EA288 2.0 TDI 184PS Development thread..

[Jembo28]

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Andrew, in case you didn't know, I called a week or so ago and spoke to your brother - very informative. Will definitely be getting one of these. Have only just put my order in though so expect a delivery some time in August 

Will get in touch nearer the time for the box - will the discount still apply then???

[smorg00]

Extremely interested in getting one of these boxes from what I have read on this forum. I only took delivery last week so taking things steady, but am already impressed with the power of the engine from the few brief moments I've given it the beans, so can only imagine the difference the box would make.
Just wondering how many miles should I put on before I look into this?

[monkeyhanger]

smorg00: I'd get at least a thousand on to let the car run in and be sure there aren't any obvious build issues that'd manifest themselves with in the first 1000 miles.

[Silvadadi]

This and the other thread are cracking and am seriously tempted with the prospect of "improved drivability"  once run-in.  Obviously clutch and brakes are affected but would also be interested to know the impact this has on other parts e.g. Turbo and if this engine has any known internal weaknesses as yet.

Currently own a Focus ST3 mk2 (5pot) and it's worrying the increase in owners experiencing cracked cylinder liners especially post mapping.  Also, I take it for diesels the advice is still the same following an energetic drive that the turbo is allowed to spool down before switching off?

[Jon-SST]

Must say a big thank you to Monkeyhanger for hours of interesting reading on this and other threads on the forum. Have kept me entertained whilst Ive waited for my build week . 25 finally confirmed 

[si.griffiths]

Picked mine up this Saturday and only managed a meagre 135 miles so far but absolutely love it already. I'm being gentle (ish) with her to start with so will give it a couple of thousand miles before I consider the box but the figures and experiences do seem pretty bloody good!

A lot of questions about insurance but would you really need to tell them? If it's that quick / easy to remove, couldn't you just take it out if you have an accident?

It also sounds like the box is only set to give differing power / torque increases on the settings. Is there not a setting that would just give better fuel economy if I feel like being a bit of a grandad or have the kids in the car? Also, is it a 5 second job to switch between the settings or a little more drawn out?

Thanks in advance.

[SRGTD]

A lot of questions about insurance but would you really need to tell them? If it's that quick / easy to remove, couldn't you just take it out if you have an accident?

Always best to inform your insurer, even for non-performance upgrades as technically, these are also modifications and the insurer could void your cover when you need it most if you've not told them.

What would happen if (God forbid) you had quite a serious accident and couldn't get to the box to remove it before your insurer's claims engineer inspected the car? They could refuse to pay your claim on the basis of not declaring a modification, invalidate your policy, in which case you'd have been driving without insurance, which would bring all sorts of complications; getting a criminal record, cost of getting insurance in the future etc.

Not worth the hassle or the risk of not telling your insurer. If they want to charge too much to cover the performance upgrade, there are modification-friendly insurers out there so you could switch insurers.

[Rick101]

Dropping back in on this. Put off buying one before as I was hoping to change my other car but as that's not really progressing I'll treat myself to a box.

I know it's been mentioned earlier but can't find it in thread. What's the extra discount that DTUK offer to forum menbers and how do I get it?

I know 4+1 is the recommended setting. Do I just leave the car in Normal mode or do I also put it in sport? Any benefit to Sport? TBH 'sport' setting seem to be more about lights/air con/fake noise than it does about actually being sporty!

[mcmaddy]

Something wrong with your car then if you can't feel the steering tighten and throttle response sharpen.

[Andrew@DTUK]

Dropping back in on this. Put off buying one before as I was hoping to change my other car but as that's not really progressing I'll treat myself to a box.

I know it's been mentioned earlier but can't find it in thread. What's the extra discount that DTUK offer to forum menbers and how do I get it?

I know 4+1 is the recommended setting. Do I just leave the car in Normal mode or do I also put it in sport? Any benefit to Sport? TBH 'sport' setting seem to be more about lights/air con/fake noise than it does about actually being sporty!

Rick, we offer £80 off the full RRP on the CRD-T by using the discount code GTD80 online or by calling us on 01207 299538

cheers


Andrew