EA288 2.0 TDI 184PS Development thread..

[monkeyhanger]

A monkey could fit this! Off to work now....yeh boi. This will be fun

All in? Give us an update when you get to work.

[virginVWman]

Yup, all in, double checked!

Roads are pretty wet here and its a 16 mile trip to work with most of the commute being 50/60 and 70mph speed restrictions. First and second don't appear to be drastically different (obviously) but I couldn't boot it off the line anyway due to the slippery roads, but 3rd and 4th are brilliant.

As standard the power always appeared to almost tail off if not reduce pretty quickly past 3,500 rpm but with the box fitted this thing just keeps pulling at an alarming rate in 4th gear, you really can boot this up to near the red line and power seems to come from nowhere.

There is a bit before you exit the motorway cutting off towards Dunfermline to the top end of Rosyth where I floored it in 4th to a speed I shall not repeat on here but my god it got there so bloody quickly!!! Just cant wait to try this from a standing start in the dry. Overall impressions are positive, however I want to try this in the dry before I praise it to high heaven!

[monkeyhanger]

As you’ve already said, 3rd to 6th are phenomenally different. Above 70mph, unless you want a massive shove, you can quite easily leave it in 6th and accelerate to 80 when a gap opens up, rather than change down to 4th. 5th is probably the least used gear on my car, if I’m maintaining a speed between 30 and 40mph, I’ll have 5th, but if I’m accelerating it’s generally 3rd, then 4th to get to the speed I want and slot it into 6th to maintain it.

I wouldn’t expect too much from 1st and 2nd unless you have some extremely grippy tyres. Even in bone dry conditions without the box on, I could cause wheel spin in 1st and 2nd with my Bridgestone tyres. With the box on, you may get nowhere by hoofing from a standing start, except massively shorter tyre life.

[monkeyhanger]

Got the car in for some warranty work today, so the box came off yesterday....what a difference without it. It just feels so sluggish right now in stock form.

[virginVWman]

I bet it does! I've had great fun driving to work today. 4th gear when it gets to 80 and you keep accelerating almost feels like you've strapped a massive frickin turbo to the car, so so good. Also loved powering up a huge hill after a roundabout in 3rd...smashed a boy in the new FR. Power just seems to keep coming, loving this!!!!

[Rick101]

Has anyone tested the 0-60 time with the box?

[GTD_777]

Andrew,

I have a CRD2+ box which I used on my previous A3 what is the difference between this and the CRD T that everyone is using.  Is it a case of mapping? My one only plugs into the common rail.

Thanks

[virginVWman]

Has anyone tested the 0-60 time with the box?

Been far too wet for that here in Scotland, but when I get a chance il report back.

The dramatic difference is in 3rd and up however you can tell there's a marginal increase in first and slightly more in 2nd. The torque is unreal though, you just can't floor it in 2nd on wet let alone damp roads. You need to commit to like 70% of throttle at the most or you'll just hammer through the tyres

[Andrew@DTUK]

Andrew,

I have a CRD2+ box which I used on my previous A3 what is the difference between this and the CRD T that everyone is using.  Is it a case of mapping? My one only plugs into the common rail.

Thanks

The CRD-T controls the boost as well as the fuelling, where as the CRD2+ is common rail only.

Depending on the age of the box and where and when it was purchased we maybe able to upgrade the hardware, but this does depend on the age of the kit as some of the firmware/software protocols were changed about 5 months ago..

[monkeyhanger]

Has anyone tested the 0-60 time with the box?

Probably pointless without excellent tyres, the standard GTD is hampered with lack of initial grip, add a DTUK box and it's just as bad. I would expect the 40-100mph figure to be quicker than a GTI PP (unmodified), as I've shown up a 221ps old shape Focus ST by a noticeable margin from 60-90. From 0-30 the GTD isn't particularly quick, and adding more power isn't going to improve 1st and 2nd gear acceleration. 3rd to 6th is where the DTUK box will wow. Glad to have refitted my box.