Hi, I bought this box a while ago to spice up a bit the performance of the car and since it's still on warranty and there isn't any remapper that I trust to touch my ECU (there isn't any garage specialized in remapping, just some guys here and there) so I decided to bit the bullet on these controversial tuning boxes.
I have a 1.6 TDI 105hp to be clear.
Well, the reason why I'm creating this thread is because I'm not happy with the box, it didn't make much difference if at all, maybe just a little, so I sent it back, TMC said they will change the map and it will work better, then I got the box again, went to test it and it was better but not the "better" that I expected. I can hear the engine revving harder and it pulls a bit harder but I'm almost sure it's not making 135hp and 310nm as claimed.
People say it makes a whole difference, it transforms the car but I'm not getting that feel.
I even got beaten by a peugeot 206 1.4 75hp petrol on uphill road which I felt "embarassed" the car was moving away more and more and I was on full throttle on 3rd and 4th gear.
Wish I could test a remapped one to see the difference but I don't know any.
I made some tests yesterday to check the differences, so I made it this way, full throttle from 2k to 4k rpm on 2nd gear and then the same revs but on 3rd gear, on stock and Sport Plus.
2k to 4k - 2nd gear
3.7 seconds - Stock
3.4 seconds - Sport Plus
2k to 4k - 3rd gear
10.4 - Stock
9 - Sport Plus
Then I thought about trying Sport and Eco mode which I never use, I got 3.3 seconds in Sport and 3.4 in Eco mode in 2nd gear.
Do you think this numbers correspond to a 1.6 tdi with let's say 130hp ?
I have a 1.6 TDI 105hp to be clear.
Well, the reason why I'm creating this thread is because I'm not happy with the box, it didn't make much difference if at all, maybe just a little, so I sent it back, TMC said they will change the map and it will work better, then I got the box again, went to test it and it was better but not the "better" that I expected. I can hear the engine revving harder and it pulls a bit harder but I'm almost sure it's not making 135hp and 310nm as claimed.
People say it makes a whole difference, it transforms the car but I'm not getting that feel.
I even got beaten by a peugeot 206 1.4 75hp petrol on uphill road which I felt "embarassed" the car was moving away more and more and I was on full throttle on 3rd and 4th gear.
Wish I could test a remapped one to see the difference but I don't know any.
I made some tests yesterday to check the differences, so I made it this way, full throttle from 2k to 4k rpm on 2nd gear and then the same revs but on 3rd gear, on stock and Sport Plus.
2k to 4k - 2nd gear
3.7 seconds - Stock
3.4 seconds - Sport Plus
2k to 4k - 3rd gear
10.4 - Stock
9 - Sport Plus
Then I thought about trying Sport and Eco mode which I never use, I got 3.3 seconds in Sport and 3.4 in Eco mode in 2nd gear.
Do you think this numbers correspond to a 1.6 tdi with let's say 130hp ?
