I installed racechip when I bought it 3 years ago because there was no maps available.

Racechip was quite ok at 305 PS (meassured) but the new map now is amazing!! Just WOW!

532 NM at 2,400 RPM... the wheels want to spin even at 4th gear if the asphalt is not good.

I guess I need wider and better tires to cope with all that power and torque.

For more details, I'm posting the graph, before and after.

 

There's plenty of things in the car but I need to take some nicer pics...

H&R springs, Maxton skirts, Golf R wheels (to be painted black) and next doing an audio update (got the customs sub but changing all speakers).

Nice to see the mk4 producing good figures. Did you need to do the gearbox as well? Or is it a manual.

Edited 12 November, 20241 yr by Fez
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Manual...

Just the tune and APR air intake & filter.

Next is downpipe; high flow catted. Hopefully no droning.

Yes, hopefully that won't be over the top sound wise. The Golf R alloys suit the car really well.

Yeah, the downpipe will be over 1,000 EUR, imagine if I don't like it...

A bit torn on the wheels... definitely better than the originals (to me) but still too simple maybe? Not sure... Need to see them in black.

 

Nice figures. But the torque is a bit high for a manual. Did you upgrade the clutch? If not, I would suggest doing it soon.

You think? It can kill the clutch?

So far I havent noticed anything in normal driving but it does vibrate a bit on 5th and 6th if you push it from low revs.

Which clutch would you recommend?

Could be ok now. But the question is for how long. You can check this tunning guide by Bartek. They recommend replacing the clutch with torque figures over 500 nm.
https://www.bar-tek.com/tuning-guide-for-2.0l-ea888-evo4-265-hp

Racingline also recommends replacing the clutch for stage 2 high torque maps.
https://www.racinglinetuning.com/ea888-4-garrett-software

"Finally, for 6MT manual transmission cars, the Lower Torque calibration will protect the stock factory clutch - a known weak point in these cars running high power. Then you can upgrade to High Output for free in future if you fit a stronger aftermarket clutch. "

I can't recommend you a clutch since I have a DSG transmission.

thanks mate, super helpful!