« Reply #24 on: 18 August 2015, 11:19 »
I'm another pedalbox devotee and it's the first thing I did to my car.
If all you've ever driven is fly by wire modern cars you'll maybe not quite see the benefit but if you've ever driven a car with mechanical fuel injection or a carburettor then you'll really appreciate one.
It just takes the dead travel out of the throttle and makes it much quicker to smoothly spool the turbo for times when you want six tenths or seven tenths performance or maybe less. Obviously mashing the pedal to the floor is just that when you want full bore acceleration but in all other respects the box just makes the car more lively and sporty to drive without going Banzai with the pedal.
It's pretty adjustable too and I notice the R is best run at a lower setting than my GTI.
Easy to fit but I can confirm they're a pig to remove having swapped mine from car to car a couple times.
For routine dealer visits you can just switch them off.
I had a sprint booster in my two MK6 GTIs and have to say the pedal box is much more adjustable as the former (on my model at least) only had two settings where as the DTUK/DTE offering has many settings which is really handy.
On a torquey car like ours it's nice addition and wakes the car up no end when you don't want full throttle application. It just brings the car alive.
Another suggestion to the OP that's cheap, simple and effective is adding spacers to the standard wheels.
It brings the wheels out more flush with the arches and squares the car up making it look more muscular.
I had a bit of experience with a tuning box on a mk7 GTI too. It makes the car quicker than a standard R in the dry but doesn't have the kick in the back a remap does. However that might be a good thing as its very progressive in its delivery like a factory map (which it just amplifies) it should be far more clutch and drivetrain friendly than an aggressive remap.
Having seen a few on here that have demolished expensive bits of car after a few aggressive launches with remaps I've shied away from modifying my own ECU which is a BIG change for me who having mapped around a dozen of my own cars in the past.
I'm just doubtful the standard hardware on a mk7 can handle the huge torque increases like earlier GTIs seemed to cope with. Not that I really thrashed my mapped cars, more so for me was the much needed mid range torque increases that earlier turbo GTIs lacked where the MK7 has ample torque from low revs (which becomes a fair bit more accessible with a pedal box added for snappy overtakes).
I also agree with Graham about getting your mirrors wrapped or painted black if you have a lighter coloured GTI. I've seen James75's GTD in the flesh a good few times and the contrasting mirrors look great.
Like spacers and a pedal box it's a cheap and effective mod.
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