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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: gazmondo35 on 27 March 2014, 21:42
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Does anyone have any inside information when the likes of Apr ,revo etc will be doing remaps, I'll come from a mapped mk5 gti to a mk7 gti pp & i'm finding it ok , but the Mrs finds it bit slow on the motorway having to change gear all the time, I don't want to go down the plug in route having to swap it out every time it goes In for a service but might have no choice, happy wife happy life & all.
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Tell your wife to slow down lol
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should have got a dsg :grin:
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I've been told that Revo & APR have given up trying to develop a remap for the mk7 as VW have encrypted the ECU which is apparantly uncrackable :( I think it's the end of "real" remaps and the only options are piggy backing a tuning box through DTUK with the Shark software. They're good enough though and only take 10 minutes to take out. On stock hardware you should hit 280bhp and a healthy ride in torque to around 420nm from 350.
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the Mrs finds it bit slow on the motorway
How fast does she like to drive? :laugh:
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Does anyone have any inside information when the likes of Apr ,revo etc will be doing remaps, I'll come from a mapped mk5 gti to a mk7 gti pp & i'm finding it ok , but the Mrs finds it bit slow on the motorway having to change gear all the time, I don't want to go down the plug in route having to swap it out every time it goes In for a service but might have no choice, happy wife happy life & all.
Change gear all the time? Really? Isn't max torque available from 70mph in 6th Gear on the MK7 PP? (Approx. 280 lb/ft max - so only 20 lb/ft down on a tweaked MK6)? :whistle:
If she needs to constantly drop down the box (presumably to blast past slower traffic as it pulls out of her way) your fuel consumption must be horrific! :cry:
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I never look at MPG, but we never get more than 320 miles to a tank , which is 20 miles better off than the mk5, would be interested to know if that's on par with everybody else. Forgot to mention it's dsg.
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I never look at MPG, but we never get more than 320 miles to a tank , which is 20 miles better off than the mk5, would be interested to know if that's on par with everybody else. Forgot to mention it's dsg.
Oh well on a DSG (like mine) - if you give it more than a 40-50% prod of the throttle - it'll drop a couple of cogs! Even on the motorway! :laugh:
If she wants it to "lug" 6th gear and use the torque, then I suppose it's about being more sensitive with the throttle, or putting it in another "mode" (like comfort or Eco) ... Of course more power and torque never hurt ..... :whistle:
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Does anyone have any inside information when the likes of Apr ,revo etc will be doing remaps, I'll come from a mapped mk5 gti to a mk7 gti pp & i'm finding it ok , but the Mrs finds it bit slow on the motorway having to change gear all the time, I don't want to go down the plug in route having to swap it out every time it goes In for a service but might have no choice, happy wife happy life & all.
Change gear all the time? Really? Isn't max torque available from 70mph in 6th Gear on the MK7 PP? (Approx. 280 lb/ft max - so only 20 lb/ft down on a tweaked MK6)? :whistle:
If she needs to constantly drop down the box (presumably to blast past slower traffic as it pulls out of her way) your fuel consumption must be horrific! :cry:
I find myself keeping it @ 3k revs in 5th gear @ 70 if I am going to overtake. Thats why I am looking at the DTUK option for extra grunt.
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I think the problem is very low rpm in 6 gear @70mph , I think my diesel astra feels faster, but have still only covered 1000 miles so it might loosen up a bit , plus i have the heaviest of golf gti with it being 5 door, dsg&pp. The DTUK is definitely on the cards