vwracin86
New member
- Location
- Renton, WA
For the last couple weeks I have been trying out this new to the US market DSG tune. Its a tune done by Malone. So far its been great!!! The shifts are smoother in normal drive more- Sharper in Sport mode and no more annoying auto up and down shifting and M mode. I have even seen a little better fuel economy with my normal commuting. No I say a little bit better cause I have been driving the last few weeks with a roof rack on and been only down 2 mpg vs 4-5 mpg before the tune!
The tune has a lot of great abilities besides all that:
Launch control was raised to about the 3800 rpm and takes off a lot better.
The tune is customizable- Its all done via emails and makes changes from your current software, so if you don't like something you can give you feedback and they will make the changes.
The torque limit is raised for the DSG so with my stage 1 APR tune it actually feels like it has more power! It will probably do even better with forced induction.
Shifts in Sport mode are more RPM based other then load based so it always stays in the power band, No more straight down shifting when its time to go.
Like I said its new to the US market but has been goin strong on a lot of TDI cars over in Korea and other places over seas- He is also one of the main DSG tuners and helps out other companies like HPA and other tunes (so I'm told)
The tune has a lot of great abilities besides all that:
Launch control was raised to about the 3800 rpm and takes off a lot better.
The tune is customizable- Its all done via emails and makes changes from your current software, so if you don't like something you can give you feedback and they will make the changes.
The torque limit is raised for the DSG so with my stage 1 APR tune it actually feels like it has more power! It will probably do even better with forced induction.
Shifts in Sport mode are more RPM based other then load based so it always stays in the power band, No more straight down shifting when its time to go.
Like I said its new to the US market but has been goin strong on a lot of TDI cars over in Korea and other places over seas- He is also one of the main DSG tuners and helps out other companies like HPA and other tunes (so I'm told)