Clubsport Edition 40 Overboost Question

[scanesare]

Ahhhh yes makes sense.
Mine is manual so this didn't occur to me!

I was playing with my 'sport' and 'custom' modes recently and using the boost reading (which shows demand boost - thanks scanesare  ) I found that the car only demands the full 2.2bar in sport mode, in custom mode with all the settings set to the highest performance, it will not go that high, only to the same 265ps as ECO mode.

The point of that was that I was trying to get the full performance but with the soundaktor turn off, but you can't do that.

I like the natural sound of the car and always found the soundaktor to sound like an old beetle or riced-up Impreza, but I guess I just have to stop listening when I press the loud pedal and enjoy it with all my other senses 

Thanks guys.

J.

It is true and very upsetting that despite the freedom to mess with settings in Custom mode, some features always remain an exclusive privilege of the Sport mode, even if you went and set everything to Sport in Custom. Launch Control is one of them, it doesn't get activated in Custom mode, and the over-boost is another.

Truth is I don't mind Sport mode so much in terms of suspension, DCC does a good job even in Sport and the CS is anyway a bit stiffer than a GTI even in Comfort so the dampening does not vary as much, but the heavier steering and the Soundaktor are more of an issue. I've coded out the Soundaktor so I only have to put up with the sport steering which is sometimes ok. Still, why you should not be able to get the full power in Custom when you set Drive to Sport is a puzzle, what's the point of offering the Sport settings in Custom mode?  Personally, I've also dealt with it with remapping (all the power and then some more all of the time) so the only thing that remains "Sport mode exclusive" is the Launch Control with which I very very rarely bother.

Since you detest the Soundaktor as much as most people do, I strongly recommend If you are not into messing with settings that would justify an OBDEleven purchase, to search for someone nearby with the tool and ask them to code it out for you. It's a 2min job.

PS. Boost readings include atmospheric, it's making (requesting) 1.2bar at over-boost, but you knew that 

[Jeffers40]

I've been running around in Individual with everything set to sport apart from the steering as I find the sport steering like treacle, looks like I'll have to put up with it from now on if I want all the horses 

I actually quite like the Soundaktor  makes a throaty throttle body type sound which I quite like. Oops did I just say that out loud 

[CS#303]

Soundaktor unplugged!! Lets see how I like it now.
I don't have DCC and being a manual, no LC, so when I'm travelling for work its in ECO (expenses so more money for me  ) all the rest of the time its in Sport as I want all the ponies available and that I paid (handsomely) for!! 

scanesare - 100% agree with you, I'm too scared to map it though, did that on a previous car and melted 2 pistons - so now I'm far to scared to even contemplate that on my pride and joy!

Jeffers40 - I never noticed a difference in the steering, guess I wasn't paying attention! To begin with I hated the soundaktor, then I didn't mind it to much, then I quite liked it but over all I think I prefer the real metal-made noises.

Got a new dilemma with badges that is messing with my mind now!! I'll chuck a picture up to see what every one thinks.

Cheers all,

J

[Watts]

I unplugged mine for a while but missed it so plugged it back in. It's too loud in Sport though so I tend to leave the car in Normal most of the time, the pedalbox more than compensates

[wantmygti]

I unplugged mine for a while but missed it so plugged it back in. It's too loud in Sport though so I tend to leave the car in Normal most of the time, the pedalbox more than compensates

Not when sport mode unlocks an extra 25bhp...

[Watts]

I unplugged mine for a while but missed it so plugged it back in. It's too loud in Sport though so I tend to leave the car in Normal most of the time, the pedalbox more than compensates

Not when sport mode unlocks an extra 25bhp...

I was referring to responsiveness rather than power, I'm not in a CS

[wantmygti]

I unplugged mine for a while but missed it so plugged it back in. It's too loud in Sport though so I tend to leave the car in Normal most of the time, the pedalbox more than compensates

Not when sport mode unlocks an extra 25bhp...

I was referring to responsiveness rather than power, I'm not in a CS

I was leg pulling...

[TurboTrev]

Ha, had mine over a year and from reading the above I've still not experienced the extra power.   I better get it into full sport mode out and try it.

[saigonmark]

Ha, had mine over a year and from reading the above I've still not experienced the extra power.   I better get it into full sport mode out and try it.

Me too, coming up for 2 years in Oct 

[Watts]

I unplugged mine for a while but missed it so plugged it back in. It's too loud in Sport though so I tend to leave the car in Normal most of the time, the pedalbox more than compensates

Not when sport mode unlocks an extra 25bhp...

I was referring to responsiveness rather than power, I'm not in a CS

I was leg pulling...

I did think that, sorry, my reply was rather clumsy, I'm blaming it on hunger as I was still waiting for my dinner