Good price that.

 

How does the dsg box handle the torque? I'm sure I've read that the dsg is torque limited so was wondering whether it can make use of all the additional.

 

Note yours has gone from 241bhp/380Nm to 288bhp/467Nm against factory quoted figures of 230bhp/350Nm.

 

So that's a 47bhp increase and 87Nm increase.

 

Rolling roads are notorious for being a lottery and over reading so would suspect this one is the same given the increased figures over factory.

 

Assuming it is over reading would give adjusted figures of approx 277bhp/437Nm.

 

I wonder how the likes of Revo and APR achieve their claimed substantially higher figures (300+bhp) and whether there is an element of optimistic dyno readings here also?

 

Please don't that this a being critical just weighing up the pros and cons of each option. Of course how it drives and reliability are more important than big numbers imo.

 

Is this with 95 or premium unleaded by the way?

 

 

10 hours ago, Kahunajb said:

Good price that.

 

How does the dsg box handle the torque? I'm sure I've read that the dsg is torque limited so was wondering whether it can make use of all the additional.

 

Note yours has gone from 241bhp/380Nm to 288bhp/467Nm against factory quoted figures of 230bhp/350Nm.

 

So that's a 47bhp increase and 87Nm increase.

 

Rolling roads are notorious for being a lottery and over reading so would suspect this one is the same given the increased figures over factory.

 

Assuming it is over reading would give adjusted figures of approx 277bhp/437Nm.

 

I wonder how the likes of Revo and APR achieve their claimed substantially higher figures (300+bhp) and whether there is an element of optimistic dyno readings here also?

 

Please don't that this a being critical just weighing up the pros and cons of each option. Of course how it drives and reliability are more important than big numbers imo.

 

Is this with 95 or premium unleaded by the way?

 

 

 

The DSG box seems fine to be honest - I discussed it with the guys at Shark as this was my main concern before going ahead with the map ... General consensus is that it can take an absolute beating and is fine up to around 500NM. The only thing that'll damage the 'box is full launches from standstill or driving with absolutely no mechanical sympathy.

 

There's a number of highly tuned VAG 2.0 TFSI's running with the same box for tens of thousands of miles without any issue, like the Revo stage 3 VRS which is running the same box just with modified software.

 

Shark believe their dyno is slightly conservative and mentioned on the day that all dynos are different. Obviously figures can be massaged for willy-waving purposes, but why claim it's running 288bhp when others are offering 300+? There's quite a few records of these engines running quite a lot more power at standard than quoted; I think there was even another 230 on here somewhere that read out at 240bhp on a different dyno. Golf GTis are renowned for running about 10bhp above manufacture quoted figures, as are the R's and Cupra 280/290s, albeit with their different turbo etc. Even the dirty diesels seem to be running above stock figures 

 

I used Shark because they go for usable performance rather than pub bragging rights and ultimate peak figures - and it shows. The map I've had on this car, and the Shark map I had on my Fabia VRS many moons ago are fantastic. The peak power promised on the maps are always slightly lower than the likes of Revo and APR, but as you've said it's about how they drive. One map might have higher peak power than another, but the power curve may not be as efficient, and therefore could actually be slower than the lesser powered car.

 

This is in no way a sleight on any other tuner's maps or figures etc as I've ran Revo maps on previous cars and they're great. When choosing my map I almost used Revo / Oscarli, but ended up with Shark as I'd used them before and trust them to deliver a fantastic map (plus the 25% discount swung it). Ben and the team are legends. Also their show car is a MK3 Octavia, so you know it's a had a lot of development.

 

Oh, and 97 RON, they reckoned it'd increase slightly again on 99.

 

 

You're more than welcome to come and have a go if you want to!

 

Saw a video of a white VRS dyno run on their Facebook page yesterday. Guess this must have been yours! Looked good and great value for a quality map!

1 hour ago, ahenners said:

Saw a video of a white VRS dyno run on their Facebook page yesterday. Guess this must have been yours! Looked good and great value for a quality map!

 

Yep, that's mine! Just missing the black spoiler at the moment. Took the rubbish vinyl job off and just trying to find someone to fit my new black one 

 

Gotta love Shark - the map's awesome. So much torque!

On 2017-5-16 at 09:13, stu83 said:

DSG

 

And yep, caught the sale. They're honouring the sale price throughout June as well I believe, as long as you book in May.

 

Well worth it, very knowledgeable guys, and the map's great. For £375 you can't go wrong. 

That's a better price than the discounted rate! Happy with the results then?

Yeah, it's got plenty of poke now!

 

Struggling to get the power down at the moment, but that's a mixture of torque, wet weather and the rubbish Pirellis it has on as standard ... Which are pretty worn now.

21 hours ago, stu83 said:

Yeah, it's got plenty of poke now!

 

Struggling to get the power down at the moment, but that's a mixture of torque, wet weather and the rubbish Pirellis it has on as standard ... Which are pretty worn now.

I can honestly say that since fitting a powerflex lower mount getting the power down, even in the wet has improved massively, was out in the wet on friday and on purposely booted it in second to test grip, was only a tiny bit of slip with no wheel hop, that's with the p zeros. 

49 minutes ago, buck890 said:

I can honestly say that since fitting a powerflex lower mount getting the power down, even in the wet has improved massively, was out in the wet on friday and on purposely booted it in second to test grip, was only a tiny bit of slip with no wheel hop, that's with the p zeros. 

 

Can I ask how much they cost?

 

Was it the anti lift kit?

 

Might be next on my mod list ...

1 hour ago, stu83 said:

 

Can I ask how much they cost?

 

Was it the anti lift kit?

 

Might be next on my mod list ...

£34.74 from here,http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381881891217?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT, takes 10 minutes to install.