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Originally Posted by razor4077 Thanks. Your thread is a great source of reference. |
Grazie.
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Originally Posted by razor4077 Had you evaluated the others? My reason for favouring Pete's is their long and successful track record with VAG cars and borders on being affordable, lol! |
To say it's affordable is an understatement, it's like saying Sachin could bat a bit
I did consider a few others, primarily TuneoTronics, but they were roughly twice as costly (primarily since they have to travel), but the upside is that they'll come wherever you are and get it done. Always helps. They're quicker too, all things considered.
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Originally Posted by razor4077 Have read feedback about smoking exhausts with T-O-T which makes me less keen on them. |
For what it's worth, I was out on a drive a few weekends ago and a buddy trailing me noted some black smoke coming out of the exhaust, but that was under seriously hard acceleration with the car in Sports mode. So I think it's not just a ToT thing.
I think the black smoke is an unfortunate side effect of the car being a dirty diesel, so to speak. It only really appeared under extreme conditions, so that's OK enough in my books.
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Originally Posted by razor4077 Other two I don't know much about, so do share any info you may have. Bottom-line - the remap needs to add the extra punch we're all looking for, but reliability and daily driveability are paramount. |
I know very little about Code 6, but I do know of a bunch of GT TSI's that got their work done with Revo and are happy as can be. That said, I'd stick with Pete's and TuneoTronics because it's the known devil and all that.
I was hoping the remap would add a bit more torque to the bottom end of the power band, but it's added enough to keep me happy. Plus, if I did get that, it would be a pain in traffic. So in retrospect, I'm glad I didn't get it my way. This 180 BHP map is great for daily driving and reliability isn't a concern, so you're sorted there!
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Originally Posted by razor4077 By the way, do the Pete's guys pick up the ECU from your home or does the car need to stand in their workshop for a week-10 days? Cost is 19k now, plus taxes and shipping. |
Nope, the franchisee is at Peddar Road, so you'll have to drop the car off there and that's where it'll be stranded if the ECU needs to be shipped off.
Even at 19000++, it's a good deal, although the gap to TuneoTronics then becomes significantly smaller. Both good guys to work with, so do get a remap at some point. And stickier tires! Let us know which way you go.