortcoming should not be an issue.
What other shortcomings are there with Cobb that I need to consider?
Now, Maestro without any tuning also comes in around the same price.
I read about some of the early growing pains with Maestro and the general lack of support from ED. The one thing that kills me about Maestro is I know I'm going to end up tuning the car myself, which will be a significant investment in time, datalogging on the street, Dyno, etc. I used to tune my own cars back in the day, but Ive never done a DI car or a VW, so there would be a learning curve.
I also tend to have a very difficult time leaving power on the table and keeping things safe if I'm the one pushing the buttons. I like to think I've grown up, but the reality is that I still struggle to call it quits at the appropriate time. What's 1 more psi? Between pushing limits and always looking for a way to optimize something else, I'm not sure that I should go down the rabbit hole (and for me it's a rabbit hole) of tuning my own daily driver.
Decisions, decisions.
I have an IS38 that I'm waiting until spring to install.
I have been running the Uni S2 ECU and TCU tunes for over 20k miles, and I'm very happy with those tunes.
I was planning to go with Uni for the IS38 file, but spending another $800 as an upgrade seems like it's priced above the current market.
I can go APR for the IS38 file for less cost than Uni, and that's as a new customer, not as an upgrade. Considering I've spent over $2k with Uni already, the fact that an IS38 tune from APR would be cheaper than the Uni upgrade is discouraging.
Now, given that I'm very happy with Uni, I'm still considering it, but there are two options of interest that did not exist when I initially chose Uni...Cobb and Maestro.
Correct me if im wrong, but Cobb with a remote protune should come in around the same price point. Of particular interest to me is Cobb traction control, which I've read great things about. With FWD and all seasons I need all the help I can get in that department.
Now, I know Cobb doesn't have any DSG tuning, but I already have the Uni S2 DSG tune, so that shortcoming should not be an issue.
What other shortcomings are there with Cobb that I need to consider?
Now, Maestro without any tuning also comes in around the same price.
I read about some of the early growing pains with Maestro and the general lack of support from ED. The one thing that kills me about Maestro is I know I'm going to end up tuning the car myself, which will be a significant investment in time, datalogging on the street, Dyno, etc. I used to tune my own cars back in the day, but Ive never done a DI car or a VW, so there would be a learning curve.
I also tend to have a very difficult time leaving power on the table and keeping things safe if I'm the one pushing the buttons. I like to think I've grown up, but the reality is that I still struggle to call it quits at the appropriate time. What's 1 more psi? Between pushing limits and always looking for a way to optimize something else, I'm not sure that I should go down the rabbit hole (and for me it's a rabbit hole) of tuning my own daily driver.
Decisions, decisions.