Mapped tdi and DSG

[shnazzle]

...is becoming more and more of a crap combination

I was always a fan of "manual" mode, but now it's becoming more of a necessity than an option.

Surely it shouldn't be doing 30mph in 5th.
80% of the time in town driving, the car is running at just over 1000rpm in some stupid gear.

Anybody else finding this?

 

[CraigFrTsi]

In my ibiza I'm always running in 6th lol but least it helps with the mpg

 

[Jonwm]

What about in "s"? mine is in 6th really early in "d" mines a tsi though

 

[CraigFrTsi]

In s mode I'd probably be in 4th or 5th I havent tried, but like shnazzle I'm more inclined to use manual aswell which is why I want to get the DSG remapped

 

[shnazzle]

It's not bad enough for me to want to spend another 400 mapping the DSG. But it is a pain like.

I reckon it can cause some damage and all. In D (or S) you need to be able to put your foot down (i don't mean plant it) whenever.

If I put my foot down in 6th at 1100 rpm, even if it kicks down to 4th or so after a second, it's still a second where the gearbox is taking over 300lb/ft of torque on a too high gear. Bad.

 

[CraigFrTsi]

I understand what you mean but if you want to put your foot down to overtake for example you can always over ride the system and change down before accelerating

 

[Jonwm]

I like the idea of mapping the DSG, I wish it didn't kickdown in manual, I believe mapping stops this, I find it quite a chilled out drive with the DSG though

 

[CraigFrTsi]

Mapping does yeah stops kickdown and also early up change so effectively puts you in full control which is why I like using manual more so with a map

 

[shnazzle]

I like the idea of mapping the DSG, I wish it didn't kickdown in manual, I believe mapping stops this, I find it quite a chilled out drive with the DSG though

Aye I still love the DSG on fast 40 roads, single/dual carriageways, and motorways. It's perfect when the car had no choice but to be in 2000ish RPMs.

Maybe once the MR2 is sorted and the Leon is lowered I can think about saving for a DSG remap

 

[CraigFrTsi]

Don't worry shnazzle I'm in the same boat but as soon as I can afford it ill let you know the effects and benefits/drawback unless someone on here already has had it done

 

[shnazzle]

Don't worry shnazzle I'm in the same boat but as soon as I can afford it ill let you know the effects and benefits/drawback unless someone on here already has had it done

Cool. I like a guinea pig.

I guess the only drawback is that your safeties are gone. So you push the gearbox too far, there's nothing to protect it and it will break.

 

[CraigFrTsi]

The only time I really intend to push it would be on a track day but otherwise it'd just give me more control as being 30 next month, lol, my boy racer days are long behind me

 

[shnazzle]

The only time I really intend to push it would be on a track day but otherwise it'd just give me more control as being 30 next month, lol, my boy racer days are long behind me

Haha. 30 is when I got fastest

 

[CraigFrTsi]

Think ill leave the DSG standard then

 

[shnazzle]

Think ill leave the DSG standard then

30's magical. There's something about being "old enough to know better" that makes it even more fun to mess around with cars like you're a 19 y/o charver.

 

[CraigFrTsi]

I must admit had it the other day when some one in a green 1.2fr pulled up next to me and tried to race me off the line but soon had his missus laughing at him

 

[shnazzle]

I must admit had it the other day when some one in a green 1.2fr pulled up next to me and tried to race me off the line but soon had his missus laughing at him

Oh aye. In the spirit of DSG and lots torque (this topic): it never bores me to totally out-pull "fast" cars off the line. Especially when they swerve to get onto the right lane in a bid to get passed me when that light turns green. By the time I hit the speed limit...boyo is nowhere to be seen until he flies past at stupid speed in a bid to regain his manliness.
Kids....

 

[CraigFrTsi]

Yeah lol, a mate at work has a 2.0 A3 with 200bhp and wanted a race after work so we went to a bit of private land where we both lined up floored it and left him pretty much standing now ill be the first to admit 150bhp in 14-1500kg ain't that fast so now he has a major headache thinking his cars knackered and on its way out, be worse when I get stage 1

 

[Smee]

whats wrong with being in 6th at 30??? i dont understand why its an issue?

 

[shnazzle]

whats wrong with being in 6th at 30??? i dont understand why its an issue?

It really seems to struggle with it. It's more because when you're in a 30 zone, you don't just drive 30-35. You have to slow down a bit, speed up , etc etc.
and in D, if I'm tootling along at 30 in 6th and I want to overtake a bus or something, I put my foot down to accelerate quickly...but it still tries to accelerate in 6th which makes a deep uncomfortable noise like its struggling.

My old TFSI would instantly kick down to 4th. Or be in 5th in the first place.